It has been a while we posted a Mani Ratnam location. So, here goes another location form the master director who is, as we have reiterated umpteen number of times before, is the best when it comes to scouting for beautiful locations inside India. This also happens to be the first location which was revealed to us by a visitor to this site in the Forum section of Where Was It Shot. So, thanks to Brandon for the location.

About the location (from Wiki):
The Badami cave temples are a complex of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. Badami, the capital of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled much of Karnataka in the 6th to 8th centuries, lies at the mouth of a ravine with rocky hills on either side and a town tank in which water from the ravine flows. The town is known for its ancient cave temples carved out of the sandstone hills above.

Movies shot at this location:
Ek Lo Ek Muft from Guru
Scene where Abhishek agrees to marry his friend’s sister in return for dowry from Guru
Jum Jum Maya from Vikramarkadu
Neela Megha song from Pandurangudu
Oh Muruga song from Bambara KannalEy
Kanchana Mala song from Vandhaan Vendraan
Scene where Prabhu Deva says he is going to ask her father for their marriage from Kaadhalan
Scene where Prabhu visits the Swamy with the Jwalamukhi diamond from Shakti