Mandapams, Landscaped Gardens and Banquet Halls to host functions in Neelankarai and Kottivakkam

Neelankarai and Kottivakkam, just a few kilometers South of Thiruvanmiyur on ECR, offer some good choices to host functions. We will look into the options available.

The Blue Lagoon Beach Resorts in Neelankarai (Near Indian Oil Petrol Bunk) offers 3 venues within its premisis for hosting functions, viz.

Eden Garden (capacity : 1500),
Shalimar Garden (capacity : 600) and
Raj Mahal Wedding Hall (capacity : 800. AC).


This resort offers..
* Beautiful Landscaped Gardens with Stages
* Children Play Pen
* Cottages and Rooms
* Swimming Pools
* Waterfalls
* Games and Recreation



Other halls at Neelankarai are Suganya Kalyana Mandapam (Capacity : 1000) and P.D.N Kalyana Mandapam (Capacity : 500), both of which are near the NSK Motors and Chinna Neelankarai ice factory.

More details : Kalyana Mandapams, Landscaped Gardens and Banquet Halls in Neelankarai.

With more than 22 Chennai Bus Routes plying via Neelankarai (at a frequency of about 1 bus every 2 minutes), it is indeed a good alternate choice to host functions, South of Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur. These wedding venues will be a good option for those who have relatives arriving via buses through ECR from say Pondicherry, Cuddalore, etc.,.

Hotel Maathus Inn at Kottivakkam offers an AC Banquet Hall of 150 capacity to host parties. It is near the RTO and RM Hospital.



More details : Maathus Inn AC Banquet Hall

For details on seating, dining capacities of wedding venues, number of AC / non-AC rooms offered, parking facilities available, photos, etc.,. visit www.MatrimonyPlanner.in

MetroCommute provides Access Details for Chennai Mandapams

MatrimonyPlanner.in is happy to have a first level of integration with MetroCommute.in. As a result of this integration the "Access Details" in the marriage hall details, will have a link to MetroCommute showing the buses/trains connecting the locality of the marriage hall.

For example, in each of the marriage halls in Anna Nagar, there will be a link for MTC Buses and Suburban Trains connecting Anna Nagar


And once into MetroCommute, you may include your destination to search for buses/trains, connecting the marriage hall locality with your locality. We did not want to embed just the bus route numbers, as we believe MetroCommute site provides better details on commuting options to different localities.

Some quick links on how Anna Nagar is connected to other localities in Chennai..
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Red Hills
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Thirvotriyur
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Triplicane
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Adyar
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Pallavaram
Buses-or-Trains/Connecting/Anna Nagar/with/Avadi

Driving directions between any two localities are also made available, in addition to the details of buses and trains.

Hope you find this integration useful.

Mandapams in Chromepet

Chromepet is one good location for conducting weddings and receptions, due to its very good road and rail access facilities.

Metro buses from Tamabaram plying towards the city and route-buses from down South enable easy access via buses to Chromepet. The suburban railway connects it well with Central Chennai areas and with Tambaram, where almost all trains from the South would make a stop. And, being on the wide GST road, characterized by its free flow of traffic, also enables driving of personal vehicles and better parking facilities.

The following are the marriage halls (mandapams) available in Chromepet..

Abirami Thirumana Koodam
Near Kumaran Kundram Murugan Koil and Indian Bank

Devi Kalyana Mandapam
From GST via Radha Nagar Main Road, after Robert School, take right for Kalaimagal Street. Devi Kalyana Mandapam is on right side.

CM Palace / AKC Palace
Near MIT Roundana / Flyover

Arasan Mahal
Near Chromepet Railway Station and Bus-stop. Before Balaji Medical College and Hospital on Works Road, on left.

Hemraj Palace
Near Chromepet MIT Flyover; Same building as Reliance Fresh

You may find them all in this map showing marriage halls locations in Chromepet.

Cinema theatre closes business in Mylapore, to reopen as Mandapam (Marriage Hall)

The Kamadhenu theatre, near Mylapore Luz Corner, has closed its movie screening business recently. It's last movie was "Veera Thalapathy" JK Riteesh's Nayagan. While one would like joke about the outcome of screening "Veera Thalapathy" JK Riteesh's movie, the real reason might actually be the rampant piracy of movies.

Read about it at.. 

* Cinema theatre's become unsustainable in Chennai

* Tough time for single-screen exhibitors

Kamadhenu is now turning itself into a mandapam and joins more than 17 mandapams (marriage/function halls) in Mylapore.

A.V.M. Rajeshwari Kalyana Mandapam

Near Hotel Saravana Bhavan and Nilgiris

Geethanjali Party Hall

Near Mylapore Tank

Sakthi Kalyana Mandapam

Near Rasika Ranjani Sabha

Sangeetha Residency - Brindavan Marriage Hall, The Supreme Banquet Hall, The Emerald Banquet Hall

At Luz Corner

Sri Raja Kalyana Mandapam

Near Dinakaran (Tamil Newspaper) Office

Sri Rangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam

Near Trinity Hospital, Desikachary Road

Vidhya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam

Beemasena Garden Street

Hotel President - Pearl Banquet Hall

Near CSI Kalyani Hospital

Santha Kalyana Mandpam

Near Madhava Perumal Temple & Karaneeswarar Temple

Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Karpagambal Thirumana Mandapam

Near Hotel Shelter

T.V.R. Subbu Chetty Vasantha Mandapam

Near Kapaleeswarar Temple and Surya Sweets Mylapore

Hotel Shelter - Mandap 1, Mandap 2, Mandap 3, Mylai Sabha

Opposite Saibaba Temple

You can view all the above wedding/party halls in Mylapore, in this Map view.

"Betrothal at Castrol BikeZone, Marriage at Pizza Corner and Seemantham at Fitness Escola !!"

That might be a possible answer, which some children might have to say when enquired about where the functions were held for their parents.

During the real estate boom, a lot of Mandapams had to quit the business and give way to the more lucrative business/retail rentals. In Velachery the tide had tossed away the following Marriage Halls..

• P.S.K. Booshanam Mahal, on Bypass Road - Now houses IOB, Coffee World, Pizza Corner and HCL CDC.
  
• Nandhini Mahal, on Velachery Main Road - Now houses Castrol BikeZone.
  
• Amirtham Hall, off Taramani Road - Now houses some speciality health care center (not sure of the name/speciality).
  
• Suba Rathan Hall, on Taramani Road - Now houses Kaaraikudi and Dhaba.
  
• Aadharsh Mahal, off Bypass Road - Now houses Fitness Escola.
  

The only new addition was Anugraha Hall, which also was tucked away from the main road.

And the remaining halls of decent size and location are Raja Kalyana Mandapam and Sri Murugan Kalyana Mandapam .

Just a couple of years ago, I used to attended functions of friends/colleagues (marriages, their children's birthday parties) in those halls. But now, the options for mandapams in Velachery have been greatly reduced.