| Sholavaram | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Other Name: | Cholavaram |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 13.2353°N 80.1636°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tiruvallur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600 067 |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tiruvallur |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madavaram |
Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24km (15miles) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was a defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as a motor racing track. It was an air strip used during World War II; After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-50s, it selected Sholavaram[1] to conduct its racing events. Since then racing events took place every year[2] and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.
The Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.