Towns & cities
Madurai
city of Tamil Nadu in southern India
India · 9.9197, 78.1194
Madurai is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 36 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
5 productions were filmed at 3 places inside Madurai rather than at Madurai itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Madurai as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Guru 2007
- Jeans 1998
- Soorarai Pottru 2020
- Atrangi Re 2021
- Aadukalam 2011
- Jilla 2014
- Ghilli 2004
- Paruthiveeran 2007
- Jigarthanda 2014
- Jagame Thandhiram 2020
- Jigarthanda DoubleX 2023
- Red 2002
- Kaadhal 2004
- Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan 2017
- Ko 2011
- Paayum Puli 2015
- Rajini Murugan 2016
- Mayanadhi 2017
- Kanne Kalaimaane 2018
- Pandiya Naadu 2013
- Pattathu Yaanai 2013
- Thillana Mohanambal 1968
- Kallazhagar 1999
- Kee Mu 2008
- Thenavattu 2008
- Oru Kal Oru Kannadi 2012
- Vettai 2012
- Vizha 2013
- Thagaraaru 2013
- Sethupathi 2016
- DC 2026
- Thoonga Nagaram 2011
- Aravaan 2012
- Nalanum Nandhiniyum 2014
- Pannaiyarum Padminiyum 2014
- Kaala Koothu 2017
Movies filmed elsewhere in Madurai
5 productions shot at 3 places inside Madurai, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Madurai itself.
- Bombay Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal per Wikipedia 1995
- Madras to Pondicherry Meenakshi Temple per Wikipedia 1966
- Bheema Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal per Wikipedia 2008
- Kullanari Koottam Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal per Wikipedia 2011
- Kozhipannai Chelladurai Andipatti per Wikipedia 2024
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Meenakshi Temple
India·under 1 km
historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Castles & palaces
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
India·under 1 km
17th-century palace in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Towns & cities
Thiruparankundram
India·7 km south-west
Village in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Towns & cities
Virudhunagar
India·39 km south-west
Village in Virudhanagar District, Tamil Nadu, India
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Madurai?
41 productions are recorded as filmed in Madurai, 5 of them at places inside it, including Guru (2007), Jeans (1998) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). 36 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Madurai?
Guru (2007), covered by 23 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Madurai?
Madurai is in India. Its coordinates are 9.9197, 78.1194.
What other filming locations are near Madurai?
Meenakshi Temple (under 1 km), Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal (under 1 km), Thiruparankundram (7 km south-west) and Virudhunagar (39 km south-west), 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 Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.