10-778: The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute , formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute , is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film institutes in India. It is in Tharamani , Chennai , and is run by the Tamil Nadu State Government under the Department of Information and Public Relations. The diplomas are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), while
20-673: Is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai , India. Located off MGR Main Road in Taramani , it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. Taramani station was opened on 19 November 2007, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network. The length of the platform is 280 m. The station premises includes 9,080 sq m of open parking area. Taramani station is the fifteenth station on
30-472: Is being widened into a six-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic. 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. It moved to AIS Chennai in 2003. There is a bus terminus in Tharamani. There are also two MRTS in
40-612: 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 . The temple of Madhya Kailash , at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks
50-413: The area, Thiruvanmiyur and Taramani . 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". There are several temple, mosque and churches in the area. Taramani (Chennai MRTS) Taramani
60-731: 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
70-436: The behest of M.G.R., was discontinued in 2002. Talks to revive the course have been on for many years. It offers four-year bachelor's degree courses Screenplay and Direction, Cinematography, Sound Recording and Sound Engineering, Film Editing and Film Processing, and functions of the government. Only 14 students are admitted in each course. Tharamani Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai . It
80-624: The certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu . The chief minister of Tamil Nadu , M. K. Stalin , appointed actor Rajesh as the Head of the Institute in September 2022. The institute was established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute and was a part of the Central Polytechnic. In 1965, it moved into its present campus in the Tharamani area of Chennai. At
90-511: The time, the campus was spread over 54 acres, which has reduced over the following decades, due to rapid urbanisation. Parts of land were given to the IIT Madras and many IT companies, bringing it down to the present 10 acres. M.G.R. Film City is situated in Taramani. It is an Indian Film and TV Training Institute run by Tamil Nadu State Government under Information and Public relation. In 2006, it
100-506: Was renamed M.G.R. Film and Television Training Institute, after former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987), who was a prominent actor in Tamil cinema . In 1994, the government started MGR Film City to make more filmmaking facilities in the city. On 16 October 1997, Queen Elizabeth II visited MGR Film City and watched the filming of Kamal Haasan 's Tamil movie Marudhanayagam . The acting course that started in 1971, at
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