Tamil Nadu man loves Coca-Cola so much, he dedicated a museum to it: 'People call me...'

There are passionate people, and then there are people who use their passion to create something unforgettable. A Tamil Nadu man, who has been fond of Coca-Cola for years, built an entire museum dedicated to the brand, transforming a personal obsession into a one-of-a-kind public attraction.

Speaking to a digital creator recently, Mahadevan, fondly known across his hometown of Karaikudi as Bommai Kadalan (meaning “toy lover”), revealed that his love for the fizzy drink blossomed a few years ago when he was in Tirupur.

"Once, during a walk in Tirupur, I was tired, hungry, and had a headache. I didn't know what to do. I went to a small shop, bought a Coke, and drank it. It instantly energised me. That's when I started this Coca-Cola collection," Mahadevan said in the video.

That single moment would eventually snowball into a hobby, then a collection, and now a full-fledged vintage museum. Explaining his feelings towards his museum, he said that he feels the same level of satisfaction viewing his collection as pilgrims would get upon entering a temple.

Inside the museum, everything screams Coca-Cola. From a car to a radio, from chairs to fans, from water bottles to rare artworks, every object carries the red-and-white branding. And then there’s the bottle archive, where hundreds of Coke bottles in every shape, size, and global variant, meticulously preserved like artifacts.