The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) will organise a bouquet of events to celebrate Madras Day. The MTC which is an integral part of the city’s life as it moves thousands of commuters daily would conduct four types of contests including short film, photography, poetry and drawing competition ,for the Madras Day celebration.
A senior official of the MTC said the short film contest, which is open for all age groups and carrying a total prize money of Rs. 45,000 with the first prize winner to get Rs. 20,000 aims to capture Chennai’s heart and soul through the travel in MTC. The short film contest titled ‘Oru Perundhin Kadhai’ expects contestants to film in MP4 or MOV format having a resolution of 1080p having a minimum duration of one minute and maximum of three minutes with recording to be done in Tamil or English. The short film should be submitted through the Google drive along with email and contact number. The winning short film would also be featured on the MTC Chennai’s official social media platforms. The last date for submission is August 15.
Similarly the MTC is organising a drawing competition for school students comprising three categories from classes 1 to 12 and carries a total prize money of Rs. 6,000.
The photography contest titled ‘En Payanam, En Kadhai’ aims to capture the unseen, emotional or overlooked journeys that would define Chennai through MTC and its commuters.
A poetry contest to celebrate the MTC and Chennai through the power of words could be in Tamil or English with topics related to Namma Chennai bus.
Published – August 08, 2025 12:55 am IST
