Theni district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Theni.

Theni district
District of Tamil Nadu
Clockwise from top-left: Vaigai Dam, Anumandharaayapperumaal temple, Meghamalai, view of Theni Valley from Kolukkumalai, Manjalar Dam
Location in Tamil Nadu
Theni district
Coordinates: 9.9330° N, 77.4702° E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	7 July 1997 [1]
Headquarters	Theni
Talukas	Andipatti, Bodinayakanur, Periyakulam, Theni, Uthamapalayam [2]
Government
• District Collector	RV Shajeevana Indian Administrative Service took charge on 05.02.2023 IAS [3] [4]
Area
•  District of Tamil Nadu	2,868 km2 (1,107 sq mi)
• Rank	3007
Population  (2011) [5]
•  District of Tamil Nadu	1,245,899
• Density	434.4/km2 (1,125/sq mi)
•  Metro	591,841
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625531
Telephone code	04546
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	TN-60 (Theni), TN-60Z (Uttamapalayam)
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Largest city	Theni
Sex ratio	M-50.5%/F-49.5% ♂/♀
Literacy	71.58%
Legislature type	elected
Legislature Strength	5
Precipitation	833.5 millimetres (32.81 in)
Avg. summer temperature	40.5 °C (104.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	15 °C (59 °F)
Website	www.theni.nic.in www.theni.org

Theni district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India. Surrounded by hills, the district is located to the west of Madurai district. The town of Theni is the district headquarters. The district is divided into two natural divisions by the hills and is further subdivided into five Taluks: Theni, Bodinayakanur, Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam and Andipatti. The area is rich in natural features, with thick vegetation and perennial streams from the hills on the western side, and Cumbum Valley, which lies in Uthamapalayam taluk. ^[6] As of 2011, Theni district had a population of 1,245,899.

History

Theni District was formed by the splitting from the former Madurai District as per G.O. Ms. No. 679 Revenue Department, dated 7 July 1996. Because of the bifurcation, a new Revenue Division (Uthamapalayam) and two new taluks—Theni and Bodinayakanur—were created on 1 January 1997. Theni Municipal town was not a district headquarters until this date.

The region covered by present-day Theni District was sparsely populated before the 1900s. In 1886 Mullaperiyar dam project bought part of the water from Periyar River downhill to the Cumbum Valley and merged it into the Mullayar River. This project lead more people to settle down in Cumbum Valley. Theni was a small, lesser-known town through the 1900s. After the Mullai-Periyar merger project, many people from nearby arid regions (Sivakasi, Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar, Sattur, and others) settled in Cumbum Valley, the present day Theni District, leading to an influx of people from the 1890s to 1920s. Later, the area developed rapidly due to commerce.

Geography

Manjalar Dam

Manjalaru Dam.

Cumbum Valley.

The 2,889 km² (1,115 sq mi) district lies at the foot of the Western Ghats between 9' 39' and 10' 30' North latitude and between 77' 00' and 78' 30' of East Longitude. Central location: 10°04′N77°45′E / 10.067°N 77.750°E / 10.067; 77.750 . The district is bordered by Dindigul District to the north, Madurai District to the east, Virudhunagar District to the southwest, and Idukki district of the state of Kerala to the west.^{[ citation needed ]}

A range of hills which runs parallel to Western Ghats from north to south separate it from the neighboring state of Kerala. ^[7]

Climate

In the plains, the temperatures range from a minimum of 15  °C (59  °F ) to a maximum of 40 °C (104 °F).^{[ citation needed ]} In the hills, the temperatures can range from as low as 4–5 °C (39–41 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F). The district is known for its pleasant climate, hills, and lakes.^{[ citation needed ]}

Rivers and dams

The Vaigai River, Kottagudi River, Varaganathi River, Shanmuganathi River and Manjalar River flow through the district. The main reservoirs in the district are Lower Periyar Dam, Vaigai Dam, Shanmuganathi Dam and Sothuparai Dam.^{[ citation needed ]}

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)

