Techofes is an annual intercollegiate culture festival at the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, India. The tradition began in 1948. It is a three-day event usually held in mid-February.

Techofes
Genreintercollegiate culture festival
Location(s)Chennai, India
Founded1948
Major eventsTechofes Awards,Pro-shows, Choreo-Nite, Live-in Concert, Mr & Ms Techofes
Filing statusStudent Run, Non Profit Organization
SponsorCollege of Engineering, Guindy
WebsiteTechofes

Past editions

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  • Techofes '06 took place starting 10 February 2006.[1]
  • Techofes '07 took place starting 14 February 2007. The special visitor was actor Vikram and the showpiece event was a concert by Vasundra Das.
  • Techofes '10 took place starting 14 February 2010. It included a special screening of Aayirathil Oruvan at the presence of its director Selvaraghavan. Pro-nite saw a performance by Karthik.[2]
  • Techofes '11 took place starting 16 February 2011.[3] It saw film making workshops with Gautham Vasudev Menon and Sameera Reddy.[4]
  • Techofes '12 took place starting 15 February 2012. It included performances of Dhanush, Anirudh and Ajeesh of the then upcoming movie 3 on opening night,[5] a sumo wrestling performance[6] and a live-in concert for composer Yuvan Shankar Raja.[7]
  • Techofes 2019 took place Starting from February 27 and ending at March 2.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Techofes `06 ... four days of non-stop fun on the cards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Pro Nite". techofes10.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Events at Techofes". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Techofes 11". techofes11.org. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Dhanush, Anirudh at it again". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  6. ^ "When titans clashed at 'Techofes'". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Techofes 2012 - Live-in-concert". techofes.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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