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Theni District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India. Well protected by the scenic hill locks, the district is located besides Madurai district. The town of Theni is the district headquarters. The district is divided into two natural divisions: The hilly areas are constituted by parts of the five taluk's Theni, Bodinayakanur, Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam and Andipatti with thick vegetation and perennial streams from the hills on the western side and Cumbum valley which lies in Uthamapalayam taluk.[6] As of 2011, Theni district had a population of 1,245,899 with a sex ratio of 980 females for every 1,000 males.
Theni District was formed by the bifurcation from the former Madurai District as per G.O. Ms. No. 679 Revenue Department dated 7 July 1996. Consequent to the bifurcation, one new Revenue Division with headquarters at Uthamapalayam and two new Taluks at Theni and Bodinayakanur were also created with effect from 1 January 1997. Theni Municipal town was only a firka headquarters until 31 December 1996. Consequent to the formation of the new District, Theni Municipal Town was upgraded as the Taluk and District headquarters on 1 January 1997.[7]
The region covered by present-day Theni District was sparsely populated before the 1900s. In 1886 Mullaperiyar dam project bought some part of the water from Periyar River downhill to the Cumbum Valley and merged it into the Mullayar River. This project helped more people to settle down in Cumbum Valley. Also to be noted that Theni was itself was a small though lesser-known town by the 1900s. After the Mullai-Periyar merger project, many people from nearby arid regions (Sivakasi, Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar, Sattur and several nearby towns) settled in Cumbum Valley (present day Theni District). So there was influx of people by the 1890s to 1920s. Bodi and Periyakulam were famous places at that time. Later Theni developed rapidly due to commerce.
The 2,889 km2 (1,115 sq mi) district lies at the foot of the Western Ghats between 9' 39' and 10' 30' North latitude and between 77' 00' and 78' 30' of East Longitude. Central location: 10°04′N77°45′E / 10.067°N 77.750°E / 10.067; 77.750. The district is bounded by Dindigul District to the north, Madurai District to the east, Virudhunagar District to the southwest, and Idukki district of the Kerala State to the west. The district is home to Theni, Periyakulam, Bodinayakanur, Cumbum, Uthamapalayam, Kombai, Gudalur, Gandamanur, Chinnamanur, Kuchanur, Andipatti, Rasingapuram, Thevaram, Pottipuram, Ramakrishnapuram, B. Ammapatti, Lakshmipuram, Ambasamudram, Govindanagaram, Mayladumparai,Srirengapuram, Venkadachalapuram, K.Pudupatti, Devadhanapatti, Varusanadu, Odaipatti, Erasakkanayackanur and several other small villages like Gohilapuram, Pathirakalipuram, Sukkangalpatti, Kamarajapuram, Sadaiyalpatti, Meenatchipuram, Melasindalaichery, Hanumanthanpatty, Pallavarayan Patti, Genguvarpatti, Jeyamangalam and Kamatchipuram.
It is diversified by several ranges and hills. Many villages likes Sangakonampatti are depends only on agricultural incomes. A range of hills which runs parallel to Western Ghats from north to south separate it from the neighboring state of Kerala.[8]
Climateedit
In the plains, the temperatures range from a minimum of 15 °C (59 °F) to a maximum of 40 °C (104 °F).[citation needed] In the hills the temperatures can range from as low as 4–5 °C (39–41 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F). The district is known for its salubrious climate, hills and lakes.[citation needed]
Paddy fields across the backdrop of the Western GhatsCoconut groves in Theni District
The economy of Theni district is mostly agricultural. Utilisation of land area for cultivation in the district is 40.33%.[6]: 29 The principal crop production (in tonnes) in 2005-2006 were sugarcane 1,201,221, cotton 95,360 (561 bales of 170. kg lint each), rice (paddy) 66,093, millets and other cereals 57,081, pulses 6,677, groundnut 4,021 and gingelly 325.[10]Silk, Banana, Coconut, Tea, Coffee, Cardamom, Grapes and Mangoes are other main produce of the district.[11] even though this place is economically good. Kolukkumalai located in Theni district atop the Western ghats is the home to the highest tea plantation in the world. Cumbum Valley is a major centre for grape production with 4,000 small farmers producing over 90,000 tonnes of Muscat grapes, locally known as panneer dhrakshai, and about 10,000 tonnes of Thomson seedless grapes. The unique feature here is that the grapes are harvested throughout the year, while in most grape growing centres elsewhere the season ends with summer.