Source: ^{[8] [9]}

DMK (133)   AIADMK (60)   INC (17)   PMK (3)   PMK(R) (2)   BJP (4)   IND (4)   VCK (4)   CPI (2)   CPI(M) (2)   Vacant (3)
Constituency			Elected member	Political party		Alliance		Remarks
No.	Name	Reservation
1	Gummidipoondi	General	T. J. Govindarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
2	Ponneri	SC	Durai. Chandrasekar	Indian National Congress		SPA
3	Tiruttani	General	S. Chandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
4	Thiruvallur	General	V. G. Raajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
5	Poonamallee	SC	A. Krishnaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
6	Avadi	General	S. M. Nasar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
7	Maduravoyal	General	K. Ganapathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
8	Ambattur	General	Joseph Samuel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
9	Madavaram	General	S. Sudharsanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
10	Thiruvottiyur	General	K. P. Shankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	General	J. John Ebenezer	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
12	Perambur	General	R. D. Shekar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
13	Kolathur	General	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Chief Minister
14	Villivakkam	General	A. Vetriazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
15	Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar	SC	P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
16	Egmore	SC	I. Paranthamen	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
17	Royapuram	General	IDream R. Murthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
18	Harbour	General	P. K. Sekarbabu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	General	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Deputy Chief Minister
20	Thousand Lights	General	N. Ezhilan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
21	Anna Nagar	General	M. K. Mohan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
22	Virugampakkam	General	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
23	Saidapet	General	Ma. Subramanian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Health and Family Welfare
24	Thiyagarayanagar	General	J. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
25	Mylapore	General	Dha. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
26	Velachery	General	J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana	Indian National Congress		SPA
27	Shozhinganallur	General	S. Aravindramesh	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
28	Alandur	General	T. M. Anbarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
29	Sriperumbudur	SC	K. Selvaperunthagai	Indian National Congress		SPA
30	Pallavaram	General	I. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
31	Tambaram	General	S. R. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
32	Chengalpattu	General	M. Varalakshmi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
33	Thiruporur	General	S. S. Balaji	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		SPA
34	Cheyyur	SC	M. Babu	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		SPA
35	Madurantakam	SC	K. Maragatham	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
36	Uthiramerur	General	K. Sundar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
37	Kancheepuram	General	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
38	Arakkonam	SC	S. Ravi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Whip of the Opposition
39	Sholinghur	General	A. M. Munirathinam	Indian National Congress		SPA
40	Katpadi	General	Duraimurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Water Resources
41	Ranipet	General	R. Gandhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
42	Arcot	General	J. L. Eswarappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
43	Vellore	General	P. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
44	Anaikattu	General	A. P. Nandakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
45	Kilvaithinankuppam	SC	M. Jagan Moorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
46	Gudiyattam	SC	V. Amulu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
47	Vaniyambadi	General	G. Sendhil Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
48	Ambur	General	A. C. Vilwanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
49	Jolarpet	General	K. Devaraji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
50	Tirupattur	General	A. Nallathambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
51	Uthangarai	SC	T. M. Tamilselvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
52	Bargur	General	D. Mathiazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
53	Krishnagiri	General	K. Ashokkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
54	Veppanahalli	General	K. P. Munusamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
55	Hosur	General	Y. Prakaash	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
56	Thalli	General	T. Ramachandran	Communist Party of India		SPA
57	Palacode	General	K. P. Anbalagan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Secretary of the Opposition
58	Pennagaram	General	G. K. Mani	Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)		Others
59	Dharmapuri	General	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
60	Pappireddipatti	General	A. Govindasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
61	Harur	SC	V. Sampathkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
62	Chengam	SC	M. P. Giri	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
63	Tiruvannamalai	General	E. V. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Public Works
64	Kilpennathur	General	K. Pitchandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Deputy Speaker
65	Kalasapakkam	General	P. S. T. Saravanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
66	Polur	General	Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Secretary of the Opposition
67	Arani	General	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
68	Cheyyar	General	O. Jothi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
69	Vandavasi	SC	S. Ambethkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
70	Gingee	General	K. S. Masthan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
71	Mailam	General	C. Sivakumar	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
72	Tindivanam	General	P. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
73	Vanur	SC	M. Chakrapani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
74	Villupuram	General	R. Lakshmanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
75	Vikravandi	General	Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
76	Tirukkoyilur	General	K. Ponmudy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
77	Ulundurpettai	General	A. J. Manikannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
78	Rishivandiyam	General	K. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
79	Sankarapuram	General	T. Udhayasuriyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
80	Kallakurichi	General	M. Senthilkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
81	Gangavalli	SC	A. Nallathambi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
82	Attur	SC	A. P. Jayasankaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
83	Yercaud	ST	G. Chitra	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
84	Omalur	General	R. Mani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
85	Mettur	General	S. Sadhasivam	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
86	Edappadi	General	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Leader of the Opposition
87	Sankari	General	S. Sundararajan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
88	Salem (West)	General	R. Arul	Pattali Makkal Katchi (S. Ramadoss faction)		Others
89	Salem (North)	General	R. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Tourism
90	Salem (South)	General	E. Balasubramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
91	Veerapandi	General	M. Rajamuthu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
92	Rasipuram	SC	M. Mathiventhan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
93	Senthamangalam	ST	Vacant	N/A		N/A		K. Ponnusamy died on 23 October 2025
94	Namakkal	General	P. Ramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
95	Paramathi-Velur	General	S. Sekar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
96	Tiruchengodu	General	E. R. Eswaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
97	Kumarapalayam	General	P. Thangamani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
98	Erode (East)	General	V. C. Chandhirakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
99	Erode (West)	General	S. Muthusamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise
100	Modakkurichi	General	C. Saraswathi	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
101	Dharapuram	General	N. Kayalvizhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Human Resources Management
102	Kangayam	General	M. P. Saminathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
103	Perundurai	General	S. Jayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
104	Bhavani	General	K. C. Karuppanan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
105	Anthiyur	General	A. G. Venkatachalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
106	Gobichettipalayam	General	K. A. Sengottaiyan	Independent		None
107	Bhavanisagar	SC	A. Bannari	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
108	Udhagamandalam	General	R. Ganesh	Indian National Congress		SPA
109	Gudalur	SC	Pon. Jayaseelan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
110	Coonoor	General	K. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Chief Whip of the Government
111	Mettuppalayam	General	A. K. Selvaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
112	Avanashi	SC	P. Dhanapal	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
113	Tiruppur (North)	General	K. N. Vijeyakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
114	Tiruppur (South)	General	K. Selvaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
115	Palladam	General	M. S. M. Anandan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
116	Sulur	General	V. P. Kandasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
117	Kavundampalayam	General	G. Arunkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
