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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Srinivasa Ramanujam

Do you love cinema? Visit the AVM Heritage Museum in Chennai

A snazzy, young Rajinikanth rode a Suzuki RV90 in the 1965 Tamil film Paayum Puli.

Much later, in 2007, Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran were featured atop a bright red vintage MG TB car in Sivaji.

Both vehicles find pride of place in the recently-opened AVM Heritage Museum, in Vadapalani, Chennai. Having witnessed some of the biggest cinema events and film shoots, the AVM studios — one of the oldest surviving studios in the country — now has a latest addition: a heritage museum.

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