Grapes Cultivation.
Cotton Spinning Mills and Sugar Mills are the major industries in this district. In Andipatti Taluk Handloom weaving and power looms are flourishing. In Uthamapalayam Taluk, the Highwavis Estate produces an important amount of Tea. Bodinayakanur is a major market place (Auction Centres) for cardamom, coffee, tea and black pepper. This city is also called "Cardamom City" because of the large quantity of cardamom trade in this area. It has an auction centre for cardamom.[8]
The Periyar and Surliar Hydro Power Stations and the Vaigai Micro Hydro Power Station have 181 MW installed capacity and actual power generation of 494 MW in 1996 in this district.[6]: 15 Theni is one of the active business hubs in the western side of Tamil Nadu, inviting more industries to its locality. The district currently has 41.09 km of Metre gauge track serving 3 Railway Stations which connect to Madurai.[6]: 29 The Teni Junction Railway Station is the most important railway station in the district.
Forest resourcesedit
Meghamalai Falls.
The forest area in Theni district is about 33.70%. There are 27 forest areas in the district, constituting a total area of 795.81 km2 (307.26 sq mi). Of these, 19 areas fall under the Reserve Forest category with 255.44 km2 (98.63 sq mi) and 8 areas under Reserve Land category with 540.37 km2 (208.64 sq mi). Total area of forest under green cover classification was 806.86 km2 (311.53 sq mi). Dense forest and sparse forest are 292.81 km2 (113.05 sq mi) and 22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi), respectively. There is no unclassed forest type in the district. About 44.65 km2 (17.24 sq mi) of artificial forest area are cultivated in the district. Wattle, softwood, fuel wood, cashew, neem, and tamarind are the main forest plantation species in the district.[6] The forest area in the district is 1,179.29 km2 (455.33 sq mi), which is 40.98% of the total geographical area of the district.[12] The Meghamalai Wildlife sanctuary, Srivilliputhur elephant reserve, and part of Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary are situated in Theni district.
There has been no conservation of biological resources in the district. The information of wild life census in Theni district is yet to be made available.[6]
According to 2011 census, Theni district had a population of 1,245,899 with a sex-ratio of 991 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 53.81% of the population lived in urban areas.[14] A total of 119,661 were under the age of six, constituting 61,873 males and 57,788 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.72% and 0.15% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 69.84%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[14] The district had a total of 338,112 households. There were a total of 591,642 workers, comprising 36,371 cultivators, 275,585 main agricultural labourers, 12,714 in house hold industries, 205,921 other workers, 61,051 marginal workers, 1,996 marginal cultivators, 39,576 marginal agricultural labourers, 2,225 marginal workers in household industries and 17,254 other marginal workers.[15]
At the time of the 2011 census, 79.04% of the population spoke Tamil, 12.75% Telugu and 7.86% Kannada as their first language.[16]
Places of interestedit
Periyakulam, Theni, Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, and Bodinayakanur are charming towns in the district. Cascades, silver-lined clouds resting atop green hill tops, sheer rock faces and temples of antiquity distinguish these places.[17]
The Karuppaswamy festival celebration at Anaipatti.
Arilmigu Krishnan Kovil Thiruvizha in Purattasi thingal at Lakshmipuram (Jangal Patti Panchayat).
B.Ammapatti, Kaliamman kovil is the famous god to solve problems and has a great festival on 1 April.
The Ramzan Peru naal Thozhuhai at Periyakulam,[18] Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, Devadhanapatti, Gudalur, Kottur, Bodinayakanur, Chinnamanur, Batalagundu in Theni.
The celebration of Gowmariyamman temple festival at Veerapandi and Cumbum during the month of May.
