Karunguzhi is a town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

the town of Karunguzhi, with an interruption between 1825 and 1835, was the first capital and administrative headquarters were transferred to Kanchipuram.

In 1859 the capital Saidapet, now a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, was made the administrative headquarters of the district.

One is a Renganathar mountain, in Malaipalayam: It is nearly 700 metres high and a temple to Lord Vishnu is on the top.

Nearby is the Lord Gnanagereeswarar temple, built nearly 1000 years ago.