Films shot in Thrissur

Baahubali: The Epic is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language epic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the script with V. Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works, the film stars Prabhas in dual roles alongside, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Nassar, Sathyaraj, Subbaraju and Adivi Sesh.

2015 film by S. S. Rajamouli

1998 film by Mani Ratnam

2007 film directed by Mani Ratnam

2021 film directed by Sukumar

2001 film by Rajkumar Santoshi

2023 Tamil film directed by Nelson Dilipkumar

2010 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

2000 Indian Tamil-language directed by Rajiv Menon

Iruvar () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language epic political drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, inspired by the lives of M. G. Ramachandran, M. Karunanidhi and J. Jayalalithaa, is set against the backdrop of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu. It stars Mohanlal with an ensemble supporting cast including Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Tabu, and Nassar. Rai, who was crowned Miss World 1994, made her first screen appearance, playing dual characters.

2015 Tamil film directed by Chimbu Deven

2002 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

2023 Malayalam film directed by Jude Anthany Joseph

2003 film directed by Rohan Sippy

2013 film by Shoojit Sircar

2010 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam

2011 film by Salim Ahamed

2012 film directed by Sampath Nandi

2019 Indian Telugu film

2019 film directed by Omar Lulu

2000 film by Rajkumar Santoshi

Chemmeen () is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language romance film, based on the novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. It was adapted into a screenplay by S. L. Puram Sadanandan, directed by Ramu Kariat, and produced by Babu Ismail Sait under the banner Kanmani Films. The film stars Sheela as Karuthamma, Sathyan as Palani, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Chembankunju, and Madhu as Pareekutty. The film tells the story of a pre-marital and later extra-marital relationship between Karuthamma, the daughter of an ambitious fisherman, and Pareekutty, the son of an affluent trader.

2003 film by S. J. Surya

Ghilli ( ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It is a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar, with few changes made to the story. The film stars Vijay in the lead role, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj (reprising his role from the original version). Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in an exhibition match, but instead rescues a

2020 film directed by Anil Ravipudi

2014 film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar

2000 film by Dharmesh Darshan

1999 film directed by Agathiyan

Mudhalvan () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film co-produced, co-written and directed by Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by K. V. Anand, and dialogue by Sujatha. Many members of the DMK government of Tamil Nadu (which was the ruling party at that time) believed that the antagonist was modelled on M. Karunanidhi, the CM & Supreme Leader of the DMK. Subsequently, the film received release i

2006 film by A. Karunakaran

1989 Indian Malayalam film by Hariharan

Paiyaa () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers. The film stars Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, while Milind Soman, Jagan and Sonia Deepti appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and the cinematography and editing were handled by R. Madhi and Anthony, respectively.

Kaalapaani () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or Kālāpānī) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.

2010 film by Vamsi Paidipally

2003 film by Anurag Basu

Anurakthi is a Sanskrit film made in Kerala, India. The film is about the Indian art Koodiyattom. This is the first Sanskrit film to have a song. The song was shot in 3D, making the film the first 3D Sanskrit film. The film was screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa in 2017. The film also won the special jury award for best regional film at the 5th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), Jaipur in 2018.

2004 Tamil film directed by Cheran

2015 film by Martin Prakkat

2012 film by Lal Jose

Peraanmai () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language, action-adventure film that was directed by S. P. Jhananathan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi), Dhansika, Saranya Nag, Vasundhara Kashyap, Varsha Ashwathi (credited as Maha) and Liyasree. It follows a National Cadet Corps (NCC) trainer and five cadets seeking to thwart a group of foreign mercenaries planning to destroy a rocket-launching project.

2008 film by Ketan Mehta

Nakhakshathangal () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and starring Monisha, Vineeth, and Saleema. Monisha, in her film debut, won the National Film Award for Best Actress. The film was a blockbuster and is more noted for its songs. It was remade in Tamil as Pookkal Vidum Thudhu in 1987, with Monisha reprising her role.

2010 Tamil film directed by K. Selvaraghavan

2016 film by Koratala Siva

2013 film by Srikanth Addala

1986 Tamil film directed by K. Balachander

Indian Malayalam-language film, Pathonpatham Noottandu

2016 film by Midhun Manuel Thomas

2013 Tamil film directed by SurajR

2016 film by Sameer Thahir

2010 film directed by Ranjith

Seemaraja () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Ponram, produced by R. D. Raja under 24AM Studio. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha, with Simran, Lal, Soori and Napoleon in supporting roles. The film features music composed by D. Imman and cinematography by Balasubramaniam. It was released on 13 September 2018, coinciding with the festival of Vinayagar Chathurthi.

2017 film by Basil Joseph

2021 film directed by Vignesh Shivan

2002 Tamil film directed by Balaji Sakthivel

2008 film by Srinu Vaitla

1994 film by T. V. Chandran

2006 film directed by Kamal

Aami is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language biographical film based on the life of poet-author Kamala Das. It is written and directed by Kamal and stars Manju Warrier as Kamala Surayya, along with Murali Gopy, Tovino Thomas, Anoop Menon, and Anand Bal. The film was released on 9 February 2018. It won two Kerala State Film Awards.

1995 film by Rajasenan