| Tharamani | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tharamani (Chennai) |
| Coordinates: | 12.9863°N 80.2432°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tharamani&params=12.9863_N_80.2432_E_type:city_region:IN-TN |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Governing Body: | Chennai Corporation |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 20.5 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600113 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-07 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chennai Corporation |
Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai. It is known for the presence of the city's first IT parks and numerous government educational and research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential area of Adyar and Besant Nagar in South Chennai. It is an Estate with Express IT Companies, making it a massive located neighbourhood in the IT Expressway.[1]
The temple of Madhya Kailash, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Velachery and Perungudi. The arterial road, often described as an IT corridor, is Rajiv Gandhi Salai, formerly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which connects Tharamani with Velachery. It runs from SRP Tools Junction on Rajiv Gandhi Salai to Vijayanagar bus terminus in Velachery, where it merges with Velachery Main Road, which goes from Little Mount Junction in Saidapet to Tambaram via Medavakkam. This is being widened into a six-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic.[2]
Tharamani is home to several research labs and institutions such as:
Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai (チェンナイ補習授業校 Chennai Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese school, is at American International School Chennai.[3] It moved to AIS Chennai in 2003.[4]
There is a bus terminus in Tharamani. There are also two MRTS in the area, Thiruvanmiyur and Taramani.
See main article: MGR Film City. The MGR Film City was constructed in Tharamani in 1996. The Film City was a major project of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha during her first term in office. Recently, there have been news reports that it is being converted into a "Knowledge Park".[5]
There are several temple, mosque and churches in the area.