Washermanpet, also known as Old Washermanpet, is a northern neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is located north of Parrys Corner and adjacent to Royapuram. Washermanpet is famous for its jewelry shops and matchbox industries, many of which are centered on two main arterial roads.
Madhumitha is a Tamil film director.
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Aruna Sairam is an Indian classical vocalist. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri award from the Government of India and has been elected as Vice Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi by the Government of India. In 2011, Aruna was the first Carnatic musician to perform at the BBC proms in London. She is regarded as the Music Ambassador of India.
Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology, commonly known as SMK FIT, is an engineering college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Institution.
The Vijay for Best Find of the Year is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
Udyavara Madhava Acharya is an orator, short story writer, poet, actor, choreographer in the media of drama, classical dance and Yakshagana, and an economics professor. He publishes his literary works with pen name "UMA" Being a postgraduate in Economics, Acharya began his career in Bhandarkar's college Kundapur, continued his service in Poornaprajna College Udupi and retired as Principal at B B Hegde College of Business Management Kundapur.
Sahithya Jagannathan is a sports presenter, VJ, anchor, columnist, model, actress and beauty pageant winner of the Vivel Miss Chennai competition in 2009.
Ophelia Santhaselvi, popularly known as Imsai Arasi and RJ Ophelia, is an Indian radio jockey and television show host based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is best known for her unique voice and Tamil slang, humour and rapid speaking rate. She has worked at 92.7 BIG FM and at 94.3 Radio One. Though mainly a radio jockey, she is also active in other fields such as emceeing, television, social media and films, and is regularly involved in various social causes.
Meenava Nanban, is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Latha, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles.
Milan is the National-Level Cultural Festival organised by the Directorate of Student Affairs of SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Milan is five day fest with a foray of events that spans extensively over a number of sporting events and multifarious music, dance and art events. Every year in addition to these events, Milan also brings to SRM some top-notch music band performances and Proshows. The 2015 edition of Milan attempted to break the Guinness World Record with 100 hours of continuous events.
Vandana Srinivasan is an Indian playback singer, working mainly as an independent singer and for the South Indian film industry especially kollywood.
R. Suryaprakash is an award-winning Carnatic vocalist, composer, and lyricist. An 'A Grade' artist of All India Radio, he has travelled extensively and received accolades for his performances.
Mohan Vaidya is a Carnatic singer and musician. He has also worked as a television host and as an actor in Tamil language films and serials like Ramany vs Ramany part 02.
Murugashankari Leo is an accomplished Bharatanatyam artiste, teacher of Bharatantyam, theatre actor and research scholar. Bharatantyam is an ancient Indian classical dance form which is known for its beauty, grace and uniqueness. Murugashankari performs this world-renowned art form Bharatanatyam and has given many recitals across India and in other countries. She runs an institution Kalai Koodam – Academy of Performing Arts in Chennai and Madurai where training in Bharatanatyam is imparted. She is also trained in Carnatic music and Nattuvangam.
Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam is a Tamil language spiritual magazine published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. The magazine has been published monthly since 1921.
The Chinmaya Sisters, Uma and Radhika, are classical Carnatic vocalists. They received the blessings of Chinmayananda Saraswati and are therefore named Chinmaya Sisters by their Guru.
Badava Gopi is an Indian stand-up comedian and film actor.
Semmalar Annam K is an Indian film actress who rose to fame with the critically acclaimed Tamil drama film Ammani (2016) directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. She has also directed and acted in more than fifteen short films during her studies at college. Semmalar is well known for her street plays performed at Coimbatore for many social and environmental causes.
Dr. G. Prabha is a professor, writer and film-maker based in Chennai, South India. He started his career as a journalist but soon switched to teaching. He worked in Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura (Kerala), St. Joseph's College, Tiruchi and Loyola College, Chennai, from where he retired in 2014 as Professor of Sanskrit and Head of the Department of Oriental Languages.
