 Anbe Vaa was the first colour film of AVM Productions , being made in Eastmancolor . Principal photography for the film began with a puja ceremony held on 12 August 1965 . Ramachandran received special permission to go by car to shoot the film in exotic locations in Shimla ; a privilege allowed only to the governor of the state . Under the auspices of that permission , the entire unit went to Shimla . The song " Pudhiya Vaanam " was shot in the small hill station of Kufri , located 13 kilometres from Shimla , as well as at Mall Road , Shimla . Portions of the film were also shot at a 200 @-@ year old bungalow covering 15 acres in Valparai . 
