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Jungli for Filmmakers

A Freedom Fighter's Land.
Now Yours to Shoot.

Lalbhai Patel - freedom fighter, industrialist - built a ferro alloys factory here in 1955. His grandson turned it into a home for nomads, and unofficially, Jungli the Film City. The ruins are still on site. So are the hornbills, the Kali River, and 400+ Mbps to upload your rushes.

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What Jungli Gives You

A Set That Was Never
Designed to Look Interesting.

It just is. Dandeli, Karnataka - Western Ghats, South India. Factory ruins, tropical jungle, the Kali River, wildlife that doesn't wait for golden hour. 400+ Mbps for when the day is done.

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The Factory Story

Dandeli Ferro Alloys. Founded 1955. Built by a freedom fighter. Now a home for nomads. The ruins are on site. You will point a camera at them. Everyone does.

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Wildlife That Doesn't Cooperate

Spotted deer, Malabar pied hornbills, kingfishers, bison at night. Not a zoo. You'll need to plan shoots around them - or just let them walk into frame.

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Equatorial Light

Morning mist over jungle canopy. Afternoon green so deep it looks graded. Sunsets that are genuinely doing the most. This close to the equator, golden hour is not a metaphor.

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400+ Mbps Fibre

Upload 4K without throttling. Run remote edits, pull proxies, video call your colourist. The jungle doesn't mean off-grid - just off-distracted.

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Serenne - Built by Hand

One of our spaces was built by 20+ volunteers from around the globe. Limewash walls, every texture applied by someone's hands. Interiors that photograph without trying.

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We Work Around Your Shoot

"I came for two weeks and stayed for six." Production timelines change. Residency structures are flexible. Tell us what you need and we'll make it work.

Shoot Locations

No Permits Required.
Just Walk Outside.

Production designers spend entire budgets trying to recreate what's within a few kilometres of Jungli. The texture is already here - tropical, layered, deeply undecorated.

Aerial view of the Jungli campus nestled in dense green jungle

Forested

Western Ghats Jungle

Dense canopy, filtered light, hornbills overhead. One of India's most biodiverse corridors - and it's your backyard for the duration of your stay.

Aerial of the Kali River winding through forested hills

River

The Kali River

Rapids, backwaters, a confluence called Sangam where two waterways meet. Different in every season, cinematic in all of them.

Light streaming through a cave opening onto still water at Ulavi

Underground

Mahamane, Akala Gavi & Ulavi Caves

Ancient cave systems within striking distance. The kind of locations that would require a full recce budget anywhere else.

Drone view of the crumbling old factory ruin framed by dense forest

On-Site

Serenne & The Old Factory

A historic factory guesthouse rebuilt by 20+ volunteers. Limewash walls, forest-facing verandas, ruins with seven decades of weather in them.

Post-Production

Shoot All Day.
Edit on the Veranda.

Three coworking spaces at Big. Dedicated rooms at Soch. Forest views from every desk. The internet doesn't throttle and the power backup means a blackout in Dandeli town doesn't cost you a render.

Upload your rushes, pull proxies, remote session with your team. The infrastructure holds up - and the view while you wait for the export is genuinely better than your office.

  • 400+ Mbps fibre, multiple access points across the property
  • Dedicated desk space with power backup
  • Quiet work culture - people here understand deep focus
  • Work from inside, the veranda, or anywhere on site
A person posing in striking shafts of light inside the abandoned factory

Made in Jungli

Films Shot on This Land

From a documentary about the abandoned factory to the stories of the people who came and stayed. A few of the films made here.

From vertical content creators to feature-length films, we've hosted them all. As artists ourselves, we get what goes into a shoot. Pro tip: feed your crew.

Legends of Jungli · Watch on YouTube →
ODA AL OLVIDO - Exploring the Abandoned Factory
Likith: He Went on a Solo Trip and Never Came Back the Same
Geetika: The Corporate Trap Nobody Warns You About
Wandering India in HER Shoes
The Masterplants Orchestra by Tritone

Behind the Lens

Locations, Gear
& the In-Between Moments

The ruins, the river, the caves, and the rigs people bring to capture them. A few frames from the film city itself.

The old factory ruin, seven decades of weather still on itThe old factory ruin, seven decades of weather still on it
A camera rolling on the crowd below, mid-sessionA camera rolling on the crowd below, mid-session
The campus from above, buried in Western Ghats canopyThe campus from above, buried in Western Ghats canopy
A production rig set up in the back of a van, forest on all sidesA production rig set up in the back of a van, forest on all sides
Inside the caves at Ulavi, light finding its way inInside the caves at Ulavi, light finding its way in
The Kali River, a different shot in every seasonThe Kali River, a different shot in every season
Shafts of light through the factory roof, ready for a portraitShafts of light through the factory roof, ready for a portrait
"I came for two weeks and stayed for six. The jungle does something to how you see."
- A filmmaker in residence at Jungli

Shoot Something
That Couldn't Be Anywhere Else

Tell us about your project, your timeline, your crew size. We read every application and reply within 48 hours.

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