Kodambakkam

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Kodambakkam
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°03′13″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0535°N 80.2255°E / 13.0535; 80.2255
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Metro	Chennai
Zone	ZONE 10 – Kodambakkam Zone
Ward	Ward No. 127,130,131,133,134
Talukas	Mambalam Taluk
Government
• Body	Greater Chennai Corporation
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600024
Vehicle registration	TN-09
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai South
Legislative Assembly constituency	Theagarayanagar (T Nagar)
Planning agency	CMDA
Civic agency	Greater Chennai Corporation
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town^[1] or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam has a high concentration of film studios and has been known for its status as the hub of the Tamil film industry, lending its name to the industry's monicker Kollywood.^[2]