118	Coimbatore (North)	General	Amman K. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
119	Thondamuthur	General	S. P. Velumani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Chief Whip of the Opposition
120	Coimbatore (South)	General	Vanathi Srinivasan	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
121	Singanallur	General	K. R. Jayaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
122	Kinathukadavu	General	S. Damodaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
123	Pollachi	General	Pollachi V. Jayaraman	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
124	Valparai	SC	Vacant	N/A		N/A		T. K. Amulkandasami died on 21 June 2025
125	Udumalaipettai	General	Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
126	Madathukulam	General	C. Mahendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
127	Palani	General	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
128	Oddanchatram	General	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
129	Athoor	General	I. Periyasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Rural Development
130	Nilakkottai	SC	S. Thenmozhi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
131	Natham	General	Natham R. Viswanathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
132	Dindigul	General	Dindigul C. Sreenivasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
133	Vedasandur	General	S. Gandhirajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
134	Aravakurichi	General	R. Elango	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
135	Karur	General	V. Senthilbalaji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
136	Krishnarayapuram	SC	K. Sivagama Sundari	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
137	Kulithalai	General	R. Manickam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
138	Manapparai	General	P. Abdul Samad	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
139	Srirangam	General	M. Palaniyandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
140	Tiruchirappalli (West)	General	K. N. Nehru	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Municipal Administration
141	Tiruchirappalli (East)	General	Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
142	Thiruverumbur	General	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for School Education
143	Lalgudi	General	A. Soundarapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
144	Manachanallur	General	S. Kathiravan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
145	Musiri	General	N. Thiyagarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
146	Thuraiyur	SC	S. Stalinkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
147	Perambalur	SC	M. Prabhaharan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
148	Kunnam	General	S. S. Sivasankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Transport and Electricity
149	Ariyalur	General	K. Chinnappa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
150	Jayankondam	General	Ka. So. Ka. Kannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
151	Tittakudi	General	C. V. Ganesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
152	Vriddhachalam	General	R. Radhakrishnan	Indian National Congress		SPA
153	Neyveli	General	Saba. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
154	Panruti	General	T. Velmurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
155	Cuddalore	General	G. Iyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
156	Kurinjipadi	General	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
157	Bhuvanagiri	General	A. Arunmozhithevan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
158	Chidambaram	General	K. A. Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
159	Kattumannarkoil	SC	Sinthanai Selvan	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		SPA
160	Sirkazhi	SC	M. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
161	Mayiladuthurai	General	S. Rajakumar	Indian National Congress		SPA
162	Poompuhar	General	Nivedha M. Murugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
163	Nagapattinam	General	J. Mohamed Shanavas	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		SPA
164	Kilvelur	SC	V. P. Nagaimaali	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		SPA
165	Vedaranyam	General	O. S. Manian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
166	Thiruthuraipoondi	SC	K. Marimuthu	Communist Party of India		SPA
167	Mannargudi	General	T. R. B. Rajaa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Industries
168	Thiruvarur	General	K. Poondi Kalaivanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
169	Nannilam	General	R. Kamaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
170	Thiruvidaimarudur	SC	Govi. Chezhiaan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Higher Education
171	Kumbakonam	General	G. Anbalagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
172	Papanasam	General	M. H. Jawahirullah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
173	Thiruvaiyaru	General	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
174	Thanjavur	General	T. K. G. Neelamegam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
175	Orathanadu	General	R. Vaithilingam	Independent		Others
176	Pattukkottai	General	K. Annadurai	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
177	Peravurani	General	N. Ashokkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
178	Gandarvakkottai	SC	M. Chinnadurai	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		SPA
179	Viralimalai	General	C. Vijaya Basker	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
180	Pudukkottai	General	V. Muthuraja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
181	Thirumayam	General	S. Regupathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Natural Resources
182	Alangudi	General	Siva. V. Meyyanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
183	Aranthangi	General	T. Ramachandran	Indian National Congress		SPA
184	Karaikudi	General	S. Mangudi	Indian National Congress		SPA
185	Tiruppattur	General	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Cooperation
186	Sivaganga	General	P. R. Senthilnathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
187	Manamadurai	SC	A. Tamilarasi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
188	Melur	General	P. Periyapullan @ Selvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
189	Madurai East	General	P. Moorthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
190	Sholavandan	SC	A. Venkatesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
191	Madurai North	General	G. Thalapathi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
192	Madurai South	General	M. Boominathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
193	Madurai Central	General	Palanivel Thiaga Rajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
194	Madurai West	General	Sellur K. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
195	Thiruparankundram	General	V. V. Rajan Chellappa	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
196	Thirumangalam	General	R. B. Udhayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Leader of the Opposition
197	Usilampatti	General	P. Ayyappan	Independent		Others
198	Andipatti	General	A. Maharajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
199	Periyakulam	SC	K. S. Saravanakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
200	Bodinayakanur	General	O. Panneerselvam	Independent		Others
201	Cumbum	General	N. Eramakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
202	Rajapalayam	General	S. Thangapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
203	Srivilliputhur	SC	E. M. Manraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
204	Sattur	General	A. R. R. Raghuraman	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
205	Sivakasi	General	G. Ashokan	Indian National Congress		SPA
206	Virudhunagar	General	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
207	Aruppukkottai	General	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
208	Tiruchuli	General	Thangam Thenarasu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Finance and Environment Climate Change
209	Paramakudi	SC	S. Murugesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
210	Tiruvadanai	General	R. M. Karumanikam	Indian National Congress		SPA
211	Ramanathapuram	General	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
212	Mudhukulathur	General	R. S. Rajakannappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Forests and Khadi
213	Vilathikulam	General	V. Markandayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
214	Thoothukkudi	General	P. Geetha Jeevan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
215	Tiruchendur	General	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
216	Srivaikuntam	General	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Indian National Congress		SPA
217	Ottapidaram	SC	M. C. Shunmugaiah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
218	Kovilpatti	General	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Treasurer of the Opposition
219	Sankarankovil	SC	E. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
220	Vasudevanallur	SC	T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
221	Kadayanallur	General	C. Krishnamurali	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
222	Tenkasi	General	S. Palani Nadar	Indian National Congress		SPA
223	Alangulam	General	Vacant	N/A		N/A		P. H. Manoj Pandian resigned on 4 November 2025
224	Tirunelveli	General	Nainar Nagendran	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
225	Ambasamudram	General	Esakki Subaya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
226	Palayamkottai	General	M. Abdul Wahab	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA
227	Nanguneri	General	Ruby R. Manoharan	Indian National Congress		SPA
228	Radhapuram	General	M. Appavu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Speaker
229	Kanniyakumari	General	N. Thalavai Sundaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
230	Nagercoil	General	M. R. Gandhi	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
231	Colachal	General	J. G. Prince	Indian National Congress		SPA
232	Padmanabhapuram	General	T. Mano Thangaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		SPA		Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
233	Vilavancode	General	Tharahai Cuthbert	Indian National Congress		SPA
234	Killiyoor	General	S. Rajesh Kumar	Indian National Congress		SPA

