Panruti is a town, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India.

[citation needed] The name Panruti came from the Tamil words "Pann" and "Urutti" meaning "composing song and music", as the place is where many saints and great religious singers such as nayanmars and vainavas sung.

[citation needed] Due to the high revenue of agricultural income from crops such as jackfruit, cashews, and beetlenut this municipality was upgraded as 2nd Grade Municipality as per G.O Order No 533 Dated 22 March 1975 by the Tamil Nadu Govt.

The name Panruti evolved "Pan Urutti" ('pan' means isai paadal 'urutti' means rolling things) word for people who created music by rolling stones in the river when water flows up (Thenpennai river).

[citation needed] The climate can be divided into three main seasons: summer, monsoon, and winter.

[citation needed]Panruti produces cashews, jackfruits, sugar canes and many vegetables.

The Rathinampillai market located in the center of the city attracts thousands of people everyday from morning 5:00 a.m. itself.

[1] As per the religious census of 2011, Panruti had 87.36% Hindus, 11% Muslims, 1.3% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.03% Buddhists, 0.25% Jains and 0.04% following other religions.

When the civic body officials swung into action to give the park a much-needed facelift, little did they know that amid the thick outgrowth of weeds was hidden a treasure trove.

The statue that braved the elements for over six decades was found to be made of Panchaloha - an amalgamation of five precious metals and alloys - worth several crores of rupees, with gold comprising around 20 per cent of the statue's 200-odd kg weight i.e. 40 kg of gold in it.