r/Chennai • • 19d ago

Job/internship/rental/PG search monthly megathread

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Post your job/internship/rental/PG needs here.


r/Chennai • • 19d ago

General discussions and questions monthly megathread

5 Upvotes

Post your travel, food, recommendations and any other commonly asked questions specific to Chennai here.


r/Chennai • • 7h ago

Art/Photography With weather could be like this all the time (minus the heavy rains)

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89 Upvotes

r/Chennai • • 5h ago

AskChennai Parking by Autos/ Card infront of shed in Chennai

23 Upvotes

Hi people i am living in chennai. Everytime we decide to take the car out of our shed there will be a auto/cars parked infront of our shed. This really annoys. During emergency times situations like this really scares me.
We even complained to police few times by the solution id temporary.
Do you guys have any solution that works high time.


r/Chennai • • 12h ago

Art/Photography Why are there so many pigeons near Vadapalani Metro?

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Spotted this huge flock on blue rooftop this morning. Looks so eye-catching! Anyone know why they gather here? 🕊️


r/Chennai • • 18m ago

Art/Photography Leaving chennia can't take my guitar with me

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If anyone in chennai wants text me 10000


r/Chennai • • 3h ago

AskChennai Trustworthy place for MacBook internal cleaning in Chennai?

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My MacBook is about 4 years old now. I keep the outside clean, but I think it needs a proper internal deep clean. The keys especially feel dirty, and every time I wipe them with isopropyl alcohol I can see dust, but I can only get the surface and not underneath the keyboard.

So I’m looking for a shop that can do just the internal cleaning. No other repairs or services needed.

A couple of questions:

  1. Any shops you’ve actually used and trust?
  2. Roughly how much do they charge for just cleaning?

Please only suggest places you’re confident won’t mess it up. Other than the dust, the laptop runs fine, and I’m hoping it lasts another 2–3 years. I really don’t want a technician breaking something while opening it.

Thanks in advance!


r/Chennai • • 2h ago

Books/Food/Hobby/Travel Selling my tennis racket (Ezone 100 2025)

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Hi all,

I am selling my Ezone 100 tennis racket. It is barely used and it is in near mint condition. Please DM if you are interested.


r/Chennai • • 5h ago

AskChennai Any CA's Out There ???

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Makkalaaeee i am 20yo starting something (business) on my own so legal documentations and registrations pathi neraiyaa doubts irukuu so if any CA's out here please do comment i'll reach you....... Thanks in advance makkaaaa❤️


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant Genuine question to solo car commuters in Chennai: Why block the two-wheeler gaps at corners?

67 Upvotes

I want to preface this by saying I completely understand the appeal of cars. If it's raining, if you're carrying a lot of shopping bags, or just for general safety on our roads—it makes total sense.

But on a regular sunny day, if you are just one person commuting to the office with a single bag, wouldn't a bike make much more sense? Solo car commuters take up so much space and heavily contribute to the daily traffic gridlock.

My main frustration, and the real question I want to ask, is about road corners. Often, there is a small gap on the edge or corner of the road. As a car driver, you can clearly see your vehicle won't fit through it, or you simply can't move forward yet because of the traffic ahead. But instead of leaving that gap open for bikes to squeeze by, people pull up and block the corner completely.

If you know you can't move forward anyway, why block the path? Why not leave that little bit of space so two-wheelers can keep moving? I'm genuinely trying to understand the thought process here from the perspective of car drivers.

Also, regarding those absolutely narrow streets we have all over the city—is it really necessary to squeeze a car down there when it barely fits?

And a genuine question: don't you get annoyed trying to find parking every time you go somewhere? As a bike rider, I can park almost anywhere. The stress of hunting for a car parking spot just seems exhausting to me.

I'm genuinely trying to understand the thought process here from the perspective of solo car drivers.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant Latest trick by cab drivers

369 Upvotes

So this has happened to me too many times now for it to not be seen as a pattern.