Committees

2024-2026

Constituted on 29th June, 2024 and Extended upto 31st March 2026. ^[10]

Committee	Chairperson [10]	Party
Business Advisory Committee	M. Appavu		DMK
Committee on Rules	M. Appavu		DMK
Committee on Privileges	K. Pitchandi		DMK
Committee on Estimates	S. Gandhirajan		DMK
Committee on Public Accounts	K. Selvaperunthagai		INC
Committee on Public Undertakings	A. P. Nandakumar		DMK
Committee on Delegated Legislation	G. V. Markandayan		DMK
Committee on Government Assurances	T. Velmurugan		DMK
House Committee	I. Paranthamen		DMK
Committee on Petitions	K. Ramachandran		DMK
Library Committee	J. L. Eswarappan		DMK
Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House	R. Lakshmanan		DMK

Business Advisory Committee (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	M. Appavu	Chairperson		DMK
2	M. K. Stalin	Member		DMK
3	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
4	K. N. Nehru	Member		DMK
5	I. Periyasamy	Member		DMK
6	E. V. Velu	Member		DMK
7	K. Pitchandi	Member		DMK
8	K. Ramachandran	Member		DMK
9	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
10	R. B. Udhayakumar	Member		AIADMK
11	S. P. Velumani	Member		AIADMK
12	S. Rajesh Kumar	Member		INC
13	G. K. Mani	Member		PMK(R)
14	Nainar Nagenthran	Member		BJP
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member		VCK
16	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)
17	T. Ramachandran	Member		INC

