Cholavaram
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Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north of
motor racing track. It was an air strip used during World War II; After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-50s, it selected Sholavaram[1] to conduct its racing events. Since then racing events took place every year[2] and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai
.
Cholavaramis a locality situated in Chennai and the pin code of this locality is 600067. It is the northern part of the Chennai Metropolitan City and also a part of the area covered by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).
The famous Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.
See also
References
- ^ "Madras Musings - We care for Madras that is Chennai". madrasmusings.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Takle, Abhishek. "Why did 70,000 fans flock to a town in Tamil Nadu to watch Indians motor-racing in the early 1970s?". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2020.