Theni
Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, bananas, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India. The area is sometimes known as "Earth's Hidden Paradise".
Theni | |
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Town | |
 View of Theni from Western Ghats | |
| Nickname(s): Gateway to highland | |
  Theni Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10.009°N 77.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Theni Municipality |
| • Chairman | S Murugesan |
| • Commissioner | S Nagarajan |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Tamil, English, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 04546 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 60, TN 60Z |
| Distance from State Capital Chennai | 498 kilometres (309 mi) southwest |
| Climate | Average and moderate cool at winter (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 658 millimetres (25.9 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 25.8 °C (78.4 °F) |
| Website | www |
Notable people
These are people from Theni town itself. For people from the surrounding area, see Theni district
- Ilayaraaja - Music Maestro, Singer, Music producer, Writer, World Music
- Bharathiraja - Director, Writer, Producer
- Suruli Rajan - Tamil Actor
- Dhanush - actor, producer, singer, writer, lyricist
- Ramachandran Durairaj- Tamil actor
- Theni Kunjarammal - Tamil Actress and playback singer
- Kasthuri Raja - director
- Selvaraghavan - director
- Singampuli - actor, director, comedian
- Vaiyapuri - comedian
- Vairamuthu - poeter
See also
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