Shri Bathirakaliyamman Chiththirai Thiruvizha Festival at Bathirakalipuram and visuvasapuram near Bodi.
Shri Veerappa Ayyanar Festival during Chiththirai Thiruvizha at Theni-Allinagaram.
Kamatchi Amman festival at Devadhanapatti and Suyambu Saneeswara Bagavan and the month of Aadi every friday celebration on Temple festival at Kuchanoor.
Apart from Pongal celebrations in other areas, the birthday of John Pennycuick who built the MullaiPeriyar Dam is celebrated in Surulipatty[19] and other places.
Theni district is known for its celebration of Pongal, which is considered to be one of the most important festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pallavarayanpatti, Ayyampatti and Pudupatti is known for its Jallikattu during the Pongal festival.[20]
Another important festival is Chitra Pournima festival, which is celebrated at Sri Mangala Devi Kannagi temple, on the Western Ghats near Gudalur during the month of May.[21]
Other important festivals of the region are festivals of Masi Maham and Shivarathri which are celebrated in the Kamatchi Amman Temple during the months of February–March and kottur Ekadasi.[22]
Christmas and New Year are celebrated in Anaimalayanpatty.[citation needed]
Theni is the orchid of Tamil Nadu. It has numerous green lands like the Western Ghats stretching from Kodaikanal to Kumily via Periyakulam. Theni District has the Western Ghats as its Western Boundary.[26] Theni District has many tourist spots like Kumbakarai Falls, Sothuparai Dam, Vaigai Dam, Manjalaaru Dam, Kurathi Falls, which are originating from the Western Gahats. Theni District is having the other tourist attractive places like Veerapandi Gowmariyamman temple, Surulipatti kailasanaathar temple, Anumanthampatti Hanuman kovil, Periyakulam Balasubramanian Periya kovil.[27]
Tamil Movies based on Theni Districtedit
Some of the Famous Cinema Directors, Music Directors and Actors hail from Theni District. Many movies were shot here. The titles of some of the famous Movies are: "Pithamagan", "Avan-ivan", "Suntharapandiyan", "Veeralaksumi", "Varuthapadatha Vaalipar Sangam", "Naan kadavul". These Movies were mostly directed by Director Bala.[28]
Notable peopleedit
For people from Theni town itself, see Theni, these are people from the surrounding area
Gangai Amaran - music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor, born in Pannaipuram
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Theni This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Entire sections are only partially and badly translated into English See so many moovies taken by tamilnadu film industry the moovies are list out below pithamagan Please help improve this article if you can February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Theni District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India Well protected by the scenic hill locks the district is located besides Madurai district The town of Theni is the district headquarters The district is divided into two natural divisions The hilly areas are constituted by parts of the five taluk s Theni Bodinayakanur Periyakulam Uthamapalayam and Andipatti with thick vegetation and perennial streams from the hills on the western side and Cumbum valley which lies in Uthamapalayam taluk 6 As of 2011 Theni district had a population of 1 245 899 with a sex ratio of 980 females for every 1 000 males Theni districtDistrict of Tamil NaduClockwise from top left Vaigai Dam Anumandharaayapperumaal temple Meghamalai view of Theni Valley from Kolukkumalai Manjalar DamLocation in Tamil NaduTheni districtCoordinates 9 9330 N 77 4702 ECountry IndiaStateTamil NaduEstablished7 July 1997 1 HeadquartersTheniTalukasAndipatti Bodinayakanur Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam 2 Government District CollectorRV Shajeevana Indian Administrative Service took charge on 05 02 2023 IAS 3 4 Area District of Tamil Nadu2 868 km2 1 107 sq mi Rank3007Population 2011 5 District of Tamil Nadu1 245 899 Density430 km2 1 100 sq mi Metro591 841Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN625531Telephone code04546ISO 3166 codeISO 3166 2 INVehicle registrationTN 60 Theni TN 60Z Uttamapalayam Coastline0 kilometres 0 mi Largest cityTheniSex