Committee on Rules (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	M. Appavu	Chairperson		DMK
2	M. K. Stalin	Member		DMK
3	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
4	K. Pitchandi	Member		DMK
5	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
6	Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam	Member		DMK
7	K. S. Saravanakumar	Member		AIADMK
8	S. Thangapandian	Member		DMK
9	C. Krishnamurali	Member		AIADMK
10	G. Sendhil Kumar	Member		AIADMK
11	A. K. Selvaraj	Member		AIADMK
12	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Member		INC
13	C. Sivakumar	Member		PMK
14	Vanathi Srinivasan	Member		BJP
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member		VCK
16	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)
17	T. Ramachandran	Member		CPI

Committee on Privileges (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Pitchandi	Chairperson		DMK
2	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
3	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
4	N. Ashokkumar	Member		DMK
5	K. Annadurai	Member		DMK
6	M. Abdul Wahab	Member		DMK
7	N. Eramakrishnan	Member		DMK
8	Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Member		DMK
9	K. Karthikeyan	Member		DMK
10	R. Manickam	Member		DMK
11	M. Varalakshmi	Member		DMK
12	A. Arunmozhithevan	Member		AIADMK
13	N. Thalavai Sundaram	Member		AIADMK
14	Dr. Pollachi V. Jayaraman	Member		AIADMK
15	J. G. Prince	Member		INC
16	S. Sadhasivam	Member		PMK
17	K. Marimuthu	Member		CPI

Committee on Estimates (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	S. Gandhirajan	Chairperson		DMK
2	Thangam Thenarasu	Member		DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member		INC
4	A. P. Nandakumar	Member		DMK
5	S. Ambethkumar	Member		DMK
6	T. Udhayasuriyan	Member		DMK
7	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Member		DMK
8	T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar	Member		DMK
9	S. Sudharsanam	Member		DMK
10	M. Panneerselvam	Member		DMK
11	E. Raja	Member		DMK
12	P. R. G. Arunkumar	Member		AIADMK
19	Sellur K. Raju	Member		AIADMK
13	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	Member		AIADMK
16	O. S. Manian	Member		AIADMK
18	R. M. Karumanikam	Member		INC
14	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Member		PMK
17	S. S. Balaji	Member		VCK
15	M. Chinnadurai	Member		CPI(M)

Committee on Public Accounts (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Selvaperunthagai	Chairperson		INC
2	Thangam Thenarasu	Member		DMK
3	S. Gandhirajan	Member		DMK
4	A. P. Nandakumar	Member		DMK
5	P. Abdul Samad	Member		DMK
6	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Member		DMK
7	G. Iyappan	Member		DMK
8	S. Chandran	Member		DMK
9	P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi	Member		DMK
10	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Member		DMK
11	R. D. Shekar	Member		DMK
12	M. Palaniyandi	Member		DMK
13	Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy	Member		AIADMK
14	S. Sekar	Member		AIADMK
15	Natham R. Viswanathan	Member		AIADMK
16	K. R. Jayaram	Member		AIADMK
17	Dr. C. Saraswathi	Member		BJP
18	J. Mohamed Shanavas	Member		VCK
19	T. Ramachandran	Member		CPI

Committee on Public Undertakings (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	A. P. Nandakumar	Chairperson		DMK
2	S. Gandhirajan	Member		DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member		INC
4	G. Anbalagan	Member		DMK
5	E. R. Eswaran	Member		DMK
7	M. P. Giri	Member		DMK
8	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Member		DMK
10	Y. Prakaash	Member		DMK
11	Dha. Velu	Member		DMK
12	M. H. Jawahirullah	Member		DMK
6	M. S. M. Anandan	Member		AIADMK
9	Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan	Member		AIADMK
16	Kadambur C. Raju	Member		AIADMK
18	A. Govindasamy	Member		AIADMK
14	C. Vijaya Basker	Member		AIADMK
17	G. Ashokan	Member		INC
15	M. Sinthanai Selvan	Member		VCK
13	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)

Committee on Delegated Legislation (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	G. V. Markandayan	Chairperson		DMK
2	S. R. Raja	Member		DMK
3	Ka. So. Ka. Kannan	Member		DMK
4	A. Krishnaswamy	Member		DMK
5	N. Thiyagarajan	Member		DMK
6	A. R. R. Raghuraman	Member		DMK
7	S. Stalinkumar	Member		DMK
8	P. Arjunan	Member		AIADMK
9	P. R. Senthilnathan	Member		AIADMK
10	E. Balasubramanian	Member		AIADMK
11	E. M. Manraj	Member		AIADMK
12	Tharahai Cuthbert	Member		INC

