Last Updated: November 23, 2023, 11:15 IST
There are solely three purposeful film theatres at current in Virudhunagar.
The Shri Ram Theater in Allampatti is reopening as soon as once more after years with modified and higher facilities.
Before OTT and tv made its strategy to the Indian market, cinema halls had been the one technique of watching motion pictures with household and mates. Single display screen film theatres could have gone well beyond its prime at the moment, however there was a time it dominated the roost. Then got here multiplexes; single display screen halls in city areas took a backseat. Though, in inside and rural areas, single screens nonetheless thrive. Theatres survived the arrival of satellite tv for pc tv and residential video like VHS and DVDs however took a robust hit after OTT got here alongside. Reportedly, some theatres that closed down through the pandemic-induced lockdown by no means opened once more.
In the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, there are solely three purposeful film theatres at current. One of the outdated theatres that shut down years in the past was the Shri Ram Theatre within the village of Allampatti within the district. The theatre was built-in with the lives of the individuals of Allampatti, because it breathed life into the village which didn’t have another supply of leisure. Now, after years, the Shri Ram Theater in Allampatti is reopening as soon as once more with modified and higher facilities.
This is nice information for individuals of the village who needed to journey lengthy distances to catch a film in a theatre for the previous couple of years. The theatre principally screened movies starring legendary Tamil star and former Chief Minister MG Ramachrandan. It was fascinating to notice that large movies didn’t come on to the theatre right here; they got here after every week or so of releasing, however nonetheless there was enormous crowds within the theatre and exhibits ran housefull.
The theatre has now opened with famend vigour. The total place has been renovated to look higher. Cinegoer are happy that the outdated theatre’s wood joints and seats have been eliminated, giving it a extra fashionable look after it beforehand resembled an old style talkies corridor.
