Madras is the former name of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in India.

Madras may also refer to:

Food

  • Madras (beverage), an alcoholic beverage
  • Madras bean, a legume native to South Asia
  • Madras curry, a curry sauce in Anglo-Indian cuisine

Places

  • Madras Presidency, a former province of British India
  • Madras State, a state of India until 1968
  • Madras, Georgia, a community in the United States
  • Madras, Oregon, a city in the United States
  • Kampung Madras, a neighborhood in Medan, Indonesia

Other

  • Madras (cloth), a type of cotton fabric originating in the state of Tamil Nadu in India
  • Madras (costume), the national dress of Saint Lucia, Dominica and the French West Indies
  • Madras (film), a 2014 Tamil film
  • Madras (soundtrack), to the 2014 film
  • Madraskaaran, 2025 Tamil film
  • Madras Bashai, a dialect of Tamil spoken in Madras
  • Madras College, a secondary school in St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Madras Regiment, a regiment of the Indian Army
  • Madras system, an education method
  • HMIS Madras (J237), a WWII ship of the Royal Indian Navy
  • 45575 Madras, a British LMS Jubilee Class locomotive

See also

  • Madra (disambiguation)
  • Madrasa (disambiguation)
  • Madrasi (disambiguation)