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Chennai

city and state capital of Tamil Nadu, India

🇮🇳 India · 13.0825, 80.2750

Chennai is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Chennai, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 34 more.

5 productions were filmed at 15 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.”

Cobra (2022) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Chennai

Cobra 2022

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
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
“Scenes were primarily shot in India, particularly in Chennai's Madras Boat Club and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.” Wikipedia
Guru 2007
Sivaji 2007
Chandramukhi 2005
“The production unit flew to Istanbul from Chennai via Dubai on 25 February 2005.” Wikipedia
1: Nenokkadine 2014
I 2015
“Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai, Bangkok, Jodhpur, Kodaikanal, Pollachi, Bangalore and Mysore.” Wikipedia
2 States 2014
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
Anniyan 2005
“The film was officially launched with a traditional puja and muhurat shot on 5 March 2004 at AVM Studios, Chennai.” Wikipedia
Rockstar 2011
“Ranbir had to transform himself into a rockstar: he practised guitar at A. R. Rahman's studio in Chennai for many days, read Kurt Cobain's biography and familiarised himself with Jats.” Wikipedia
83 2020
“On 25 January 2020, the cast and crew members along with the former 1983 Indian cricket team attended a special event held at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai to launch the first look from the film, with Kamal Haasan as the chief guest.” Wikipedia
7aum Arivu 2011
“Filming was held predominantly in Chennai, Coimbatore with sporadic schedules in parts of China, Bangkok and Hong Kong.” Wikipedia
Maharaja 2024
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa 2010
Rachcha 2012
Moondram Pirai 1982
Ghilli 2004
Nanban 2012
“Filming locations included Ooty, Dehradun, Pondicherry, Chennai, London and Buckingham.” Wikipedia
Kadal 2013
“On 31 October 2012, the crew shot the climax of the film in coastal suburbs of Chennai under the weather contrived by Cyclone Nilam.” Wikipedia
Thalapathi 1991
“The slum scenes were filmed in Madras on a set that was erected by Thota Tharani.” Wikipedia
Dhaam Dhoom 2008
Kanthaswamy 2009
Ayan 2009
“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
Ameerin Aadhi Baghavan 2013
“After the lead actress had been finalized, the film crew returned to Thailand in September that year for the subsequent schedule that took place at the beach resort Pattaya which was decorated as hero's office by art director Jacki, following which couple of scenes were canned in Mumbai and Chennai.” Wikipedia
Vaaranam Aayiram 2008
Singam II 2013
“The film was shot mainly in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Tuticorin, Chennai, Tirunelveli and Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu.” Wikipedia
Loha 1997
“The outdoor locations of the movie were shot at Chennai (including AVM Studio and Vijaya Vauhini Studios), Ooty, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.” Wikipedia
Sandakozhi 2005
“The songs were shot at locations in Australia, New Zealand and Chennai.” Wikipedia
Deiva Thirumagal 2011
“Scenes were also shot within Chennai, with the Chennai High Courtroom being reproduced for a scene in the film.” Wikipedia
Mouna Ragam 1986
“Mouna Ragam was the first film produced by Venkateswaran's Sujatha Films, and was shot primarily in Madras, with additional filming taking place in Delhi and Agra.” Wikipedia
Thenali 2000
“The film was launched at the Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai on 22 March 2000 with Y. G. Mahendran as compere and with Rajinikanth as chief guest.” Wikipedia

Movies filmed elsewhere in Chennai

5 productions shot at 15 places inside Chennai, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Chennai itself.

Enthiran Perungudi per Wikipedia 2010
Kannathil Muthamittal Besant Nagar per Wikipedia 2002
Keechaka Vadham Pachaiyappa's College per Wikipedia 1918
Gemini Taj Connemara per Wikipedia 2002
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru Saidapet per Wikipedia 2013

3 more places are inside Chennai — see them on the map.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Chennai?

40 productions are recorded as filmed in Chennai, 5 of them at places inside it, including Cobra (2022), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) and Ghajini (2008). 34 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, at 13.0825, 80.2750.

What other filming locations are near Chennai?

Ennore Port, Perungudi, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai Port and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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.