The Rabbit is finally out of the hat and fans around the world witnessed Starkids making their Bollywood debut with the movie The Archies. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, The Archies was released on Netflix on December 7, 2023. The Archies is an Indian adaptation of a classic teen comic of the same name. The rom-com features Suhana Khan (Shah Rukh Khan's daughter), Khushi Kapoor (Sridevi's daughter), Agastya Nanda (Amitabh Bachchan's grandson), Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina, Yuvraj Menda and more in the leading role. While The Archies has kept tons of songs as it is a musical movie, what fans have been mesmerized with is the picturesque location where the movie has been shot. While the movie is fictional, The Archies shooting venue is indeed real and that is too in India. Now, the question arises where is 'real-life' Riverdale & Greenpark? Below is what we know so far-
Where is 'real-life' Riverdale shown in The Archies?
The Archies is the story of Archiebald Andrews (portrayed by Agastya Nanda) & his friends who went on to lock horns with the district administration to save their historic Greenpark. The movie is set in the small town of Riverdale where Anglo-Indians reside. Set in the timeline of the 1960s, The Archies is a musical teen drama that will give you a feel-good factor. Talking about who plays what, Agastya Nanda plays the character of Archiebald Andrews aka Archie as mentioned above, Suhana Khan plays the character of Veronica Lodge, Khushi Kapoor plays the character of Betty Cooper, Vedang Raina plays the character of Regie Mantle, and Yuvraj Menda plays Dilton Doiley, Aditi Saigal as Ethel Muggs, Vinay Pathak as Mr. Dawson and more.
Now, coming back to 'real-life' Riverdale and 'Green Park', since Archie is a fictional movie, the names of the locations are also fictional. However, The Archies has been shot in Tamil Nadu's Ooty. It means, the names of Riverdale or Greenpark may be fictional but the location shown in the movie is indeed true.
For instance, the iconic Greepark show in The Archies resembles the Rose Garden of Ooty. The Government Rose Garden is situated on the slopes of Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu. As per the information available, Ooty's Rose Garden is home to more than 2000 varieties of roses, flower enthusiasts will find rare and exotic varieties, from miniature roses, hybrid tea roses, and black roses to fluorescent green ones, and from Floribunda rose bushes to huge Ramblers.
Greenpark & Ooty's Rose Garden
Apart from the rose garden, The Archies movie has shown multiple breathtaking locations especially the house of Anglo-Indians portrayed by Agastya and other characters. The houses of The Archies character shown in the Netflix movie are picturesque. True Scoop News dug more in The Archies true shooting locations and it found great relevance with Ooty's Botanical Gardens as well.
Ooty's Botanical Gardens
With its riot of colourful seasonal flowers, aesthetic standalone green pods, Ooty's Botanical Gardens has been the centre of multiple film shoots that reportedly include- Maine Pyar Kiya, Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander, Deewana, etc.
The Archies movie has been shot in various locations of Tamil Nadu's Ooty. Therefore, if you are in the mood to watch a feel-good movie, then The Archies might be a perfect watch for you this weekend.