Committee on Government Assurances (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	T. Velmurugan	Chairperson		DMK
2	S. Aravindramesh	Member		DMK
3	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Member		DMK
4	G. Thalapathi	Member		DMK
5	A. Nallathambi	Member		DMK
6	M. Boominathan	Member		DMK
7	M. K. Mohan	Member		DMK
8	M. Chakrapani	Member		AIADMK
9	R. Mani	Member		AIADMK
10	S. Jayakumar	Member		AIADMK
11	S. Mangudi	Member		INC
12	R. Arul	Member		PMK(R)

House Committee (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	I. Paranthamen	Chairperson		DMK
2	V. Amulu	Member		DMK
3	K. Ganapathy	Member		DMK
4	I. Karunanithi	Member		DMK
5	J. Karunanithi	Member		DMK
6	P. S. T. Saravanan	Member		DMK
7	K. Sivagama Sundari	Member		DMK
8	Nivedha M. Murugan	Member		DMK
9	K. Ponnusamy (died on 23 October 2025)	Member		DMK
10	S. Murugesan	Member		DMK
11	P. Ramalingam	Member		DMK
12	M. Senthilkumar	Member		AIADMK
13	T. M. Tamilselvam	Member		AIADMK
14	A. Nallathambi	Member		AIADMK
15	A. Bannari	Member		AIADMK
16	M. Rajamuthu	Member		AIADMK
17	Pon. Jayaseelan	Member		AIADMK
18	S. Rajakumar	Member		INC

Committee on Petitions (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Ramachandran	Chairperson		DMK
2	K. P. Shankar	Member		DMK
3	K. Chinnappa	Member		DMK
4	A. Soundarapandian	Member		DMK
5	D. Mathiazhagan	Member		DMK
6	O. Jothi	Member		DMK
7	V. P. Kandasamy	Member		AIADMK
8	S. Sundararajan	Member		AIADMK
9	M. Jagan Moorthy	Member		AIADMK
10	T. Ramachandran	Member		INC
11	M. Babu	Member		VCK

Library Committee (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	J. L. Eswarappan	Chairperson		DMK
2	P. Karthikeyan	Member		DMK
3	T. J. Govindrajan	Member		DMK
4	A. Tamilarasi	Member		DMK
5	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Member		DMK
6	A. Maharajan	Member		DMK
7	V. Sampathkumar	Member		AIADMK
8	K. Maragatham	Member		AIADMK
9	A. P. Jayasankaran	Member		AIADMK
10	R. Radhakrishnan	Member		INC

Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House (2024–26) ^[10]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	R. Lakshmanan	Chairperson		DMK
2	J. John Ebenezer	Member		DMK
3	S. Kathiravan	Member		DMK
4	K. Devaraji	Member		DMK
5	V. Muthuraja	Member		DMK
6	A. C. Vilwanathan	Member		DMK
7	K. Ashokkumar	Member		AIADMK
8	T. K. Amulkandasami (died on 21 June 2025)	Member		AIADMK
9	G. Chitra	Member		AIADMK
10	K. A. Pandian	Member		AIADMK
11	Durai. Chandrasekar	Member		INC

See also

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
• Legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Theni" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
2. "Taluks of Tamil Nadu" . Retrieved 13 July 2019.
3. "District Collectors of Tamil Nadu" . Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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10. "Members of the Standing Committees of the House (2024-2026)". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

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Economy

Paddy fields across the backdrop of the Western Ghats

Coconut groves in Theni District

The economy of Theni district is mostly agricultural. Utilization of land area for cultivation in the district is 40.33%. ^{[1] : 29} The principal crops produced (in tonnes) in 2005-2006 were sugarcane 1,201,221, cotton 95,360 (561 bales of 170. kg lint each), rice (paddy) 66,093, millets and other cereals 57,081, pulses 6,677, groundnut 4,021 and gingelly 325. ^[2] Silk, Banana, Coconut, Tea, Coffee, Cardamom, Grapes and Mangoes are the other main produce of the district. ^[3] Kolukkumalai located in Theni district atop the Western Ghats is the home to the highest-altitude tea plantation in the world. Cumbum Valley is a major centre for grape production with 4,000 small farmers producing over 90,000 tonnes of Muscat grapes, locally known as panneer dhrakshai, and about 10,000 tonnes of Thomson seedless grapes. The unique feature here is that the grapes are harvested throughout the year, while in most grape growing centres elsewhere the season ends with summer.^{[ citation needed ]}

Grapes Cultivation.

