{{Short description|Tourist destination in Kerala, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Anchuruli | settlement_type = Tourist destination | image_skyline = File:Anchuruli.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Anchuruli tunnel | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|9|46|17|N|77|04|29|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Idukki | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | government_type = Panchayath | governing_body = Kanchiyar Grama Panchayat | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 755 | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 685511 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest town | blank1_info_sec1 = Kattappana | area_code = 04868 | registration_plate = KL-06, KL-37 | website = | footnotes = | subdivision_type3 = Taluk | subdivision_name3 = Idukki }}
'''Anchuruli''', also spelled '''Anjuruli''', is a popular tourist destination located in Kanchiyar panchayat in Idukki district, Kerala state, India. Anchuruli is famous for the {{cvt|5.5|km}} long circular tunnel that carries water from Erattayar dam to Idukki reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://godsownidukki.com/anchuruli|title=Anchuruli {{!}} Gods Own Idukki|website=godsownidukki.com|access-date=2016-12-04|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220045002/http://godsownidukki.com/anchuruli|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Etymology == The name ''Anchuruli'' literally means 'five vessels'. It is associated with the five small hills which are in the shape of inverted vessels and are visible when the water level in Idukki reservoir reduces.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://panchalimedu.com/anchuruli/|title=Anchuruli- Extension of Idukki Dam, Anchuruli Tunnel|date=2014-11-17|newspaper=Panchalimedu|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-04}}</ref>
== Location == thumb|Idukki reservoir as seen from Anchuruli tunnel The elevation of Anchuruli ranges from {{cvt|740|m|ft}} above mean sea level. It lies in the Kanchiyar grama panchayath in the newly formed Idukki constituency. The place can be accessed from Kanchiyar (3 km) which is on the Kattappana - Kuttikkanam state highway (SH-59).
== Proposals for tourism development == thumb|View of Idukki reservoir during summer from Anchuruli Anchuruli at present is on the eve of a major tourism development which would be fulfilled soon. The panchayath is planning several strategies for the upliftment of Anchuruli into a major tourist destination in the district by combining the nearby Ayyappancoil village, which holds an ancient Sastha shrine and a hanging (suspension) bridge. Several proposals are also made regarding the boat service to Cheruthoni through the Idukki reservoir. If the proposals became fruitful, the journey to Cheruthoni will take only 20 minutes and it would be a great relief to the locals who have to travel about 30 km distance by road.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anchuruli-inching-towards-idukkis-tourism-map/article8344512.ece|title=Anchuruli inching towards Idukki’s tourism map|last=Raman|first=Giji K.|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-04}}</ref>
== Filming location == The climax scene of 2014 Malayalam movie Iyobinte Pusthakam was shot in Anchuruli tunnel. Sequences of movies like Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi, Maramkothi and Raksha were shot here.In the movie Lokah Chapter 1, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Sunny Wayne scene was shoot here.
== References == {{reflist}} {{Idukki district}}
==External links== {{commons category|Anchuruli}}
Category:Tourist attractions in Idukki district Category:Villages in Idukki district
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