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Sholavaram Cholavaram
Suburb
Sholavaram Lake
Sholavaram Location within Chennai Show map of Chennai Sholavaram Location within Tamil Nadu Show map of Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13°14′07″N 80°09′49″E / 13.23528°N 80.16361°E / 13.23528; 80.16361
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvallur
Metro	Chennai
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 067
Telephone code	044
Planning agency	CMDA
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruvallur
Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency	Madavaram

Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was a 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.

The Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.

See also

• Chennai International Airport

References

External links

• History of Sholavaram Racing Strip
• Origins of Sholavaram