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Tamil cinema poster being painted in Chennai of yore, circa 1990's, with larger than life heroines: Archival footage of Madras city in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu·sport · highway

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (also known as the Marina Arena) is a multipurpose stadium in Chennai, India. It has a capacity to seat 40,000 people. It hosts football matches and athletic competitions.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

भारतीय अभिनेत्री वहीदा रहमान अपने बचपन के बारे में बात करती हैं। वह कहती हैं, "मेरा जन्म मद्रास (अब चेन्नई) में हुआ था और मेरे पिता एक नगर आयुक्त थे। मैं उनकी चार बेटियों में से एक के रूप में बड़ी हुई थी। मुझे शुरू से ही गायन और नृत्य में र…

Tamil Nadu·music

Anushka Manchand on film Golmaal: I had gone to Chennai for a recording. It was weird. Vishal called me and said there is a song and it might suit your voice. Can you sing the song back to me? I will recite/sing two lines for you.

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu·dance

Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress speaks about her childhood. She says, "I was born in Madras (Now Chennai) and my father was a Municipal Commissioner. I was grown up as one of four daughters of him.

Tamil Nadu·coastline

Lakhs of emotionally charged people from all over Tamil Nadu gathered near Rajaji Hall, the British-built banquet hall in the sprawling government estate, where the 94-year-old Karunanidhi's body lay in state wrapped in the national tricolo…

Tamil Nadu

Traning session for the Indian Army and its officers. General Bipin Rawat in Chennai: Young Leaders Training wings of the Indian Army: Aircraft are flying into Srinagar airfield.

Tamil Nadu·dance · music

Chennai local train lines, roadside vendors, flower sellers, office-going populace, Marina beach Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu·highway · aerial

World-class highway infrastructure in India: Chennasamudram Toll Plaza in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, with smooth traffic on both sides, even as the roads pass through small townships.

Tamil Nadu

Karishma Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Arshad Warsi on location for Zamaanat: In Chennai, Amitabh Bachchan is acting in Arshad Warsi's Zamanat.

Tamil Nadu·flowers

Dr Manmohan Singh at J Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden Veda Nilayam house in Chennai Veda Nilayam, the Poes Garden residence of J Jayalalithaa in Chennai, Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden house Dr Manmohan Singh in press conference at J Jayalalithaa…

Tamil Nadu·coastline · railway

Chennai city along the Bay of Bengal sea coast, with a clear view of Chennai Central railway station and key assets as seen aerially over the city of Madras, a big leather and cotton processing city, and a big commercial hub on the southern…

Tamil Nadu·music · old town

Experience the enchanting sound of the flute in Chennai with this rare old footage featuring a teacher and two students — a boy and a young girl — performing beautifully together.

Tamil Nadu·bus · highway

Traffic on Chennai roads in 1990's India: Tamil Nadu cinema poster alongside old diesel buses. Archival footage of Madras of yore.

Tamil Nadu·flowers · bazaar

Tamil women make garlands in Chennai of the 1990's: Archival footage of Madras flower markets. A smily woman with red bindi and gold ear-rings cheerfully makes haars or garlands of flowers. Maska are also sold in this street market.

Tamil Nadu·music

"Hollywood versus Indian cinema is like comparing apples and oranges " Indian born ex tennis player and now a successful producer and founder of Hyde Park Entertainment explains Indian Cinema and Hollywood and Cinema in detail.

Tamil Nadu·bazaar

If you are looking for some cheap accessories and good clothes, head straight to the street market at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Shop while you walk on T Nagar, below the bridge. Buy accessories that match your dress, while in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu·architecture

Chennai with Bay of Bengal lapping at its shores, modern city skyline of Madras. Bay of Bengal, large but relatively shallow embayment of the northeastern Indian Ocean.