Where Was It Shot

Vilakku Thoon – Madurai, Tamil Nadu

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:39:31 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
Vilakku Thoon (literal meaning of Light Tower) is one of the most popular landmarks in the South Indian city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Vilakku Thoon was erected in the year 1840 in memory of the then Collector of Madurai, Blackburn. The tower is located at the junction of the S Masi Street and E Masi Street. The Madurai Corporation and the Department of Tourism jointly restored the tower in the early 2000s when it was left to ruin without proper maintenance.

Movies shot at this location:
AyyayyO Nenju Alaiyudhadi song from Aadukalam

Atomium – Brussels, Belgium

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:36:07 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
The Atomium is a monument in Brussels, originally built for Expo ’58, the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn, it stands 102 metres (335 ft) tall. It has nine steel spheres connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose escalators connecting the spheres containing exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere provides a panoramic view of Brussels. Each sphere is 18 metres in diameter. Three spheres are currently (2008) closed to visitors, others can be reached easily by escalators. The vertical vertex contains a lift which was very fast and advanced at the time of building (the speed is 5 m/s).

Movies shot at this location:
Chemma Chekka song from Bobbili Raja

Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert – Brussels, Belgium

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:14:07 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (French) or Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen (Dutch) is a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels that preceded other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg. Like them it has twin regular façades with distant origins in Vasari’s long narrow street-like courtyard of the Uffizi, Florence, with glazed arcaded shopfronts separated by pilasters and two upper floors, all in an Italianate Cinquecento style, under an arched glass-paned roof with a delicate cast-iron framework. The gallery consists of two major sections, each more than 100 meters in length (respectively called Galerie du Roi / Koningsgalerij, meaning King’s Gallery, and Galerie de la Reine / Koninginnegalerij, meaning Queen’s Gallery), and a smaller side gallery (Galerie des Princes / Prinsengalerij, meaning Gallery of the Princes). The main sections (King and Queen’s Gallery) are separated by a colonnade at the point where the Rue des Bouchers / Beenhouwersstraat crosses the gallery complex.

Movies shot at this location:
Chemma Chekka song from Bobbili Raja

Rockstar

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:04:15 +0000

Released in: 2011
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
Music: A.R.Rahman
Direction: Imtiaz Ali

Filming locations:
Opening scene & portions of Nadaan Parindey song – Verona Arena, Verona, Italy

Bobbili Raja

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:06:05 +0000

Released in: 1990
Actors: Venkatesh, Divya Bharathi
Music: Ilaiyaraja
Direction: B. Gopal

Filming locations:
Chemma Chekka song – Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium
Chemma Chekka song – Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, Brussels, Belgium
Chemma Chekka song – Atomium, Brussels, Belgium

Cinquantenaire – Brussels, Belgium

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:03:53 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for “Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary”) or Jubelpark (Dutch for “Jubilee Park”) is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium. Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by King Leopold II and built for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence. The centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30 hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. This settled however in 1930 when it was decided that Cinquantenaire would become a leisure park.

Movies shot at this location:
Chemma Chekka song from Bobbili Raja

Ishq

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:36:39 +0000

Released in: 1997
Actors: Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla, Kajol
Music: Anu Malik
Direction: Indra Kumar

Filming locations:
Ishq Hai Ishq Hai song – Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty

The Garden of Pha Daeng-Nang Ai – Muang Boran, Thailand

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:37:46 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
The Garden of Pha Daeng-Nang Ai is a garden in the park of Acnient Siam (a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over 200 acres) in Thailand. The founder’s original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand’s historically significant structures spread around the course. During his research he found most structures being severely damaged over time and decided instead of creating new miniatures to save the original structures when possible or re-creating them full size or scaled down. Ancient Siam is dubbed as the world’s largest outdoor museu.

Movies shot at this location:
Kosala Desapu Komalith song from Pandurangadu

Keukenhof Gardens – Lisse, Netherlands

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:50:08 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
Keukenhof (“Kitchen garden”), also known as the Garden of Europe, is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs are planted annually in the park, which covers an area of 32 hectares. Keukenhof is located in South Holland in the small town of Lisse, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol. It is located in an area called the “Dune and Bulb Region” (Duin- en Bollenstreek). Keukenhof is open annually from the last week in March to mid-May. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather.

Movies shot at this location:
Ask Laska song from Nanban
Alachoodu Premalokam song from Preminchukundam Raa

Keukenhof Windmill

Gandhi Statue – San Francisco, California

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:49:38 +0000

About the location (from Wiki):
This Gandhi Statue is located in the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. The statue was presented to the City of San Francisco and Citizens of the United States by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation. The statue was dedicated on the 3rd of October in 1988 by Art Agnos, the then Mayor of the city of San Francisco

Movies shot at this location:
AdiyE KolluthEy song from Vaaranam Aayiram