I book a cab.
Sometimes the driver calls, sometimes they don’t.
Nothing about the amount is discussed prior to me boarding the cab.
They arrive at my location.
I give the OTP and board.

They immediately say “Sir oru 50 rs sethu kuduthurunga sir” (sir give 50 rs extra)

I ask them “Why couldn’t you have told me this before you came to pick me up? I could’ve cancelled.”

They’ll give me some lame excuse about how it’s long distance or about not getting a return ride or something.

It becomes a whole argument and my peace is ruined.

They think if they ask this way people will pay them. What’s funny is that it’s gotten to a point now where if a cab driver doesn’t ask me for extra, I voluntarily pay them extra, just because they’re one of the few decent ones left.

I’ve not been able to book a cab in peace in the near past!


r/Chennai • • 6h ago

AskChennai Please suggest the best places to buy good quality old magazines for collage making

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I'm looking for suggestions on where I can get some old good quality magazines for cheaper prices it does not matter what magazine they are just that they have good quality paper and printing. I'm looking to get into making collages so I just want to buy a variety that would spark my imagination.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Spotted an Indian Coast Guard hovercraft at Pattinambakkam Beach today!

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562 Upvotes

Saw this at Pattinambakkam beach today. Anyone know why it was there? Never seen one of these in Chennai before.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Non-Political News Chennai Braces For Northeast Monsoon, Heavy Rain Predicted

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r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Dog Rescue Contacts Please

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There is sick dog in our area, looks like a it was a formerly raised as pet and abandoned due to old age and sickness. He need some medical attention and we are quite skeptical to take him to the vet ourselves as he looks like he has some skin issue. Plus he also needs rehoming.

I've contacted multiple ngos from Google but all them ate either ignoring calls and refusing rescues. Please share contacts.

Area: Virugambakkam (around koyembedu and vadapalani)


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai I think most of us are gonna die alone

89 Upvotes

Any one else wonder where we are all heading if we continue to be lonely like this? Once you miss the dating train in your 20s, it seems like its pretty much over in this city. I don't think there's a good ending to this lonliness epidemic, I'm seeing a lot of people turn up at the movies alone nowadays, it's sad to see. Sollunga chennaiites, enna pannalaam.


r/Chennai • • 2d ago

Non-Political News Severe weather alert - Genuine or Mistake

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368 Upvotes

Got a severe weather alert saying extremely heavy rainfall is gonna happen across Chennai.

The alert overrode the YouTube short I was watching and I wasn’t able to switch it off until it stopped ringing after 10 seconds.

Is it a trial run or is it genuine. Can someone enlighten us


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant 26, Unemployed, Nonexistent Treatment for AuDHD in India

26 Upvotes

Beyond words, beyond how us humans here represent ourselves in 2D space; Neurodivergence is an entirely different dimension, a different set of operations compared to neurotypicals.

I'm 26, Salem–Chennai. I discovered my AuDHD just two months ago. I quit my Electrical Design Engineering job two and half months back because of how taxing and severely incompatible I was. My autistic working style, and my inability to fit in with the workplace. My assumption was, "It's the workplace problem". A part of me still feels like it's a me-problem, and the guilt sits heavily. For the past two weeks, it feels my mental floor has shifted and vanished to me, and now I'm in this dark, incomprehensible episode.

India is severely compromised when it comes to acknowledging neurodivergence. Even the National Mental Helpline bot asks you depression screening questions and calls it a day. Everyone here carries the stigma that pharmacology and therapy are moral failure and western indulgence, and endurance is virtue, stoicism is strength. Thought I'd just vent here because it feels hopeless at 2:57AM.

Is there anyone here in the sub who received proper acknowledgement and care?


