Techofes is an annual intercollegiate culture festival at the

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, India. The tradition began in 1948. It is a three-day event usually held in mid-February.

Past editions

*Techofes '06 took place starting 10 February 2006. *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

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. Pro-nite saw a performance by Karthik. *Techofes '11 took place starting 16 February 2011. It saw film making workshops with

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and

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. *Techofes '12 took place starting 15 February 2012. It included performances of Dhanush, Anirudh and

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of the then upcoming movie '' 3'' on opening night, a

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performance and a live-in concert for composer

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. *Techofes 2019 took place Starting from February 27 and ending at March 2.

References

External links

Techofes official website
{{Chennai Topics Culfests

Past editions

See also

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