The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has approved a six-storey commercial complex with three theatres on 33,949 square feet of land in Porur reportedly owned by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, according to a report by Dinamalar. The project is planned on Arcot Road and will include shops, a restaurant, an entertainment centre and cinemas.
The approved development will have three basement levels and six floors. Shops are planned across the first three floors, while the fourth floor will house a restaurant and entertainment centre. The fifth and sixth floors are proposed to contain three theatres.
The approval follows an application submitted on July 19, 2025, by Venkataraman, who had been appointed as Vijay’s power of attorney. The application sought permission to construct a multi-storey commercial complex on the property along Arcot Road in Porur.
According to the report, the CMDA sought clarifications from Venkataraman in August and September 2025. Progress on the application was delayed while no-objection certificates from various departments were being obtained. The process moved forward after the required certificates from other departments were received.
As part of the process, 1,691 square feet of land was recently handed over to the Greater Chennai Corporation for road widening. The CMDA subsequently accepted the application submitted on Vijay’s behalf and issued a planning permission letter to Venkataraman.
The project reflects a continuing shift in Chennai’s property market, where older entertainment and event-use sites are being replaced by larger commercial developments. Dinamalar reported that several old theatres in the city had earlier been demolished to make way for marriage halls, while some marriage halls are now being replaced by multi-storey commercial complexes.
The approved plan combines retail, food, entertainment and cinema uses within one development. Its location on Arcot Road places the project within a busy urban corridor where construction permissions, road widening and departmental clearances are closely linked to how new commercial activity is accommodated.
The CMDA’s approval covers the proposed building configuration and uses described in the application. The report does not provide details on the construction schedule, expected opening date, parking capacity, projected footfall or the project’s traffic-management arrangements. No further implementation timeline was specified in the information available.
