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Chennai

city and state capital of Tamil Nadu, India

India · 13.0825, 80.2750

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Chennai is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Chennai, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

2 productions were filmed at 18 places inside Chennai rather than at Chennai itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The lack of international travel facilities made it impossible for the team to shoot in Russia, so they created huge sets resembling the country in Chennai.”
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Movies filmed in Chennai

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Chennai as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011
  • Enthiran 2010
  • Ghajini 2008
  • Magadheera 2009
    “Art director Ravinder went to Chennai and gave details of their requirements to a prominent chariot-making specialist.” Wikipedia
  • 2.0 2018
    “Akshay began shooting for the film in Chennai at the beginning of March 2016 and took part in a schedule held at the EVP Film City studio in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Baraka 1992
  • Guru 2007
  • Jawan 2023
    “In August, the next schedule started in Chennai, where Deepika Padukone shot her cameo part.” Wikipedia
  • Hey Ram 2000
  • Yuva 2004
    “The film was shot at different locations, including Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal, Theni, Pollachi and other areas of West Bengal.” Wikipedia
  • Sivaji 2007
  • 24 2016
    “By the end of the same month, the last schedule of filming was done at Adithyaram Studios in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Chandramukhi 2005
    “The production unit flew to Istanbul from Chennai via Dubai on 25 February 2005.” Wikipedia
  • Kabali 2016
    “Originally planned for a longer schedule for 50 days in Malaysia, the makers planned to reduce the number of days of shoot in the country, and planned to shoot for 20 days at the specially erected construction sets at the EVP Film City and Adityaram Studios in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • 1: Nenokkadine 2014
  • I 2015
    “Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai, Bangkok, Jodhpur, Kodaikanal, Pollachi, Bangalore and Mysore.” Wikipedia
  • Master 2021
    “However, the makers planned to shoot few scenes in Chennai, before the schedule.” Wikipedia
  • Vikram 2022
    “On 24 January 2022, the team filmed sequences at the Vettri Theatres in Chromepet, Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Mayabazar 1957
    “The song "Lahiri Lahiri" was shot at Adyar River, Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Nayagan 1987
    “Using photographs taken there, the art director Thota Tharani created a set at Venus Studios in Madras.” Wikipedia
  • 2 States 2014
  • Jailer 2023
    “Filming ultimately began on 22 August in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Leo 2023
    “A muhurat puja was held on 5 December 2022 at AVM Studios in Chennai with the film's cast and crew.” Wikipedia
  • Jeans 1998
    “The actual present scenes of the story are filmed in United States and few Tamil Nadu cities especially in Chennai, Karaikudi and Madurai.” Wikipedia
  • Kandukondain Kandukondain 2000
    “Meanwhile, the song "Kannamoochi Yenada" was filmed with the leading cast at Kushaldas Gardens in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Pokiri 2006
    “Chennai-based stylist Chaitanya Rao designed the costume styling for Babu and Ileana.” Wikipedia
  • Mersal 2017
    “After FEFSI withdrew the strike on 13 September, work on the film's production been resumed, with few scenes being shot at the Kathipara Junction in Chennai, leading to traffic congestion as the shoot went till 8:00 A.M. despite the officials gave permission to shoot till 6:00 A.M. The climax of the film was shot in Jeeyapuram.” Wikipedia
  • Jai Bhim 2021
  • Sandokan 1976–
    “Then the tigers of course and the elephants and the "mahuts", or elephant drivers and certain scenes in which many "sipahi" were needed, that is, the Indian mercenary soldiers of the East India Company, we found all this in Madras (Chennai), the capital of Tamil Nadu, in southern India".” Wikipedia
  • Anniyan 2005
    “The film was officially launched with a traditional puja and muhurat shot on 5 March 2004 at AVM Studios, Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Ghajini 2005
    “The film was primarily shot at Chennai, while two song sequences were filmed in Switzerland.” Wikipedia
  • Singam 2010
    “The film was shot in locations including Valasaravakkam in Chennai and parts of Andhra Pradesh, while the song "En Idhayam" was shot at Qantab Beach in Muscat and Nizwa.” Wikipedia