Cotton spinning mills and sugar mills are the major industries in this district. In Andipatti Taluk, handloom weaving and power looms flourish, while in Uthamapalayam Taluk, the Highwavis Estate produces an large amount of tea. Bodinayakanur is a major market place for cardamom, coffee, tea and black pepper. The city is often called "Cardamom City" because of the large quantity of cardamom trade in this area. It has an auction centre for cardamom. ^[4]

The Periyar and Surliar Hydro Power Stations and the Vaigai Micro Hydro Power Station have 181 MW installed capacity and actual power generation of 494 MW in 1996 in this district. ^{[1] : 15} Theni is one of the active business hubs in the western side of Tamil Nadu, inviting more industries to its locality. The district has 41.09 km of Metre gauge track serving 3 Railway Stations which connect to Madurai ^{[1] : 29} now converted to broad gauge. ^{[5] [6]} The Teni Junction Railway Station is the largest civilian railway station in the district.^{[ citation needed ]}

Forest resources

Meghamalai Falls.

The forest area in Theni district is about 33.70%. There are 27 forest areas in the district, constituting a total area of 795.81 km² (307.26 sq mi).^{[ citation needed ]} Of these, 19 areas fall under the Reserve Forest category with 255.44 km² (98.63 sq mi) and 8 areas under Reserve Land category with 540.37 km² (208.64 sq mi). Total area of forest (under green cover classification) was 806.86 km² (311.53 sq mi). Dense forest and sparse forest are 292.81 km² (113.05 sq mi) and 22.43 km² (8.66 sq mi), respectively. About 44.65 km² (17.24 sq mi) of artificial forest area are cultivated in the district. Wattle, softwood, fuel wood, cashew, neem, and tamarind are the main forest plantation species in the district. ^[1] The forest area in the district is 1,179.29 km² (455.33 sq mi), which is 40.98% of the total geographical area of the district. ^[7] The Meghamalai Wildlife sanctuary, Srivilliputhur elephant reserve, and part of Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary are situated in Theni district.^{[ citation needed ]}

There has been no conservation of biological resources in the district. The information of wild life census in Theni district is yet to be made available. ^[1]

Demographics

Religions in Theni district (2011) ^[8]

Religion			Percent
Hinduism			92.22%
Islam			4.56%
Christianity			3.02%
Other or not stated			0.20%

According to 2011 census, Theni district had a population of 1,245,899 with a sex-ratio of 991 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 53.81% of the population lived in urban areas. ^[9] A total of 119,661 were under the age of six, constituting 61,873 males and 57,788 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.72% and 0.15% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 69.84%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. ^[9] The district had a total of 338,112 households. There were a total of 591,642 workers, comprising 36,371 cultivators, 275,585 main agricultural labourers, 12,714 in house hold industries, 205,921 other workers, 61,051 marginal workers, 1,996 marginal cultivators, 39,576 marginal agricultural labourers, 2,225 marginal workers in household industries and 17,254 other marginal workers. ^[10]

Languages of Theni district (2011) ^[11]

1. Tamil (79.0%)
2. Telugu (12.8%)
3. Kannada (7.86%)
4. Others (0.35%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 79.04% of the population spoke Tamil, 12.75% Telugu and 7.86% Kannada as their first language. ^[11]

Places of interest

Periyakulam, Theni, Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, and Bodinayakanur are populous towns in the district.^{[ citation needed ]}

Vaigai Dam

1. Kolukku Malai (~64 31km from Theni)
2. Vaigai Dam (~16 km from Theni)
3. Suruli falls (~48 km from Theni)
4. Manjalar Dam(~33 km from Theni)
5. Meghamalai Hill (~60 km from Theni)
6. Peyathevar Canal Hill (~50 km from Theni)
7. Bodi Mettu Hill (~41 km from Theni)
8. Kumbakarai Falls (~28 km from Theni)
9. Sothuparai Dam (~26 km from Theni)
10. Shanmuganathi Dam (~39 km from Theni)
11. Chinna Suruli falls (~45 km from Theni)
12. Ramakkal Mettu(~3 km from Theni)
13. Kurankani (~ 31km from Theni)
14. HighWavys (~56 km from Theni)
15. T.Rajagopalanpatty (~1 km from Theni)

Shanmuganathi Dam

Festivals

Bullock cart race held in Theni district

Theni district is home to many cultural festivals, celebrating both Hindu and local culture.

