Chennai 600028
Friendship, love, and rivalry spice up the game of street cricket in the suburb of Chennai whose zip code give this movie its name.
Directed by Venkat Prabhu · Comedy · 2007
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Director
Venkat Prabhu
Writer
Venkat Prabhu
Studio
Capital Film Works
Release
2007
Genres
Comedy
Full Plot
The film is based on street cricket played in India, focussing on various themes as friendship, love and rivalry in a suburban area. The film's title is derived from the pincode for Mandaveli, a suburb of Chennai, where the story takes place.
Cast & Characters
Lead
Jai
Supporting
Nithin Sathya
Sreenivasan 'Cheenu'
Premji
Shanmugham 'Shanu'
Prassanna
Uday
Arun
Arivazhagan 'Arivu'
Karthik Preath
Selvi
Vijayalakshmi Feroz
Did You Know?
Made on an estimated budget of $470,000, Chennai 600028 has grossed $3.8M worldwide — about 8.1x its budget.
Source: TMDb API · verified 2026-08-02
Chennai 600028 is part of TMDb's "Chennai 600028 Collection."
Source: TMDb API · verified 2026-08-02
Venkat Prabhu has directed 11 films in our catalog, including Mankatha, The Greatest of All Time.
Source: theIReview.com catalog · verified 2026-08-02
Did You Know that this film marked director Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-07
The original title was changed from Enga Area Ulla Varaadha due to lyricist Vaali's criticism of the negative-sounding title.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-07
The film's title was inspired by the American TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, and included a postal code for universality.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-07
A pivotal scene at Broken Bridge in Chennai served as the setting for Jai meeting Shiva.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-07
Critical Assessment
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Chennai 600028 was directed by Venkat Prabhu.
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