Sirkazhi block is a revenue block in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. There are a total of 37 panchayat villages in this block.
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was an Indian classical music violinist and music composer.
Sirkali also spelled as Siyali is a major municipal town in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the coast of the Bay of Bengal, and 250 km (160 mi) from the state capital Chennai. Sirkazhi was a part of Thanjavur district until 1991 and has later been part of Nagapattinam district. The town covers an area of 13.21 km2 (5.10 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 34,927. It is administered by a second grade municipality. Sirkazhi is part of the Cauvery delta region and agriculture is the major occupation. Roads are the main means of transportation; the town has 51.47 km (31.98 mi) of district roads, including a national highway.
Sirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music and a leading playback singer of Indian cinema.
Sirkazhi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is a Carnatic music vocalist and cinema playback singer from Chennai.
Sirkazhi taluk is a taluk of Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Sirkazhi
M. Pannerselvam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sirkazhi constituency in the 1967 and 1971 elections. He is the present MLA of Sirkazhi. He is a very honest man who works for the people's wellbeing without the intention to earn money.
Kadirvel Bala Subramani, popularly known as K.B.S. Mani, was a military man, social reformer, Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from the Sirkazhi constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in the 1957 election, and as an independent in the 1967 election. Along with C. Muthiah Pillai from the Congress party, he was one of the two winners in 1957 election.
K. Balasubramaniam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sirkazhi constituency as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980, and 1984 elections.
M. Panneerselvam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sirkazhi constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate in the 1989, 1996, and 2006 elections. He is the present MLA of Sirkazhi.
Othavanthankudi is a village in Sirkazhi taluk, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village is located in the Sirkazhi legislative assembly constituency. The village includes a St. Anthony's church. Othavanthankudi is connected to Sirkazhi, Chidambaram and Pazhaiyar by bus.
Sattainathar temple, Sirkazhi is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. It is an ancient temple complex with three different Shiva shrines in three stories.
Kollidam block is a revenue block in the Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. There are a total of 38 panchayat villages in this block. It is located 32 KM towards North from District head quarters Mayiladuthurai. It is a Block head quarter.
M. Sakthi is an Indian politician and was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Sirkazhi constituency. She represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Sirkazhi railway station is a railway station serving Sirkazhi, a municipal town and taluk headquarters, in Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division, a division of the Southern Railway zone and is on the main line. Daily express trains connect it to cities such as Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Thanjavur, Viluppuram etc. while other express trains link to cities such as Tirupati, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar etc. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport which is 160 km (99 mi) from Sirkazhi.
Thirumalai Thenkumari is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, it features an ensemble cast consisting of Sivakumar, Kumari Padmini, Rama Prabha, Shylashri, Manorama, Sirkazhi Govindarajan and Suruli Rajan. The film focuses on a group of passengers who embark on a pilgrimage across South India. It was commercially successful, and won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
National Highway 136B, commonly referred to as NH 136B is a national highway in India. It is a secondary route of National Highway 36. NH-136B runs in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
Rudrakodisvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Sempankudi in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Nagesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Nageccharam in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.