Callidai Motor Works

Our workshop is situated right on Foundry Salai in Thoraipakkam. If you know the Old Mahapalipuram Road area, you know how much it has changed recently. We are tucked away near Mettukuppam and it’s usually quite a busy stretch. Most of our time is spent working on motors and getting our hands greasy. It is not a clean job but someone has to do it. The fans are always running but the Chennai humidity still gets to you by noon. We have a lot of tools lying around and parts that we’ve collected over the years. Some days we are busy with repairs and other days we are putting together new units. The sound of metal hitting metal is pretty much the soundtrack to our lives here at number 3/298. Sometimes the traffic on O.M.R. makes it hard for deliveries to reach us on time but we manage. We aren't big on formalities here. If you walk in, you’ll likely find us in the middle of a project with a wrench in hand. We try to keep things simple and just focus on the task right in front of us. It is a local operation and we like it that way. Most of the people who work here live nearby so we feel like part of the neighborhood. The work keeps us busy from morning until late in the evening and that is fine by us. We just focus on the motors and making sure they spin right.