Alwarpet

Alwarpet
neighbourhood
Alwarpet
Alwarpet
Alwarpet
Coordinates: 13°02′02″N 80°14′55″E / 13.0339°N 80.2486°E / 13.0339; 80.2486Coordinates: 13°02′02″N 80°14′55″E / 13.0339°N 80.2486°E / 13.0339; 80.2486
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Metro Chennai
Zone Kodambakkam Zone
Ward Alwarpet
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600 018
Lok Sabha constituency Chennai Central

Alwarpet is a mixed residential zone in central Chennai. It is an upscale neighborhood in Chennai. It is home to famous personalities like M. K. Stalin and buildings such as the house of Sir C. V. Raman, the famous Indian Physicist and Nobel prize winner. M.Ct.M Chidambaram Chettyar, one of the prestigious schools in the city, is located here. It is celebrated for being home to Tamil movie actor Kamal Hassan, which he acknowledged in his song 'Alwarpetta Aandava' from the movie Vasool Raja MBBS. This residential area is situated just adjacent to Poe's Garden, which is home to two of the most important personalities of Chennai, the Indian Superstar Rajnikanth and J.Jayalalitha, the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.


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