ratioM 50 5 F 49 5 Literacy71 58 Legislature typeelectedLegislature Strength5Precipitation833 5 millimetres 32 81 in Avg summer temperature40 5 C 104 9 F Avg winter temperature15 C 59 F Websitewww wbr theni wbr nic wbr in www wbr theni wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 2 2 Rivers and dams 3 Politics 4 Economy 5 Forest resources 6 Demographics 7 Places of interest 8 Festivals 9 Forestry 10 Tamil Movies based on Theni District 11 Notable people 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksHistory editTheni District was formed by the bifurcation from the former Madurai District as per G O Ms No 679 Revenue Department dated 7 July 1996 Consequent to the bifurcation one new Revenue Division with headquarters at Uthamapalayam and two new Taluks at Theni and Bodinayakanur were also created with effect from 1 January 1997 Theni Municipal town was only a firka headquarters until 31 December 1996 Consequent to the formation of the new District Theni Municipal Town was upgraded as the Taluk and District headquarters on 1 January 1997 7 The region covered by present day Theni District was sparsely populated before the 1900s In 1886 Mullaperiyar dam project bought some part of the water from Periyar River downhill to the Cumbum Valley and merged it into the Mullayar River This project helped more people to settle down in Cumbum Valley Also to be noted that Theni was itself was a small though lesser known town by the 1900s After the Mullai Periyar merger project many people from nearby arid regions Sivakasi Kovilpatti Virudhunagar Sattur and several nearby towns settled in Cumbum Valley present day Theni District So there was influx of people by the 1890s to 1920s Bodi and Periyakulam were famous places at that time Later Theni developed rapidly due to commerce Geography edit nbsp Manjalar Dam nbsp Manjalaru Dam nbsp Cumbum Valley The 2 889 km2 1 115 sq mi district lies at the foot of the Western Ghats between 9 39 and 10 30 North latitude and between 77 00 and 78 30 of East Longitude Central location 10 04 N 77 45 E 10 067 N 77 750 E 10 067 77 750 The district is bounded by Dindigul District to the north Madurai District to the east Virudhunagar District to the southwest and Idukki district of the Kerala State to the west The district is home to Theni Periyakulam Bodinayakanur Cumbum Uthamapalayam Kombai Gudalur Gandamanur Chinnamanur Kuchanur Andipatti Rasingapuram Thevaram Pottipuram Ramakrishnapuram B Ammapatti Lakshmipuram Ambasamudram Govindanagaram Mayladumparai Srirengapuram Venkadachalapuram K Pudupatti Devadhanapatti Varusanadu Odaipatti Erasakkanayackanur and several other small villages like Gohilapuram Pathirakalipuram Sukkangalpatti Kamarajapuram Sadaiyalpatti Meenatchipuram Melasindalaichery Hanumanthanpatty Pallavarayan Patti Genguvarpatti Jeyamangalam and Kamatchipuram It is diversified by several ranges and hills Many villages likes Sangakonampatti are depends only on agricultural incomes A range of hills which runs parallel to Western Ghats from north to south separate it from the neighboring state of Kerala 8 Climate edit In the plains the temperatures range from a minimum of 15 C 59 F to a maximum of 40 C 104 F citation needed In the hills the temperatures can range from as low as 4 5 C 39 41 F to 25 C 77 F The district is known for its salubrious climate hills and lakes citation needed Rivers and dams edit The Vaigai River Kottagudi River Varaganathi River Shanmuganathi River and Manjalar River flow through the district The important reservoirs in the district are Lower Periyar Dam Vaigai Dam Shanmuganathi Dam and Sothuparai Dam 9 Politics editThis section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party Alliance RemarksTheni 198 Andipatti A Maharajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA199 Periyakulam SC K S Saravana Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA200 Bodinayakanur O Panneerselvam Independent Independent201 Cumbum N Eramakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPAEconomy edit nbsp Paddy fields across the backdrop of the Western Ghats nbsp Coconut groves in Theni DistrictThe economy of Theni district is mostly agricultural Utilisation of land area for cultivation