Thiruvanmiyur

• This name is mostly likely to be derived from Thiru-aamai-yur. A 895 AD relic of Nrupatunga Varman found in Ambur has an inscription about 'Aamiyur' situated in mel-adayaru of Paduvurkottam.[1] The name literally means city of turtles. This town's beach is an important turtle habitat.[2]
• Folklore around the place also say it might derives its name from Thiru-Valmiki-Ur, meaning location of the temple of Valmiki.[3]

Buses The area is easily accessible by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses and has a sprawling bus terminus. The MTC bus stops in the area are Jeyanthi Theatre, Thiruvanmiyur Bus Stand, Marundeeswarar temple, R.T.O office and Tidel park. SETC buses heading towards Pondicherry passes through the area and has a bus stop.

Railways Thiruvanmiyur Railway station, opposite to Tidel Park, is on the Mass Rapid Transit System Railway line which connects Velachery and Beach via Chennai Central(Park Station). STPI, also known as Software Technology Parks of India, located near Tidel Park, is another hub for Information Technology companies.

Road The East Coast Road starting in Thiruvanmiyur leads to Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry.

The main post office is located east of Lattice Bridge (LB) Road, around 100 meters before it meets Old Mahabalipuram Road. The two main theatres in the area are the Jayanthi (currently demolished to make way for a housing project) and the Theyagaraja / Sathyam S2. The South Chennai RTO is also located here on ECR. Kamarajar Hall is the biggest Auditorium present here.

Thiruvanmiyur beach or RTO Beach is a popular attraction and the beach line is 1 km from East Coast Road. The Beach Walkers promenade is very popular with the local residents. The beach is a maintained clean with active support from the local community. The local community with the support of cotton house, has made an elderly walker's resting spot named after Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (the former president of India). This beach often offers a healthy playground for kids to play various sports such as football, volleyball, etc.

Schools: CBSE-Shraddha Children's Academy, Kottivakkam, State Board-Nellai Nadar Matriculation School, Sri Sankara Vidyashram matriculation higher secondary school.

Thiruvanmiyur is an important juncture in the city since it has easy public connectivity (bus and train) to other places. One of the leading shopping complex is COTTON HOUSE and HDFC Bank in Thiruvanmiyur is the Head branch of South Indian States (Located near to Adyar depot Signal). Leading food outlets like KFC, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Ibaco ice creams and Sri Krishna Sweets have set up their outlets here. There are organic shops like standard cold pressed oil, jayalakshmi nattu maranthu kadai and other shopping outlets includes Reliance Trends, Khadims, Arrow, Otto, Indian Terrain, Raymonds, Pantaloons, Levi's, Europa etc. Food Giant such as Zaitoon, Ponusamy Hotels, Aasife Briyani, Paradise Briyani are located here. The Pavement foods on the RTO beach road is very famous!

Located about 3 km south of Adyar, stretching approximately from Tidel Park / Kalakshetra road to SRP Tools / Srinivasapuram / New Beach Road.