Towns & cities

Pondicherry

city in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India

India · 11.9300, 79.8300

Pondicherry is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 9 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.

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

“Other locations were Puducherry, Mumbai, Hyderabad and in Russia.”

7 Khoon Maaf (2011) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pondicherry 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.

Life of Pi 2012
7 Khoon Maaf 2011
Vikram 2022
“The second schedule of the film began in Chennai on 19 September and later moved to Pondicherry.” Wikipedia
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within 2012
“The film's second phase continued with the entire cast in Pondicherry and was completed by the end of August.” Wikipedia
The Greatest of All Time
“Filming locations included Chennai, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Thiruvananthapuram, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Russia and United States.” Wikipedia
Kanguva
“The next and third schedule was reported to commence again in Chennai and also in Pondicherry post-Diwali, while the subsequent schedule was set to be held in Sri Lanka for 60 days.” Wikipedia
Thug Life
Nanban 2012
“Filming locations included Ooty, Dehradun, Pondicherry, Chennai, London and Buckingham.” Wikipedia
Mounam Pesiyadhe 2002
“The major part of the film is shot in Pondicherry.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Pondicherry

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

Named here by Pondicherry’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Pondicherry, 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.

Life of Pi 2012

“A portion of the subsequent film adaptation was filmed there.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Pondicherry?

9 productions are recorded as filmed in Pondicherry, including Life of Pi (2012), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and Vikram (2022). 9 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Pondicherry?

Life of Pi (2012), covered by 73 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Pondicherry?

Pondicherry is in India. Its coordinates are 11.9300, 79.8300.

What other filming locations are near Pondicherry?

Promenade Beach (under 1 km), Muthialpet (3 km north), Pondicherry Airport (4 km north-west), Puducherry Technological University (10 km north) 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 Karthik Easvur, CC BY-SA 3.0.