Mandavelli

Coordinates: 13°01′37″N 80°15′37″E / 13.0270°N 80.2602°E / 13.0270; 80.2602
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Mandaveli
Neighbourhood
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 028
Vehicle registrationTN-06
Planning agencyCMDA
Civic agencyChennai Corporation
Websitewww.chennai.tn.nic.in

Mandaveli (also known as Mandavelli or Mandavelipakkam) is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is also termed usually as Mandavelipakkam which in the Tamil language "Mandhai" is 'herd of cattle' and "Veli" is 'grassland'.

Location

Mandaveli is located close to the locality of

Mandaveli MRTS station is built on the MRTS railway line which connects it to Chennai central beach station at the north end and Velachery
to the south. Several old buildings are being demolished to make way for newer structures like the Kabali Theatre, which is located near Mandaveli bus stand has been changed into a big apartment. And some other residential buildings also have been changed for business structures.

To the east is Karpagam Avenue — a mostly residential area which is home to the India Cements Towers.[1] Opposite Karpagam Avenue is Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Nagar (MRC Nagar). This is a newly developing huge area beside the beach. Big corporations and five star hotels have set up office here. The Sun TV Network (located in the Murasoli Maran Towers),[2] TVH Bellicia Tower, The India Cements Building and iconic Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Marriage Hall[3] and Conference Centre are a few important buildings located here. The JW Marriott Hotel[4] and Leela Palace Hotel[5] are some of the notable landmarks.

References

  1. ^ "India Cements Tower". India Cements. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Murasoli Maran Towers". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Marriage Hall". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "JW Marriott Hotel". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Leela Palace Hotel". Retrieved 28 July 2020.