Sengundram

Sengundram, known in English as Red Hills, is a suburb in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in Thiruvallur District.

[1] A town named Sholavaram has a unused airstrip build by British for World War II.

Most notably, the Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.

After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-1950s, Sholavaram was selected to conduct its racing events.

Since then racing events took place every year and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.

It is easy to get connected to CMBT, Broadway, Poonamalle, Avadi, Tiruninravur, Tambaram and Vandaloor Zoo through bus from Red Hills.