Athirappilly Falls,Kerala
Athirappilly Falls in Thrissur district is the largest waterfall in Kerala some time nicknamed The Niagara of India, located in dense green forest of Athirappilly Thaluk.
History
Up until the early 1980s, Athirappilly Falls was pretty much unexplored and unheard of. However, it rose to prominence when the Kerala State Electricity Board put forward a controversial hydroelectric project that required a dam to be built upstream of the waterfall. The project was widely opposed for many reasons, including concerns that it would cause the waterfall to dry up.
In the late 1980s, Tamil movie "Punnagai Mannan" (King of Smiles) featured Athirappilly Falls as the setting for its iconic suicide scene. Kerala Tourism also started promoting the state and showed the waterfall in one of its captivating ad campaigns, further propelling the area into the limelight.
Since then, Athirappilly Falls has provided the picturesque backdrop for numerous South Indian and Bollywood films. Kidnapping, fighting, singing, dancing and romancing have all happened there. Hit movies such as "Guru," "Dil Se," "Khushi," "Yaariyan," "Raavan" and "Bahubali" made the waterfall famous and turned it into a popular attraction for Indian tourists, especially those living in Kerala.
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