• The Karuppaswamy festival celebration at Anaipatti.
• Arilmigu Krishnan Kovil Thiruvizha in Purattasi thingal at Lakshmipuram (Jangal Patti Panchayat).
• B.Ammapatti, Kaliamman kovil is the famous god to solve problems and has a great festival on 1 April.
• The Ramzan Peru naal Thozhuhai at Periyakulam, ^[12] Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, Devadhanapatti, Gudalur, Kottur, Bodinayakanur, Chinnamanur, Batalagundu in Theni. Mariyamman Temple Festival also famous.
• The celebration of "Gowmariyamman Temple" festival at Veerapandi and Cumbum during the month of May.
• Shri Bathirakaliyamman Chiththirai Thiruvizha Festival at Bathirakalipuram and visuvasapuram near Bodi.
• Shri Veerappa Ayyanar Festival during Chiththirai Thiruvizha at Theni-Allinagaram.
• Kamatchi Amman festival at Devadanapatti and Suyambu Saneeswara Bagavan and the month of Aadi every friday celebration on Temple festival at Kuchanur.
• Apart from Pongal celebrations in other areas, the birthday of John Pennycuick who built the MullaiPeriyar Dam is celebrated in Surulipatty ^[13] and other places.
• Theni district is known for its celebration of Pongal, which is considered to be one of the most important festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pallavarayanpatti, Ayyampatti and Pudupatti is known for its Jallikattu during the Pongal festival. ^[14]
• Another important festival is Chitra Pournami festival, which is celebrated at Sri Mangala Devi Kannagi temple, on the Western Ghats near Gudalur during the month of May. ^[15]
• Other important festivals of the region are festivals of Masi Maham and Shivarathri which are celebrated in the Kamatchi Amman Temple during the months of February–March and kottur Ekadasi. ^[16]
• Christmas and New Year are celebrated in Anaimalayanpatty.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Chithirai Thiruvizha in which Lord Azhagar enters in the Vaigai river at Ambasamudram & Govinda Nagaram.
• Pankuni Thiruvizha in Gandamanur.
• Arulmigu Pattalamman, Kaliyamman, Karuppasamy temple festival in Kattunaickenpatty
• Uppukottai Varatharaja Perumal Kovil.
• Our Lady of Snow's Church festival celebration at Royappanpatti in the month of August. ^[17]
• Holy spirit church in Hanumanthanpatti, they celebrate St. Xavier festival on 2 December every year. ^[18]
• Manthaiyamman temple festival is celebrated in Gudalur(Melagudalur) of Theni district.
• Srinivasaka Perumal Kovil temple festival is celebrated in Silamalai(Bodi Taluk) of Theni district.

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  Sri Guru Boga Eswara Ananda Swami is offering Pooja to Lord Shanmuganatha Swami

  Thai Poosam Festival at Shanmuganathar Temple at Kamayagoundanpatti. ^[19] Siddar Sri Guru Boga Eswara Ananda Swami had visited this Temple during Thai Poosam Festival.

Prominent citizens

• Gangai Amaran - music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor, born in Pannaipuram
• Bala - director, screenwriter, producer
• Bharathiraja - movie director, screenwriter, producer, actor
• Dhanush - film actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist, singer
• N. Eramakrishnan MLA, Cumbum
• Tarun Gopi - actor, film director, script writer
• Ilaiyaraaja - music director, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, orchestrator, conductor-arranger and lyricist
• Raj Kapoor - director, actor
• Theni Kunjarammal - actor, singer, folk performer / singer
• N. Lingusamy - film director, screenwriter
• Marimuthu - actor
• R. Muthuraman - actor
• O. Panneerselvam - former Chief Minister, Deputy CM and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu State
• Singam Puli - actor, comedian, film director, script writer
• P. T. Rajan - former CM of Madras state
• Suruli Rajan - actor, comedian
• Rajashekar - actor
• P. Ravindhranath - Member of parliament
• Selvaraghavan - film director, lyricist, screenwriter
• Sendrayan - actor
• Vairamuthu - Tamil poet, lyricist, author

See also

• Kombai, Tamil Nadu
• List of districts of Tamil Nadu

References

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6. "Train services from Bodinayakkanur resume after 13 years". The Hindu. 15 June 2023.
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12. "ரம்ஜான் திருநாளை முன்னிட்டு பெரியகுளம் ஈத்கா மைதானத்தில் சிறப்பு தொழுகை". தின பூமி.
13. Kandaswamy, Deepa (27 August 2016). "John Pennycuick: The man who built the Mullaiperiyar dam". mint. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
14. Tamil Nadu Holds Bull-Taming Sport Jallikattu In Madurai , retrieved 7 February 2023
15. "Mangala Devi Kannagi Temple | Theni District | India" . Retrieved 7 February 2023.
16. "Devadanapatti Kamakshi Amman Temple - Theni | Devadanapatti Kamakshi Amman Temple Photos, Sightseeing -NativePlanet".
17. ""Our Only Romantic Festival"" , Carnival in Tel Aviv, Academic Studies Press, pp. 138–162, 20 March 2020, doi:10.2307/j.ctv2175qt0.10 , retrieved 7 February 2023
18. "Holy Spirit Church: Hanumanthampatti – Archdiocese of Madurai" . Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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External links

• Theni District