Wender·Vista
Ramoji Film City
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
outside Hyderabad, in Telangana

Ramoji Film City

— — two thousand acres of make-believe.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Ramoji Film City stretches across roughly 2,000 acres on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada road, the largest integrated film studio complex in the world by area. Ramoji Rao opened the gates in 1996. Inside, a Mughal garden gives way to a London street, then a Japanese teahouse, then a railway platform that has never carried a train. Tourists wander where film crews work. Telangana grows up around the fence. — from the studio

from the studio
Ramoji Film City
— bring it home

Ramoji Film City, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Ramoji Film City

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Ramoji Film City sits about 25 kilometres east of central Hyderabad, in the Rangareddy district of Telangana, along the National Highway 65 corridor toward Vijayawada. The complex covers roughly 2,000 acres (about 8.2 square kilometres) and was certified by Guinness World Records in 2005 as the largest integrated film studio complex in the world. It was founded by the media entrepreneur Ramoji Rao and opened to productions and tourists in 1996.

— the stone

The grounds hold around fifty permanent outdoor sets — a Mughal-style garden, a recreated London high street, an airport facade, a Japanese pavilion, a railway platform built without functioning track. Indoor studios, dubbing theatres, post-production suites, and a hotel sit within the same fence. The site supports productions in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and other languages; Indian feature films, television serials, and advertising shoots are filmed there nearly every working day of the year.

— the visit

Ramoji Film City operates as a working studio and a paid tourist attraction at the same time. The general public enters through a ticketed main gate; guided coach tours move visitors between the sets while productions continue elsewhere on the grounds. The site is open every day of the year, typically from morning until early evening, and draws over a million visitors annually. The park is reached from central Hyderabad by car or by city buses serving the Hayathnagar–Abdullapurmet corridor.

— where
India · Rangareddy district, Telangana
— position
17.2543° N · 78.6815° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
25 km W
Hyderabad
capital city
28 km W
Charminar
16th-century monument
10 km W
Hayathnagar
neighbouring town
N
Ramoji Film City
Hyderabad
Charminar
Hayathnagar
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ramoji Film City — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio complex about 25 kilometres east of Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It covers roughly 2,000 acres and is the largest film studio complex in the world by area, founded by Ramoji Rao and opened in 1996.

The complex covers around 2,000 acres, or about 8.2 square kilometres. Guinness World Records certified it in 2005 as the largest integrated film studio in the world, ahead of any single facility in Hollywood or elsewhere in India.

It was built by Ramoji Rao, the founder of the Ramoji Group and the Eenadu Telugu newspaper, and opened to productions and the public in 1996. The complex has remained under the Ramoji Group since.

Productions in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and other Indian languages film there nearly every working day. Feature films, television serials, and commercials use its outdoor sets, indoor studios, and post-production facilities.

Yes. The site operates as a ticketed tourist attraction alongside its working studio business. Guided coach tours move visitors between sets while productions continue elsewhere on the grounds. It is open daily and draws over a million visitors annually.

The complex sits about 25 kilometres east of central Hyderabad along National Highway 65 toward Vijayawada. The drive takes roughly an hour outside peak hours; city buses also serve the Hayathnagar–Abdullapurmet route.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for our customers with ties to the Telugu, Tamil, or Hindi film world. Ramoji Film City is shorthand for an entire era of Indian filmmaking. A Medium or Large with a studio note suits an office or screening-room wall.

Yes. The studio sits inside the city's gravitational pull and is a point of local pride. A Small or Medium reads as informed and specific rather than a generic Hyderabad gift.

It carries well in jewel-tone maximalist, modern Indian, and warm eclectic rooms. The stained-glass palette of the artwork picks up the saturated colour vocabulary of the studio's outdoor sets without copying any one of them.

Above a sofa or long console, the single Large reads as a focal piece. A 4-tile Mural lets the breadth of the grounds come through. A Keepsake or Small suits a writing desk, a bookshelf, or a producer's office.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or vertical install — both are scratch-resistant and steam-tolerant. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall art in dry rooms.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Reid Wender curates the atlas of places and signs off each one. Nothing is licensed in.

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