Chennai Entertainment

Entertainment in Chennai

Chennai has something for everyone - bustling and energetic kids, trendy teenagers looking for a place to hang out, music lovers or those looking for a quiet evening out. The city has no dearth of entertainment avenues; be it movies, music festivals, beaches or restaurants and bowling alleys.

Madras has always been obsessed with the celluloid. The Tamil film industry is located in Chennai and there are movie theatres galore to keep cinema buffs happy. Some of the older cinema houses are giving way to multiplex entertainment centers. You can take your pick from an array of movies at a multi-theatre complex. The music and dance festival season of Madras has been attracting art aficionados from far and wide. The season of Marghazi brings with it dance recitals, music concerts and kacheris.

Chennai has its fair share of entertainment and theme parks. The stretch on East Coast Road is dotted with many amusement parks - games, rides and gizmos that make for an interesting day out. You can even take some basic courses in windsurfing or indulge in boat rides. Watersports and windsurfing regatta are held at Muttukadu.

Gleaming lanes, ninepins, rolling balls, foot tapping music - Bowling centers are here to stay. Teenagers hang out in shopping malls such as Spencer's Plaza, Alsa Mall, Fountain Plaza and Ispahani Center on Nungambakkam Road. Chennai entertainment hotels don't lag far behind in offering you a range of tongue tickling cuisines.

Gone are the days when all you could find in the city was the staple south Indian diet. Today you can try out Mexican or Italian, Korean and even Mediterranean cuisine. From small eateries to five star hotels, the city doesn't leave you starved for choice.

If you are looking for shopping opportunities, Madras city doesn't disappoint you. Whether it is the crowded streets of Ranganathan street for everything under the sun or the by lanes of Pantheon Road for bargain materials, street shopping can be a truly exhausting experience. Whether you are looking for rich Kanjivaram silks or gold jewelry, cotton textiles or artifacts and books, there are innumerable shops dotted over the cityscape.

Our Chennai entertainment section promises to bring you the very latest on the goings on in the city. From shopping deals to food festivals, from new entertainment avenues to just launched eateries, you can be sure to look it up here!