hai,
i think vadapalani is a best place to live in chennai.it is one of the main hub of chennai.more building apartments are available there to stay.a famous temples are located in vadapalani.now SRM university new campus was also available.more hospital facility available such as vasan eye care,pg nursing home etc.more schools are available,both matriculation and higher secondary for tamil and english medium.more film industries such as AVM,efx studio etc.more software industries are available such as hcl tcs etc.in my point of view vadapalani is best place to live in chennai.