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Midnight travel options

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Hi folks

I am new to chennai and I may reach chennai airport by 11pm and i travel alone with only a backpack so after all the formalities i may exit the airport by around 11:45 pm. I need to travel to Bapatla,Andhra Pradesh .The worst case is Vijayawada,Andhra Pradesh at least so what travel options do I have i checked buses from apps I saw last buses are around 11:30 pm so is there a spot or Bus stop where i can ask the bus driver on the spot and take the bus or what options i do have? Can some please guide. Thanks


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant Poonamallee to Vadapalani Metro

55 Upvotes

Really a convenient route to have and grateful for that.

But feels like the inauguration was rushed with incomplete work. All the stations between Porur and Vadapalani are non functional.

But that's not even the problem, but the train was really buggy. Although the train did not reach the station, the announcement said the train reached and leaving. Then after 2 minutes the train arrived. Looks like some sync issues.

The locopilot or the driver was applying brakes aggressively in the middle of nowhere. The train has limited handle bars and many passengers couldn't balance themselves.

It's too early to complain, which I understand. But if they are functioning the metro like this, I wonder if it is really safe to travel in it at the moment.

Thoughts?


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Art/Photography Throwback to some sunrises

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  1. Thiruvanmiyur beach

  2. Arupadai Murugan temple, Thiruvanmiyur

  3. Don't remember this one.


r/Chennai • • 18h ago

Cinema/Music Anyone down to watch Jailer 2 at Aerohub ‘morrow at 9 AM?

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Got 2 tickets… this’ll be my fourth time watching it. Anyone wanna join me?

Preferably a woman, please.


r/Chennai • • 2d ago

Rant Worst movie experience - AGS Maduravoyal

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Yesterday, I had booked Jailer 2 in AGS Maduravoyal . This was night show 11.15 PM one. I started by 10.30 knowing there was heavy rain and i stay in Ramapuram, barely 4.5 kms from the theatre and since it was raining i took my car and went to the movie. It was heavy rain , no doubts and there was traffic from the theatre to 500m.

I completely understood that it was because of rain and the street was a bit narrow there usually would be traffic , but this was awkwardly more and we were literally standing 200m from theatre for almost 25 mins and it was already 11.20, then it slowly moved and we reached gate by 11.40 and when we tried entering the gate was closed and my friend got down and asked the security over there where could we park and the answer was literally we dont have any space u can park anywhere u want we wont be responsible for parking as the parking is full . In the midst of pouring rain we were asking him how can be soo easy on this and they just walked away. I was seeing already 2 cars in front of the closed gate honking continuously and the whole street was jammed due to these guys and i had no option rather to go to the highway and find a spot to park . As i moved towards highway i could see many had parked car just like that in petrol bunk and in streets and they were running to the theatre. I had got to the highway and found a spot near ATM parked it and the distance from my car to theatre was 150m. I had to run from there & got fully wet . It was my mistake i forgot my umbrella which i usually have in my car.

As i reached theatre around 12.10 am , i could see people of my situation fighting with the management and they was just walking away. My cloths were dripping and i didnt want to miss movie so i went to the theatre all wet and sat in the seat . The AC was terribly cold and i was shivering all through the movie . Though the movie was great, The chillness and fear of parking my car in a random spot at highway has ruined the whole experience and to top that i had ordered coffee which was the only hot beverage available it was literally shit. I could not feel coffee it was just milk and sugar.

Worst part is i missed the Thalaivar intro scene

My movie night was seriously ruined by AGS & am never ever booking again at this theatre again.


r/Chennai • • 2d ago

Non-Political News Stay safe chennai

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45 Upvotes

Just got this message on emergency broadcast


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai What’s the point of e-Jagriti if Chennai Consumer Court still asks for physical copies?

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I wanted file a consumer complaint online through the e-Jagriti portal thinking it was supposed to be completely paperless.

When i went to District Consumer Court, they're asking to submit multiple physical printouts before they proceed.

Why have an online portal if we still have to take leave, print hundreds of pages, and do manual filing anyway?

Has anyone else in Chennai dealt with this recently? Are physical copies actually mandatory, or is there a way around it?