 Anbe Vaa attained cult status in Tamil cinema , and was one of the first South Indian films to be shot in Shimla , inspiring many other films to choose Shimla as a shooting location , notably the Telugu film , Desamuduru ( 2007 ) . Director Mani Ratnam , film producer M. S. Guhan 's daughter Aruna Guhan , choreographer Prabhu Deva and director Sundar C. all ranked Anbe Vaa among their favourite films . The costumes that Ramachandran used in the film , as well as the carriage used for " Rajavin Paarvai " , are preserved at AVM Studios . 
