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Nanditha Sankar's avatar

This was a great read, looking forward to the rest of the series. I often miss the single screen theatres we had even until mid 2010s before the multiplexes took over. Never heard of Simi theatre. My aaaha moment was always when we passed Sreebala, right next to my house which had the “hmmmph” movie posters starring Shakeela and many others. I would gaze intently to look for any signs of people walking in but little did I realize that these were popular for their midnight shows than pattaapakal ones haha.

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Gowri N Kishore's avatar

In my memory, Pettah Sree Karthikeya theater was more often shut than open. I remember watching Twister, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Titanic there. Strange how all three begin with a T. I remember an ammavan saying they were only showing B-grade movies now and another relative saying, "Allalla, ningaludeshichathu Sreebala aane." In its last avatar, it became a Kalyana Mandapam, I think.

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