About Us

Be it Masala Dosa or filter coffee,

Be it beaches or temples,

Be it Bharatanatyam or Kuthu Dance, we have it all.

Vanakkam Chennai is your one-stop solution for exploring Chennai.

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Chennai(0 kilometers from Chennai), formerly known as Madras is Tamil Nadu's state capital and is located in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal and is the traditional and de facto gateway of South India. Fort St. George, which was constructed in 1644 and is now a museum reflecting the city's history as an East India Company trading station and a British military fortress, is located in the city. Religious sites include the 17th-century Anglican church St. Mary's and the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, which is ornamented with carved and painted gods. 

On the 2014 edition of India Today's annual survey of Indian cities, Chennai, which is classed as a beta-level city in the Global Cities Index, was named the best city in India. The BBC called Chennai the "hottest" city in 2015, referring to a place that is both worth visiting and worth residing in for an extended period of time. The only South Asian city to appear on National Geographic's 2015 list of the "Top 10 food cities" was Chennai. Chennai was ranked by Lonely Planet as the ninth most cosmopolitan city in the world. Chennai's rich musical history led to its inclusion on the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) list in October 2017. The city is home to more than one-third of India's automobile sector. Chennai, which houses the Tamil film industry, is a significant hub for filmmaking.