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	*[[Shopping in Chennai]]		*[[Shopping in Chennai]]
	*[[VR Bengaluru]]		*[[VR Bengaluru]]

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{{short description|Shopping mall in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = VR Chennai
| image = [[File:VR Chennai Facade.jpg | frameless]]
| image_width = 180 px
| location = [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Jawaharlal Nehru Road]],
[[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0795762|80.1956368|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| opening_date = 18 June 2018<ref name='VR Chennai'/>
| closing_date =
| developer = Virtuous Retail
| manager = Virtuous Retail
| owner = Virtuous Retail
| architect =
| number_of_stores = 250+
| floor_area = {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}}<ref name='VR Chennai Details'/><ref name='VR Chennai'/>
| floors = 6
| website = {{URL|vrchennai.com}}
}}

'''VR Chennai''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: வி. ஆர். சென்னை) is a shopping mall located on [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Jawaharlal Nehru Road]] in [[Anna Nagar West]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="Hindu_MallWonder">{{cite news
| last = Gowri
| first = S.
| title = Mall wonder
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 25 June 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mall-wonder/article24249989.ece
| access-date = 22 July 2018}}</ref> This mall was opened to the public on 18 June 2018.<ref name='VR Chennai'>{{cite web|title=VR Chennai|url=https://www.indiaretailing.com/2017/09/20/shopping-centre/virtuous-retail-open-vr-chennai-2018/}}</ref> It is one of the largest malls in Chennai by area, occupying {{convert|1840000|sqft|m2}} built-up area with {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2}} of retail space.<ref name='VR Chennai Details'>{{cite web|title=VR Chennai Details|url=http://www.virtuousretail.com/pdfs/chennai-brochure.pdf}}</ref><ref name='VR Chennai'/>

==History==
VR Chennai was opened on 18 June 2018. The 10-screen [[PVR Cinemas]] multiplex was opened on 17 October 2018 at a cost of {{INR}} 400 million.<ref name="Hindu_PVROpensInVR">{{cite news
| last = Snageetha Kandavel & Sanjay Vijayakumar
| title = PVR Cinemas opens 10-screen multiplex in Chennai
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 18 October 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/pvr-opens-10-screen-multiplex-in-chennai/article25253372.ece
| access-date = 18 October 2018}}</ref>

==The design==
The façade of the mall sports a multi-coloured design based on the traditional ''gopuram'' (South-Indian temple tower) inspired by Madras checks. Maps of the [[Chera]], [[Chola]] and [[Pallava]] dynasties of [[South India]] and their distinct geographical spread are engraved on the walls at the entrance. The entrance also features a rectangular water path embellished with white lilies. The exterior walls of the façade sport symbolic carvings meant as cultural homage to the various dynasties from the [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba]] to the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]].<ref name="Hindu_MallWonder"/>

The central portion consists of motifs themed on the [[Dashavatara]], the ten avatars of [[Lord Vishnu]] in the form of murals and installations. A 400-kg bell has been installed at a height of 10 feet inside the entrance. Walls adorned with murals painted by artists from [[Cholamandal Artists' Village]] also feature inside the mall.<ref name="Hindu_MallWonder"/>

The 10-screen multiplex, [[PVR Cinemas|PVR ICON]], is finished in classic [[art deco]] and is spread over an area of 80,633 square feet. The design elements of the multiplex include lobby spaces with intricate marble flooring, mirrored ceilings, enamelled lighting, and antique gold accents.<ref name="IE_PVRUnveils">{{cite news
| title = PVR ICON unveils Chennai's first-ever 10 screen multiplex
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 18 October 2018
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/14/pvr-icon-unveils-chennais-first-ever-10-screen-multiplex-1885410.html
| access-date = 18 October 2018}}</ref>

==Shops and facilities==
The mall has 240 retail stores. Other features of the mall include The Hive, a 50,000 square feet co-working space; ‘Madras House’, a multiple dining facility; a 10-screen multiplex theater and an event space; an open-air amphitheater; a boutique hotel; and services residences.<ref name="Hindu_MallWonder"/><ref name="Hindu_PVROpensInVR"/>

==Community initiatives==
The mall plays host to live music on weekends at 6:00 pm. It also hosts a farmer's market every Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm.<ref name="Hindu_MallWonder"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Shopping in Chennai]]
*[[VR Bengaluru]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://vrchennai.com/ Official website]

{{Shopping malls in India}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Shopping malls in Chennai]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

VR Chennai - Revision history

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