7 Movies Shot in Hyderabad: Witness Beauty of Hyderabad on the Big Screens

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We know that Hyderabad is known as the major city for shooting movies, because of its rich history, architectural marvels and cultural heritage. That’s why most of the filmmakers choose this location for their movies, the modern infrastructure of the city will offer a versatile presence for the cinematic stories. 

Moreover, Hyderabad has a well-developed infrastructure that supports skilled technicians and filmmakers to turn their dreams into reality. The city’s historical monuments, film studios and picturesque locales are an ideal setting for the Indian film industry.

There are many movies shot in Hyderabad in all languages, through this article we can explore the top 7 movies shot in Hyderabad in Tollywood, Hollywood, Kollywood and Mollywood. Each film showcases the beauty of the city! 

1 Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) & Bahubali: The Conclusion (2017)

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Director: S.S. Rajamouli

Starring: Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia 

The massive success of “Baahubali: The Beginning” and “Baahubali: The Conclusion” raised Indian cinema into the next stage of the global film industry.  This epic movie was shot in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. This Film City is known as the world’s largest film studio. Mahishmati Kingdom showcased in the movie is made with the elaborate facilities and beautiful locations of this studio. The location lends originality to each scene, it was a success of a great studio. 

2 Eega (2012) 

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Director: S.S. Rajamouli

Starring: Nani, Sudeep Sanjeev, Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Another superhit movie of S.S. Rajamouli, Eega is a unique story where the hero is reincarnated as a fly and takes revenge for killing him. A major part of the film is shot in Hyderabad and it is a story of revenge and romance. This fantasy tale uses the city’s urban landscape of Hyderabad and impressive visual effects make this movie more interesting to the audience. The movie is an all-time favourite for all the people and is also redubbed to Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi because of the success of the movie. 

3 Chennai Express (2013)

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Director: Rohit Shetty

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sathyaraj

Chennai Express is a blockbuster Bollywood movie which is a blend of romance, action and comedy, this movie entertains almost all age groups. Part of the film was shot in Hyderabad and the film’s famous song “Titli” was shot at Ramoji Film City. With the help of this big film studio, the director captured South Indian culture very easily in a single song. The movie is a blend of Chennai and Hyderabad lifestyle. The director captures all things without compromising the comedy and interest of the scene.

4 Premalu (2024)

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Director: Girish A.D.

Starring: Naslen K. Gafoor, Mamitha Baiju

The film tells the love story of Sachin Santhosh and Renu Roy beautifully. They migrate to the city for work and study, and after some days they fall in love. The young lover’s life is described through this movie, it’s one of the Mollywood movies that shot most of the film scenes in Hyderabad. You can see the beautiful landscape of Hyderabad city in this movie which will present a classy look for the romantic drama.  

5 Sholay

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Director: Ramesh Sippy

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Hema Malini

In this movie you can see the rough terrains of Ramanagars in Karnataka, it made this movie a legendary Bollywood movie shot in Hyderabad. Most of the iconic scenes are shot here, through this movie you can see the distinct landscape of the city. The legend of the film connected Indian cinema filmmakers with the unique city of Hyderabad. 

6Udayananu Tharam (2005) 

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Director: Rosshan Andrrews

Starring: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena

It’s a blockbuster movie in Mollywood, the story presents the life of Udhaybhanu, who is struggling to become a filmmaker. Each scene describes the journey of a successful filmmaker, his losses and pains. The song “Karale Karalinte Karale” was shot in Hyderabad which was a huge hit at that time and the film is considered to be the first Mollywood film shot in Hyderabad. 

7Mahanati (2018)

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Director: Nag Ashwin

Starring: Dulquer Salmaan, Keerthy Suresh, Samantha Akkineni

Mahanati is a biographical movie about the famous actress Savitri. In this movie, you can see the golden era of Indian cinema with the historical sites and film studios of Hyderabad. The rich cultural heritage of Hyderabad city travels the viewers into the golden years. The portrayal of Savithri was done by Keerthi Suresh, and she remade the ideal star for the audience once again.

Conclusion

Hyderabad’s flexible and scenic locations will attract all the filmmakers to choose the location to canvas them to their stories. The modern architecture of the city includes Golconda Fort, Old City, Hitec City, etc and these are the prime locations of the majority of Indian movies. 

The epic movie “Baahubali” chose the rich culture of the city of Hyderabad to take Indian cinema to the next level. Now also you can see the Mahishmati Kingdom by visiting the Ramoji Film City. There are so many film locations you can see in the film city; they keep it safe for the future of the film industry.

The largest film studio complex, Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, has a vital role in attracting filmmakers to this beautiful city. The attractive elements of the place will make the film industry make more engaging movies in future with success. For generations to come, Film City will become the premier exhibition centre for iconic films that have made Indian cinema a success. Many historical movies produced in Film City will continue to influence Indian cinema for years to come. To get more updates about the movie locations of Hyderabad follow @things2doinhyderabad on Instagram now!