Performance by Tamil’s popular Indie musicians and Chennai Fest Samples Street Food

‘Vandharai Vajeevikkum Chennai’, mentioning the hospitality of the city, was used in the third edition of most musicians performing in the third edition. HinduChennai made up of food and music ceremony. Although the cities found them difficult after moving from small towns and villages to Chennai, this subclass of Tamil cinema and culture has developed supernatural ability to help in talented rise in superstardam.

On 13 and 14 September, hosting these skilled artists from different parts of the country, including the choice of Thaqkudam Bridge, Antony Dasan and Pradeep Kumar, will capture the YMCA ground in Nadnam. Some of the most reputed street food, biryani and some of the homegron brands in the city will be accompanied by a food festival music festival. Some artists who are in rehearsals are getting ready to perform at the event, who talk about their fond Chennai memories and tell us where they step to eat.

Peacock to come

Singer Pradeep Kumar, who arrived at Chennai at the age of 17, lived in a crowd of Ranganathan Street in Bila, when he first came here when he came here. “Lodge is an indispensable Chennai experience for most virgin people coming here. The city looked so big. The space was big,” the singer who is performing on 13 September. After years of staying in the city, the perception has changed. “It has become smaller again. Everyone makes their own silos, not,” they say.

Recently, the artist who released his latest album ‘Osai Kokudo’ on Vinyl says that his performance is a ‘set list’ and unfortunately not ‘playlist’. What he has in time, Pradeep has promised to perform highlights from his cinema career and songs from his independent albums.

Originally a singer of Thiruchi says he reached Chennai when he started getting out only for food and sometimes enjoyed Burma Atho Bhog. Now, however, he only comes out to drink butter milk by peacock thiha with fixing like boondi and raw mango.

Oorka, Band | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

On the other hand, Elam Tamil rapper Arnesh Dinesh Kanagaratnam, known as Edak, says that the minute where he lands in Chennai, he gives an order in the Ambur Star Biryani. “Then I participate in my next work,” they say.

Adk now calls Chennai his second house and says that he spends half a year in the city. He is emotional about food and when he is in the city, Irode goes to eat in Amman Mess, but now some underground mythological shops have also started taking samples of Biranis (Mutton Biryani Biryani). He says, “We have a lot of Kothu parotta in Sri Lanka, but the way they make it in Chennai have mild moisture due to eggs. It is light. It is light. I can eat it,” they say.

When he performs on 13 September for the Food and Music Festival, he promises crowds with his discography like ‘Maguri’ and ‘Athichudi’, but says he will also test his independent rap and a Sri Lankan Bela song. “When someone can actually test the strength of a song,” they say.

Chinnaponu, folk artists behind the runway hit ‘Nakku Mukka’, will reach the stage on the festival on 14 September. Although she has climbed several packed performance platforms since she first started, her greatest memory of a show is the first edition of Chennai Sangam in 2007. “School, and a audience always gather on the concert venue.

The artist says that every performance is based on energy that he receives from the audience. This is why its set list is filled with songs that help the audience explode. She says, “I am singing folk and cinema music. I like it when the audience requests my folk songs. It seems that everyone wants to join their roots,” she says.

Although originally the artists of Tajavur and Shivganga, who now live in Chennai, say that she rarely eats out, but when she does, it is for a meal that reminds her of her home. “I like a good meal in the hotel Virudhunagar,” she says.

People gathered in a Hindu made from Chennai Food and Music Festival in Chennai, Chennai in the previous edition: Akhila Ezavaran

Unlike other artists here, Bharat Shankar, Frontman of Tamil band Orca, says he has been a resident of Chennai in his entire life. What he says in his home turf, his science laboratory and kitchen, Bharat says that musicians are given all space and time to use. When they perform on 14 September, hoping that singer Pradeep Kumar again, this time, playing the bass guitar. “Only a few days ago, an audience member read me saying that he saw us performing at an event. Hindu In 2018. We had a performance after lunch and were uncertain about the response but we got the messages. We have such audiences in Chennai and we are excited to perform on home turf again, ”he says.

Taste buds

For all these artists and everyone else, to participate in this program, Food Festival curator Shabnam Kamil has promised to be happy with the Chennai Street Food Scene. Now for three years, c. Kunhiraman General Stores (with Mango ice cream, milk and various other behaviors), G Gopol Dairy (with Ban Butter Jam), and KGN Arifa Biryani (with their biryani), which usually do not usually stall the festivals, will also appear for a third time. She says, “The vendors have been asking me for the festival dates for several months because they are sure the audience enjoys his food. It is the opportunity for the owners to see that they love people for their brands.”

Since 1953 at Chunhiraman General Store Royapuram, Mango has been selling ice creams in House. Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam B

Shabnam says that the homegron brands of Chennai, Coimbatore and Sattur will also be here like Batter, Sislo Cafe, Sattur Snacks and Kovi Anganam. “I wait for August every year. The Food Festival makes everyone worthy of hard work,” she says.

If you want to check out Hindu Food and Music Festival on 13 and 14 September, register at madeofchennai.TheHindu.com.

A Hindu made from Chennai is presented by Cassagrand and operated by SRM. In collaboration with Union Bank of India. Associate Partners: Tata Tea Chakra Sona, Tata Coffee, Hell Energy. Tourism Sponsor: Up Tourism. Hydration Partner: Parry Foods. The event is also organized in partnership with Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Greater Chennai Corporation, Greater Chennai Police, Greater Chennai Traffic Police and Namma Marina, Namma Pride. Radio Partners: Big FM, Fever FM and Radio on. Activewear Partner: Technosport. Walk Partners: Port Trust of India and Kamrajar Port Limited. Happiness Partner: On the streets of Chennai.

Published – 04 September, 2025 12:27 pm IST