Athirappilly Falls

When in Kerala, you can't leave before going to the Athirappilly Falls.

Here are some of the pictures....






(The scenic beauty of Athirappilly falls has always been attractive to filmmakers. It has been used as a location for several Malayalam films.
Some of the major films with scenes around the falls are:
  • A major portion of the 1986 Tamil movie Punnagai Mannan was shot near the falls, the falls itself playing a role in it. It made the falls so popular in Tamil Nadu that it got the nickname "Punnagai Mannan Falls".
  • The falls were featured in Mani Ratnam's Bollywood film Dil Se.., starring Shahrukh KhanManisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta, and featuring the song "Jiya jale".
  • The 2007 Bollywood movie Guru used Athirappilly Falls as one of its locations. Rajiv Menon, the cinematographer of the movie, chose the falls as a background for the song "Barso Re".
  • The falls are also famous as a site location for "Narumugaye Narumugaye", a song from the Tamil film Iruvar, acted by Mohanlal and actress Aishwarya Rai.
  • This waterfall is also a major location for songs like "Behne de" and most scenes in the Hindi film Raavan and Tamil film Raavanan.
  • The song "Adada Mazhaida" from Paiyaa featuring Karthi and Tamannaah was shot in this location.
  • The song from Kannathil Muthamittal of the same name was shot here.
  • The song "Kurukku Siruthavale" from Mudhalvan starring Arjun and Manisha Koirala, and "Chalo Chalain Mitwa" from its 2001 remake Nayak, starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji
  • The song "Sunta hai tera khuda" from Pukar, starring Anil Kapoor
  • The song "Achi lagti ho" from Kuch Naa Kaho
  • Sirf Tum, starring Sanjay Kapoor and Sushmita Sen
  • Songs from Saaya (2003), starring John Abraham
  • A scene from Madras Cafe starring John Abraham
  • A few scenes in the Hindi movie Agyaat
  • A scene from the Tamil movie Villu
  • The song "Rosappoo chinna rosappoo" from Suryavamsam
  • "Arjuna Arjuna", a song featuring Sarathkumar and Namitha in the movie Aei, was shot here.
  • The song "Baarish" and climax scenes from Yaariyan (2014)
  • The song "Oru kannil vegam" from Samar (2013)
  • The song "Oh kamini" and a scene from Rang Rasiya
  • The Telugu movie Brindavanam (2010)
  • The song "Egire Mabbullona" from Happy (2006), Telugu and Malayalam
  • The song "Ayyo Ayyo Dhanayya" from Ready (2008)
  • Scenes from the Tamil movie Alex Pandian
  • The song "Aaayi re aayi re khushi" from Khushi (2003, Hindi), starring Kareena Kapoor
  • The title song of the Hindi movie Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne
  • The song "Vaana Chinukulu" from the Telugu movie Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
  • The English movie Before the Rains (2007)
  • The English movie Pirate's Blood (2008)
  • Scenes from the Malayalam movie Cousins
  • Scenes and a song from Baahubali, India's biggest motion picture, a 2015 Telugu movie
  • The Tamil movie Puli (2015)
  • "Rock On Bro", a song from Janatha Garage (2016, Telugu)
Source - Wikipedia

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