چـِنـّاي ( Chennai ؛ / ˈ tʃ ɛ n aɪ / ؛ تاميل: [ˈtɕenːaɪ] ؛ وكانت تُعرَف في السابق بإسم مدراس Madras، the official name until 1996) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the largest cultural, economic and educational centres of south India.