Where was Ayan filmed?
2009 Tamil film directed by K. V. Anand
Ayan (2009) was filmed in Cape Town, Kuala Lumpur, Chennai, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Deadvlei and dune 7, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in South Africa, India, Malaysia, Namibia. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Zimbabwe. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Cape Town
🇿🇦 South Africa
city in the Western Cape, South Africa
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chennai
🇮🇳 India
city and state capital of Tamil Nadu, India
“The film was launched in Chennai, while filming also took place in various locations out of India, including Namibia, Malaysia, Zanzibar and South Africa.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kuala Lumpur
🇲🇾 Malaysia
federal territory and capital city of Malaysia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Deadvlei
🇳🇦 Namibia
Claypan in Namibia
“Nenje Nenje’ song was shot on the sand dunes of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Dune 7 and Deadvlei in Namibia, in freezing temperature.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Namib-Naukluft National Park
🇳🇦 Namibia
national park in Namibia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
dune 7
🇳🇦 Namibia
highest dune in Namibia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Zimbabwe, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Ayan have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Doctor Who (1963–), Black Mirror (2011–), Invictus (2009), Homeland (2011–2020) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.