The much-awaited South Indian movie Idli Kadai was released on Netflix on October 29, 2025. Written and Directed by Dhanush, Idli Kadai is an emotional drama that revolves around a man named Murugan who returns from Bangkok and struggle hard to keep his father's Idli shop running.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already watched Idli Kadai on Netflix and wondering about whether the Idli shop shown in the movie is real and if it it is real then where is it? Continue reading below to know the answer-
Actor and Director Dhanush in the disclaimer of the movie has mentioned that Idli Kadai is a fictional story inspired by true events from his childhood. Dhanush has mentioned at the start of the movie that the title was inspired by a village idli shop from his childhood visits.
Notably, the Idli shop shown in Dhanush movie is fictional set up of an idli shop from his childhood visits
Talking about the location, Idli Kadai has reportedly been shot in Theni, Pollachi, Madurai, and Bangkok. The primary filming locations were villages in the Theni district, followed by a schedule in Pollachi, and the final overseas schedule in Bangkok, Thailand.
Coming back to the storyline of the movie, it is set in Sankarapuram where Murugan grows up while his father works hard to run an Idli shop. However, Murugan leaves the villages and goes to Thailand for better lifestyle and better earning. He the returns to his village to perform his father's last rites. But then he also looses his mother the next day. Then he decides to run the Idli shop started by his late father and mother together.
