| This article is strictly for folks looking at relocating to | | | | "the Detroit of India" |
| Chennai and knows nothing about the city. You | | | | Apart from a thriving economy, Chennai also boasts |
| need to understand the culture and some facts | | | | a vivid culture. The city hosts a large cultural event, |
| about Chennai before you relocate. What brings | | | | the annual Madras Music Season, which includes |
| most people to Chennai, what people do in Chennai in | | | | performances by hundreds of artists. Bharatnatyam is |
| their free time, what do they eat, are some of the | | | | the classical dance form and Carnatic music is highly |
| questions that comes to mind. Metroplots, a portal | | | | appreciated and enjoyed by enthusiasts. |
| committed to help relocating individuals to Chennai by | | | | Another important factor in Chennai’s lifeline is |
| helping them in identifying properties (rental and sale) | | | | cinema. Chennai houses a large base for the Tamil |
| and help them until they move in. | | | | movie industry, dubbed Kollywood. The industry |
| Located on the south-east coast of India, Chennai is | | | | makes more than 150 Tamil movies a year, and its |
| the capital city of Tamil Nadu. The city is divided into | | | | soundtracks dominate the city's music. Some of the |
| four parts: North, Central, South and West. North | | | | biggest names in the film fraternity are Rajinikanth, |
| Chennai is primarily an industrial area. Central Chennai | | | | Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A. R. Rahman |
| is the commercial heart of the city. South Chennai | | | | Among Chennai's festivals, Pongal, which is celebrated |
| and West Chennai, previously mostly residential, are | | | | over five days in January, is the most important. |
| fast becoming commercial owing to a growing | | | | South Indian cuisine is well-known across the country |
| number of information technology firms, financial | | | | and the delicacies include rice-based dishes like pongal, |
| companies and call centers. | | | | dosa, idli and vadai, served with coconut chutney and |
| Chennai's economy is dependent on the automobile, | | | | sambhar. Steaming hot cup of filter coffee is a must, |
| technology, hardware manufacturing, and healthcare | | | | too. |
| sector. The city is India's second largest exporter of | | | | Chennai often figures in the itinerary of every tourist |
| software, information technology (IT) and | | | | visiting India. The second largest beach, cultural |
| information-technology-enabled services (ITES). A | | | | hot-spots like Mahabalipuram which has inscriptions of |
| major chunk of India's automobile manufacturing | | | | major Hindu epics, Dakshin Chitra where model South |
| industry is based in and around the city. Chennai | | | | Indian homes are built — gives every visitor a true |
| accounts for 60 per cent of the country’s | | | | flavor of the sights and sounds of South India. |
| automotive exports and is sometimes referred to as | | | | |