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Ooty

town and municipality in the state of Tamil Nadu, Southern India

🇮🇳 India · 11.4086, 76.6939

Ooty is recorded as a filming location for 77 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Ooty, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.

2 places inside Ooty have a page of their own — listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Ooty as well.

“The college scenes were filmed at the University of Mauritius in Moka, while the summer camp sequences, set in Shimla, were filmed at Wenlock Downs in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.”

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Ooty

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998
Dil Se.. 1998
“The song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" was shot between Malaika Arora and Shah Rukh Khan on top of the Nilgiri Express, en route Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri, the train is particularly painted in brown for the song sequence.” Wikipedia
Barfi! 2012
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! 1994
Roja 1992
“Shooting locations included Coonoor, Ooty, and Manali, Himachal Pradesh.” Wikipedia
Raja Hindustani 1996
Aashiqui 1990
Andaz Apna Apna 1994
Ishq 1997
Saajan 1991
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani 2009
Raavanan 2010
Sadak 2 2020
“The first schedule of the film was completed in the third week of May in Mumbai and the second schedule began in Ooty in mid-July 2019.” Wikipedia
Beta 1992
Kannathil Muthamittal 2002
Raju Chacha 2000
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin 1991
Hum 1991
“Hum was shot in various locations including Mumbai, Ooty, and Mauritius.” Wikipedia
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai 1998
Moondram Pirai 1982
“Moondram Pirai was predominantly shot in Ooty and Ketti, a small town situated close to the former.” Wikipedia
Nanban 2012
“The first schedule of filming was held in Ooty, where scenes involving Ileana, Srikanth and Jiiva were shot.” Wikipedia
Karz 1980
Sadma 1983
Geetanjali 1989
“Most of the scenes were shot in the misty valleys of Ooty, chosen by Ratnam for its soft, poetic atmosphere to capture a dreamy, romantic feel.” Wikipedia
Thalapathi 1991
Jigar 1992
Minnale 2001
Creature 3D 2014
Saagara Sangamam 1983
Janbaaz 1986
Jallaad 1995
Diya Aur Toofan 1995
Kadhal Kottai 1996
Sultaan 2000
Kanden Kadhalai 2009
“The film was shot in locations including Chengalpattu, Coonoor, Ooty, Pollachi and Theni.” Wikipedia
The Archies 2023
“Following an extensive pre-production and casting process, The Archies was shot from April to December 2022 in two concurrent schedules across Ooty, Mauritius, and Mumbai.” Wikipedia
Anbe Vaa 1966
“Although the story is set in Shimla, most of the film was shot in Ooty.” Wikipedia
Aadmi 1993
Dalaal 1993
Naaraaz 1994
Yaar Gaddar 1994
Krantikari 1995
Gunehgar 1995
The Don 1995
Jung 1996
Loha 1997
“The outdoor locations of the movie were shot at Chennai (including AVM Studio and Vijaya Vauhini Studios), Ooty, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.” Wikipedia
Gunda 1998
Hatyara 1998
Yamraaj 1998
Jodi 1999
Aaag Hi Aag 1999
Phool Aur Aag 1999
Julie Ganapathi 2003
Aaru 2005
Aathi 2006
Just Married 2007
Kandahar 2010
Deiva Thirumagal 2011
“The film was predominantly across the hill country settings in Ooty throughout late 2010, with a chocolate factory being constructed as a set by art director Santhanam.” Wikipedia
Mr. Perfect 2011
Ramayya Vasthavayya 2013

The 60 most widely covered are above. The other 17 filmed in Ooty:

Samar 2013
Cheetah 1994
Kranti Kshetra 1994
Paramaatma 1994
Ab Insaf Hoga 1995
Ahankaar 1995
Ravan Raaj: A True Story 1995
Angaara 1996
Apne Dam Par 1996
Shapath 1997
Sher-E-Hindustan 1998
Ustadon Ke Ustad 1998
Heeralal Pannalal 1999
Thenali 2000
Raja 2002
Sachein 2005
Abhiyum Naanum 2008

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Ooty 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.

Chennai Express 2013
A Passage to India 1984
“Other scenes were filmed in Ramanagaram (Karnataka) and Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu) and in Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir).” Wikipedia
Deewana 1992

Filming locations inside Ooty

2 places inside Ooty, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Ooty too.

Named here by Ooty’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Ooty, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

A Passage to India 1984

“The town was used as a setting in David Lean's 1984 movie, A Passage to India, which was based on E. M. Forster's novel of the same name.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Ooty?

80 productions are recorded as filmed in Ooty, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Dil Se.. (1998) and Barfi! (2012). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Ooty?

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), covered by 50 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Ooty?

Ooty is in India, at 11.4086, 76.6939.

What other filming locations are near Ooty?

Coonoor, Kotagiri, Government Botanical Garden, Ooty Lake 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 Hemant meena, CC BY-SA 3.0.