Madras

Madras (film)

Madras is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Karthi, Catherine Tresa and Kalaiyarasan, while Charles Vinoth, Riythvika, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Poster Nandakumar and Mime Gopi play supporting roles. Set in North Madras, the film portrays Kaali (Karthi) and his friend Anbu (Kalaiyarasan) getting embroiled in a brutal political rivalry, between two factions of a political party after laying claim to a wall.

Chennai

Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India. It is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, which was incorporated in 1688, and is the second oldest municipal corporation in the world after the City of London Corporation. Being the capital of the state, it houses major government institutions including the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and the Madras High Court.

Madras

Proper noun

1. Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.

Noun

1. A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.