in the district is 40 33 6 29 The principal crop production in tonnes in 2005 2006 were sugarcane 1 201 221 cotton 95 360 561 bales of 170 kg lint each rice paddy 66 093 millets and other cereals 57 081 pulses 6 677 groundnut 4 021 and gingelly 325 10 Silk Banana Coconut Tea Coffee Cardamom Grapes and Mangoes are other main produce of the district 11 even though this place is economically good Kolukkumalai located in Theni district atop the Western ghats is the home to the highest tea plantation in the world Cumbum Valley is a major centre for grape production with 4 000 small farmers producing over 90 000 tonnes of Muscat grapes locally known as panneer dhrakshai and about 10 000 tonnes of Thomson seedless grapes The unique feature here is that the grapes are harvested throughout the year while in most grape growing centres elsewhere the season ends with summer nbsp Grapes Cultivation Cotton Spinning Mills and Sugar Mills are the major industries in this district In Andipatti Taluk Handloom weaving and power looms are flourishing In Uthamapalayam Taluk the Highwavis Estate produces an important amount of Tea Bodinayakanur is a major market place Auction Centres for cardamom coffee tea and black pepper This city is also called Cardamom City because of the large quantity of cardamom trade in this area It has an auction centre for cardamom 8 The Periyar and Surliar Hydro Power Stations and the Vaigai Micro Hydro Power Station have 181 MW installed capacity and actual power generation of 494 MW in 1996 in this district 6 15 Theni is one of the active business hubs in the western side of Tamil Nadu inviting more industries to its locality The district currently has 41 09 km of Metre gauge track serving 3 Railway Stations which connect to Madurai 6 29 The Teni Junction Railway Station is the most important railway station in the district Forest resources edit nbsp Meghamalai Falls The forest area in Theni district is about 33 70 There are 27 forest areas in the district constituting a total area of 795 81 km2 307 26 sq mi Of these 19 areas fall under the Reserve Forest category with 255 44 km2 98 63 sq mi and 8 areas under Reserve Land category with 540 37 km2 208 64 sq mi Total area of forest under green cover classification was 806 86 km2 311 53 sq mi Dense forest and sparse forest are 292 81 km2 113 05 sq mi and 22 43 km2 8 66 sq mi respectively There is no unclassed forest type in the district About 44 65 km2 17 24 sq mi of artificial forest area are cultivated in the district Wattle softwood fuel wood cashew neem and tamarind are the main forest plantation species in the district 6 The forest area in the district is 1 179 29 km2 455 33 sq mi which is 40 98 of the total geographical area of the district 12 The Meghamalai Wildlife sanctuary Srivilliputhur elephant reserve and part of Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary are situated in Theni district There has been no conservation of biological resources in the district The information of wild life census in Theni district is yet to be made available 6 Demographics editReligions in Theni district 2011 13 Religion PercentHinduism 92 22 Islam 4 56 Christianity 3 02 Other or not stated 0 20 According to 2011 census Theni district had a population of 1 245 899 with a sex ratio of 991 females for every 1 000 males much above the national average of 929 53 81 of the population lived in urban areas 14 A total of 119 661 were under the age of six constituting 61 873 males and 57 788 females Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20 72 and 0 15 of the population respectively The average literacy of the district was 69 84 compared to the national average of 72 99 14 The district had a total of 338 112 households There were a total of 591 642 workers comprising 36 371 cultivators 275 585 main agricultural labourers 12 714 in house hold industries 205 921 other workers 61 051 marginal workers 1 996 marginal cultivators 39 576 marginal agricultural labourers 2 225 marginal workers in household industries and 17 254 other marginal workers 15 Languages of Theni district 2011 16 Tamil 79 04 Telugu 12 75 Kannada 7 86 Others 0 35 At the time of the 2011 census 79 04 of the population spoke