“It’s all about ₹7,40,000 and some change…” says Praveen Venkatraman, speaking about his film Podanur Thabaal Nilayam, a suspense thriller that drops on Aha Tamil OTT on May 27. The film, a throwback to the 1990s, also turns the spotlight on Podanur Post Office, the oldest and the first post office in Coimbatore, that has been functioning since 1886.
Located next to the Podanur railway station, it catered to the requirements of British officials, railway staff and Anglo-Indians settled in Podanur. While some of the old documents, and vintage equipment like stamping devices, and a telegraph device with a golden handle have been shifted to museums across the country, the post office is still functioning from the same place catering to hundreds of people every day, offering a range of services.