  • Puli 2015
    “The team began filming on 10 November 2014 at the Aditya Ram Studios on the East Coast Road, Chennai, where a song featuring Vijay and Hansika Motwani was shot in a set replicating a castle put up by art director, T. Muthuraj.” Wikipedia
  • Soorarai Pottru 2020
    “The crew later returned to Chennai, where they erected a building at a location near Chennai International Airport to hide the runway from view.” Wikipedia
  • The Greatest of All Time
    “Filming locations included Chennai, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Thiruvananthapuram, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Russia and United States.” Wikipedia
  • Manichitrathazhu 1993
    “The haunted Thekkini room was created inside the Vasan House in Chennai, the house of late S. S. Vasan, the founder of Gemini Studios.” Wikipedia
  • Kannathil Muthamittal 2002
    “The shoot began in Chennai with a ten-day schedule in the Besant Nagar area.” Wikipedia
  • Kyon Ki 2005
    “Some portions were filmed in Romania, Ooty and Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • 7aum Arivu 2011
    “Filming was held predominantly in Chennai, Coimbatore with sporadic schedules in parts of China, Bangkok and Hong Kong.” Wikipedia
  • Bairavaa 2017
    “A schedule was shot at Binny Mills in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Raajakumara 2017
    “The first schedule took place in Australia in various parts like Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne after which the crew did the rest of the shoot in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mysuru, Goa, Varanasi and later in Malaysia.” Wikipedia
  • Beast 2022
    “A test shoot for Thalapathy 65 was held on 10 February 2021 at the office of Sun TV Network in Chennai.” Wikipedia
  • Maharaja 2024
  • Thevar Magan 1992
    “Thevar Magan was mostly filmed at Pollachi in 75 days, and for few days at Madras and Ooty.” Wikipedia
  • Anbe Sivam 2003
  • Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa 2010
  • Jilla 2014
    “For the next schedule the film crew shifted to a Chennai-based studio where large sets resembling the city of Madurai were built up for the film.” Wikipedia
  • Kaala 2018
  • Mahanati 2018
    “Filming also took place in Palakollu of West Godavari district to picturise Savitri's childhood, in addition to Bangalore, Chennai, Mysore, and Delhi.” Wikipedia
  • Kaithi 2019
    “The first schedule of the film began in Chennai during mid-December and was completed in less than 15 days.” Wikipedia
  • Thalaivi 2020
    “A huge set for a song sequence was erected at a studio in Chennai, and began filming on 1 February 2020, featuring Ranaut in a Bharatanatyam attire.” Wikipedia
  • Indian 2 2024
    “A week-long shoot was held at a memorial home near Government General Hospital in Chennai, before the team also shot scenes at a nearby film studio.” Wikipedia
  • Retro
    “The team erected a jail set in BSNL office in Chennai in mid-September for the Chennai schedule, which included a song ("Kannadi Poove") being intended to be shot.” Wikipedia
  • Keechaka Vadham 1918
  • Tarzan Goes to India 1962
  • Swati Mutyam 1986
    “The film was shot for nearly 70 days near the shores of Rajahmundry, Torredu, Tadikonda, Pattiseema, Chennai, and Mysore.” Wikipedia
  • Kadhalan 1994
    “The song "Urvasi Urvasi" was shot near the SPIC building in Guindy, Anna Salai and other landmarks across Madras.” Wikipedia
  • Rachcha 2012
  • Bigil 2019
  • Varisu 2023
    “The inaugural puja ceremony for the film's shooting was held on 6 April 2022 in Chennai, and was followed by filming of the first schedule.” Wikipedia

And 201 more, per Wikipedia:

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Chennai

2 productions shot at 18 places inside Chennai, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Chennai itself.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Chennai?

265 productions are recorded as filmed in Chennai, 2 of them at places inside it, including Cobra (2022), Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira (2025) and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). 261 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Chennai?

Cobra (2022), covered by 7 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Chennai?

Chennai is in India. Its coordinates are 13.0825, 80.2750.

What other filming locations are near Chennai?

Victoria Public Hall (under 1 km), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai (under 1 km), St. Andrew's Church, Chennai (1 km west), Rajaji Hall (1 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0.