Tamil 12 75 Telugu and 7 86 Kannada as their first language 16 Places of interest editPeriyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam Cumbum and Bodinayakanur are charming towns in the district Cascades silver lined clouds resting atop green hill tops sheer rock faces and temples of antiquity distinguish these places 17 This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Vaigai DamKolukku Malai 64 31km from Theni Vaigai Dam 16 km from Theni Suruli falls 48 km from Theni Manjalar Dam 33 km from Theni Meghamalai Hill 60 km from Theni Peyathevar Canal Gudalur Hill 50 km from Theni Bodi Mettu Hill 41 km from Theni Kumbakarai Falls 28 km from Theni Sothuparai Dam 26 km from Theni Shanmuganathi Dam 39 km from Theni Chinna Suruli falls 1 km from Theni Ramakkal Mettu 3 km from Theni Kurankani 31km from Theni HighWavys 56 km from Theni T Rajagopalanpatty 1 km from Theni nbsp Shanmuganathi DamFestivals editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Bullock cart race held in Theni districtThe Karuppaswamy festival celebration at Anaipatti Arilmigu Krishnan Kovil Thiruvizha in Purattasi thingal at Lakshmipuram Jangal Patti Panchayat B Ammapatti Kaliamman kovil is the famous god to solve problems and has a great festival on 1 April The Ramzan Peru naal Thozhuhai at Periyakulam 18 Uthamapalayam Cumbum Devadhanapatti Gudalur Kottur Bodinayakanur Chinnamanur Batalagundu in Theni The celebration of Gowmariyamman temple festival at Veerapandi and Cumbum during the month of May Shri Bathirakaliyamman Chiththirai Thiruvizha Festival at Bathirakalipuram and visuvasapuram near Bodi Shri Veerappa Ayyanar Festival during Chiththirai Thiruvizha at Theni Allinagaram Kamatchi Amman festival at Devadhanapatti and Suyambu Saneeswara Bagavan and the month of Aadi every friday celebration on Temple festival at Kuchanoor Apart from Pongal celebrations in other areas the birthday of John Pennycuick who built the MullaiPeriyar Dam is celebrated in Surulipatty 19 and other places Theni district is known for its celebration of Pongal which is considered to be one of the most important festivals of Tamil Nadu Pallavarayanpatti Ayyampatti and Pudupatti is known for its Jallikattu during the Pongal festival 20 Another important festival is Chitra Pournima festival which is celebrated at Sri Mangala Devi Kannagi temple on the Western Ghats near Gudalur during the month of May 21 Other important festivals of the region are festivals of Masi Maham and Shivarathri which are celebrated in the Kamatchi Amman Temple during the months of February March and kottur Ekadasi 22 Christmas and New Year are celebrated in Anaimalayanpatty citation needed Chithirai Thiruvizha in which Lord Aalagar enters in the Vaigai river at Ambasamudram amp Govinda Nagaram Pankuni Thiruvizha in Gandamanur Arulmigu Pattalamman Kaliyamman Karuppasamy temple festival in Kattunaickenpatty Uppukottai Varatharaja Perumal Kovil Our Lady of Snow s Church festival celebration at Royappanpatti in the month of August 23 Holy spirit church in Hanumanthanpatti they celebrate St Xavier festival on 2 December every year 24 Manthaiyamman temple festival is celebrated in Gudalur Melagudalur of Theni district Srinivasaka Perumal Kovil temple festival is celebrated in Silamalai Bodi Taluk of Theni district nbsp Sri Guru Boga Eswara Ananda Swami is offering Pooja to Lord Shanmuganatha SwamiThai Poosam Festival at Shanmuganathar Temple at Kamayagoundanpatti 25 Siddar Sri Guru Boga Eswara Ananda Swami had visited this Temple during Thai Poosam Festival Forestry editTheni is the orchid of Tamil Nadu It has numerous green lands like the Western Ghats stretching from Kodaikanal to Kumily via Periyakulam Theni District has the Western Ghats as its Western Boundary 26 Theni District has many tourist spots like Kumbakarai Falls Sothuparai Dam Vaigai Dam Manjalaaru Dam Kurathi Falls which are originating from the Western Gahats Theni District is having the other tourist attractive places like Veerapandi Gowmariyamman temple Surulipatti kailasanaathar temple Anumanthampatti Hanuman kovil Periyakulam Balasubramanian Periya kovil 27 Tamil Movies based on Theni District editSome of the Famous Cinema Directors Music Directors and Actors