This is one of the first locations we added to our database but has taken so long for us to post it. The Chandralekha song from Thiruda Thiruda caught everyone’s attention for the location as much as it did for the phenomenal music & vocals. When everyone was wondering where in the world did Mani Ratnam select that location from, the answer came that it was actually in the heart of Chennai – the government museum complex. The museum complex also houses the museum theater (picture below) which is where the scenes from Mouna Raagam were shot. We are sure that this location should have been used in other movies as well. If you know of any such movie scene/ song sequence, do let us know.

About the location (from Wiki):
Government Museum, established in 1851, is located in Egmore, Chennai, South India. The Museum complex consisting of six buildings and 46 galleries covers an area of around 16.25 acres (66,000 m²) of land. The objects displayed in the museum cover a variety of artifacts and objects covering diverse fields including archeology, numismatics, zoology, natural history, sculptures, palm-leaf manuscripts and Amravati paintings.

Movies shot at this location:
Chandralekha from Thiruda Thiruda
Revathy identifying Karthik scene from Mouna Raagam
Karthick getting released from prison from Mouna Raagam

(Image copyrighted to Pandiyan V. All rights reserved.)