M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar, former president of BCCI and Head of TNCA. It is the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. Chepauk hosted its first Test match on 10 February 1934, the first Ranji Trophy match in 1936 and the Indian cricket team's first test victory in 1952 against England. The 1986 India-Australia match held at Chepauk was only the second ever Tied Test in the history of the game.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated woth the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Rupa Gurunath, a daughter of N Srinivasan, is the former president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The TNCA is one of the permanent test centres of the BCCI.
Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India and has been the venue for many notable milestones in the history of Indian cricket. Tennis, field hockey, football and formula racing and squash are the other popular sports. The city hosts an ATP tennis event, the Chennai Open. Chennai has a rich legacy in chess and has produced many well-known chess players, the most notable of them being Viswanathan Anand, the former multiple World Chess Champion.
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Honorary Award given by the Tamil Nadu State Government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil cinema personalities who contributed in developing the Tamil cinema in India.
Deivamagal is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Vani Bhojan and Krishna. It was broadcast on Sun TV initially from Monday to Friday and later extended to Saturday at 8 PM from 25 March 2013 to 17 February 2018 for 1,466 episodes. The show replaced S. Kumaran's successful soap, Thirumathi Selvam and replaced by Nayagi. Deivamagal is currently retelecasting in Kalaignar TV from 1 March 2021 and later extended to Saturday at 07:00PM.
Valli is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that premiered on Sun TV on 17 December 2012 and ended on 14 September 2019 for 1,961 episodes. The show starred Vidhya Mohan and Rani.
Airtel Super Singer 3 - Thamizhagathil Brahmaanda Kuralukkaana Thedal - Immurai Ulaga Alavil, the third season of the Airtel Super Singer show, was a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that aired on Vijay TV. It was designed to be a talent hunt to find the best voice of Tamil Nadu. The show premiered on 12 July 2010, and episodes were telecast between Monday to Thursday each week at 9:00pm. Persons above the age of 16 years were permitted to audition to showcase their talent on Vijay TV's platform.
Muthina Kathirika is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by Venkat and produced by Khushbu. A remake of the successful Malayalam film Vellimoonga (2014), the film stars Sundar C., Poonam Bajwa. Following the completion of Sundar's directorial commitments, the film began production in February 2016.
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu.
Lyca Kovai Kings is a cricket team representing Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu in the tournament of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Lyca Productions. Lyca Kovai Kings won TNPL 2022 jointly with Chepauk Super Gillies due to rain interruption.
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It is played during July and August of every year by eight teams representing eight districts in Tamil Nadu. Shriram Group is the current sponsor of the tournament. The first season was inaugurated by former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni. Then it was won by Tuti Patriots.
July Kaatril is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by KC Sundaram on his directorial debut. The film stars Ananth Nag, Anju Kurian and Samyuktha Menon while Sathish and model Paloma Monnappa in the supportive roles. Joshua Sridhar composed music for the film while cinematography is handled by Demel Xavier Edwards.
Siechem Madurai Panthers is a Twenty20 cricket team representing the city of Madurai in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). This was the least successful team in the first two seasons of TNPL. In the third edition, they became champions of the league, beating Dindigul Dragons in the final. The team was purchased by Siechem Technologies and was later sold to Mrs. Pooja Damodaren. The head coach is Sriram Krishnamurthy, and the captain is Chaturved N S.
Nellai Royal Kings is one of the eight cricket franchises in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). With change in ownership, the team replaced VB Kanchi Veerans with Crown Forts Limited being the new owners. The team is based in Tirunelveli.
The 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League, also known as (TNPL-5) or, for sponsorship reasons, Shriram Capital TNPL, was the fifth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in 2016. It was scheduled from July 19 to August 15, 2021. The revised schedule was announced by TNCA on 7 July 2021 with all the matches played in Chennai. Chepauk Super Gillies were the defending champions from the 2019 edition of TNPL, while the 2020 edition was postponed and then cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Navarasa is the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series of the same name jointly created by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan. The series consists of nine short films based on the nine Indian aesthetics and has music composed by A. R. Rahman, Santhosh Narayanan, Sundaramurthy KS, Rajesh Murugesan, Karthik, Ron Ethan Yohann, Govind Vasantha, Justin Prabhakaran and Vishal Bhardwaj.
The Salem Spartans (SS) is the franchise based cricket team based in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, which has been playing in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) from this season 2021. They are one of the eight teams compete in 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Salem Spartans previously lifted one TNPL title in 2016 as Tuti Patriots.
