Athirapalli Falls also known as "Suren Chellakutti Falls" is situated in Athirappilly panchayath, Chalakduy Taluk in of Valparai, on the southwest coast of India. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges, this 24-metre (80 ft) waterfall and the nearby Vazhachal Falls are popular tourist destinations. It is the largest waterfall in Kerala and is nicknamed "The Niagara of India".[1] Controversy about a state-proposed hydroelectric dam on the Chalakudy River above the waterfalls began in the 1990s and has continued through 2011
Movies[edit]
The scenic beauty of Athirappilly falls has always been attractive to filmmakers.
- This falls is used as a location for several Malayalam films.
- A major portion of 1986 Tamil movie Punnagai Mannan was shot near the falls, the falls itself playing a role in it. It made the falls 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 Khan and Manisha Koirala.
- The 2007 Bollywood movie Guru used Athirappilly Falls as one of its locations. Rajiv Menon, the cinematographer of the movie, chose Athirappilly Falls as a background for one of its songs.
- 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 falls is also a major location in the Hindi film Raavan and Tamil Film Raavanan.
- The song "Adada Mazhaida" featuring Karthi and Tamannaah was shot in this location.
- "Arjuna Arjuna" song featuring Sarathkumar and Namitha in the movie Aei was shot here.
- "Baahubali" 2015 Telugu movie was also shot at this falls as a prime location as part of the story
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