| Other name | Cholavaram |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°14′07″N 80°09′49″E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Elevation | 19 m |
| Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST |
| PIN | 600 067 |
| Area code | 044 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tiruvallur |
| Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency | Madavaram |
Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was a defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as a 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.
The 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 10 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ 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 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-04-08.