hail from Theni District Many movies were shot here The titles of some of the famous Movies are Pithamagan Avan ivan Suntharapandiyan Veeralaksumi Varuthapadatha Vaalipar Sangam Naan kadavul These Movies were mostly directed by Director Bala 28 Notable people editFor people from Theni town itself see Theni these are people from the surrounding area Gangai Amaran music composer singer lyricist writer film director and actor born in Pannaipuram Bala director screenwriter producer Bharathiraja movie director screenwriter producer actor Dhanush film actor director screenwriter lyricist singer N Eramakrishnan MLA Cumbum Tarun Gopi actor film director script writer Ilaiyaraaja music director singer songwriter instrumentalist orchestrator conductor arranger and lyricist Raj Kapoor director actor Raveendranath Kumar Member of parliament Theni Kunjarammal actor singer folk performer singer R Muthuraman actor O Panneerselvam former Chief Minister Deputy CM and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu State Singam Puli actor comedian film director script writer P T Rajan former CM of Madras state Rajashekar actor Selvaraghavan film director lyricist screenwriter Sendrayan actor Vairamuthu Tamil poet lyricist authorSee also editKombai Tamil Nadu List of districts of Tamil NaduReferences edit District Census Handbook Theni PDF Retrieved 13 July 2019 Taluks of Tamil Nadu Retrieved 13 July 2019 District Collectors of Tamil Nadu Retrieved 13 July 2019 Theni District Theni District 28 December 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2015 2011 Warsaw of Poland Excel Indian government 16 April 2011 a b c d e f National Environmental Information System India Environment Profile for Theni district PDF ENVIS pp 1 29 Retrieved 14 September 2008 M Subramani History of Theni District thenitimes sitesled com pp history p1 2 Retrieved 14 September 2008 a b M Subramani History of Theni District thenitimes sitesled com pp history p2 2 Retrieved 14 September 2008 Shanmuganathi Dam Theni Timings How to Reach Holidify www holidify com Retrieved 6 February 2023 Collectorate staff 2006 2007 District Profile Theni District PDF District Collectorate Theni pp 1 15 Retrieved 15 September 2008 Collectorate staff 2006 2007 District Statistical Handbook 2006 2007 Theni District PDF District Collectorate Theni pp 1 47 Retrieved 15 September 2008 Geomatics 2019 TamilNadu State of Forest Report PDF TamilNadu Forest Department p Table 3 Retrieved 30 May 2021 Table C 01 Population by Religion Tamil Nadu censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b Census Info 2011 Final population totals Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2014 Census Info 2011 Final population totals Theni district Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2014 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Tamil Nadu Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India http www theni nic in tourism html bare URL Ramjan Festival Kandaswamy Deepa 27 August 2016 John Pennycuick The man who built the Mullaiperiyar dam mint Retrieved 7 February 2023 Tamil Nadu Holds Bull Taming Sport Jallikattu In Madurai retrieved 7 February 2023 Mangala Devi Kannagi Temple Theni District India Retrieved 7 February 2023 Kamatchi Amman Temple Devadanapatti Our Only Romantic Festival Carnival in Tel Aviv Academic Studies Press pp 138 162 20 March 2020 doi 10 2307 j ctv2175qt0 10 retrieved 7 February 2023 Holy Spirit Church Hanumanthampatti Archdiocese of Madurai Retrieved 7 February 2023 Thaipoosam Tamilnadu Tourism Travels www tamilnadutourism com Retrieved 7 February 2023 Western Ghats Mountains Definition amp Description Britannica www britannica com Retrieved 6 February 2023 10 BEST Places to Visit in Theni UPDATED 2023 with Photos amp Reviews Tripadvisor Retrieved 6 February 2023 The Tamil Directors Proved Their Distinctiveness in Their First Film FilmiBeat www filmibeat com 30 January 2023 Archived from the original on 6 February 2023 Retrieved 13 May 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theni district Theni District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theni district amp oldid 1184424626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
