| Sholavaram | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Other Name: | Cholavaram |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 13.2353°N 80.1636°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tiruvallur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600 067 |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tiruvallur |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madavaram |
Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24km (15miles) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was an defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as a motor racing track. It was an air strip used during World War II; After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-50s, it selected Sholavaram[1] to conduct its racing events. Since then racing events took place every year[2] and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.Cholavaram is a locality situated in Chennai and the pin code of this locality is 600067. It is the northern part of the Chennai Metropolitan City and also a part of the area covered by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).
The famous Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.