9 Shooting Locations Malayalam Cinema Loves To Shoot At

27 Feb 16 @ 10:07 AM

When we see our favourite Malayalam movies, it is not just our stars who makes the film familiar to us. It is the immediate identification to the place and its culture portrayed through the movie which makes us feel hooked into what’s going on screen. Be it Shaji Kailas who constantly goes to Varikkaserry Mana or Priyadarshan who keeps scaling the Ooty hills to Fernhill Palace our film makers never get tired of some locations. Here are nine of those popular shooting spots which our film makers can’t stop going back to.

Varikkassery Mana

‘Varikkassery Mana’ is one of the most popular shooting locations of Malayalam cinema. Some of the classics of the industry has been filmed here, including ‘Devasuram’, ‘Aaram Thampuran’, ‘Drona’, ‘Rappakal’ etc. The place has become so popular that there is even a joke that whenever Shaji Kailas wants to shoot a film, he will book Varikkassery first.

Sources: newindianexpress
Padmanabhapuram Palace

Originally built by kings of Venad and later rebuilt to the present structure by Marthanda Varma in the 18th century, the palace is situated in present day Kanyakumari (part of erstwhile kingdom of ‘Travancore’). The palace has been the main location for films like ‘Manichithrathazhu’, ‘His Highness Abdulla’, etc.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Hill Palace, Tripunithura

Remember the creepy stairways and perplexing corridors from ‘Manichithrathazhu’? Hill Palace is the place where most of the film was shot. Actually, the haunted house in the movie was not a single house but actually it is visuals of Padmanabhapuram Palace and Hill Palace, Trippunithara to make it feel as if it is a single house. Another notable film to be shot in Hill Palace was ‘Finger Print’, directed by Satish Paul.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Vagamon, Kottayam

This extremely panoramic place has witnessed the shooting of many popular films. Located at the Kottayam-Idukki border, Vagamon would be one of the reasons behind the enthralling beauty behind the visuals of Amal Neerad’s ‘Iyobinte Pusthakam’.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Bolgatty Palace

Built by the Dutch in the 18th century, this sprawling bungalow was the primary location for super hit films like ‘Nirakkoottu’, ‘Vellinakshathram’ and ‘Yes Boss’. The building is located in the Bolgatty Island near Cochin, Ernakulam.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Thalassery, Kannur

The place has turned lucky charm for actor Nivin Pauly as well as actor-director Vineeth Sreenivasan. Films like ‘Thattathin Marayathu’, ‘Oru Vadakkan Selfie’ and ‘Malarvadi Arts Club’, which were instrumental in cementing the positions of both these stars has been shot in this laid-back, calm town in Kannur district, Kerala.

Sources: en.wikipedia
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Athirappilly Falls

From the iconic climax scene from Kamal Haasan’s ‘Punnagai Mannan’ to SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘Baahubali’, the list of movies shot near this beautiful waterfall is huge. Some of the very popular Malayalam films shot here are – ‘Four The People’, ‘Vellithira’ etc.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Olappamannamana Mana

This is one place you can’t forget if you have watched Malayalam super hits like ‘Aaram Thampuran’, and ‘Narasimham’. The most recent film to be filmed here was Prithviraj’s ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’. Apart from the film connection, this beautiful heritage building also happens to be the birth place of legendary Malayalam poet, Olappamanna Namboothirippadu.

Sources: olappamannamana
The Fernhills Palace, Ooty

Located in the scenic locale of Ooty, this 19th century British mansion has been a hot favourite of Malayalam as well as Tamil filmmakers for years. Movies which were shot here includes Mohanlal’s ‘Thalavattam’, ‘Minnaram’, ‘Ulladakkam’ etc. The palace is currently a hotel.

Sources: en.wikipedia