Part II of Mani Ratnam’s adaptation of Kalki’s magnum opus releases today. Theatres in Bengaluru anticipate higher sales of tickets for Ponniyin Selvan (PS) II as PS I generated Rs. 500 crores in 2022. Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan star caste includes Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, jayam ravi, and Karthi. Raj Shekhar owner of the Lakshmi Theatre […]
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A recent research shows that regular movies clock lower audience interest in theatres. When ‘Pathaan’ was released with a Rs.225 crores budget last month, fans and other movie-goers were running all over for tickets and were often disappointed with ‘houseful’ boards. But regular movies with smaller budgets and a less attractive star cast clock low […]
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Cinema halls struggle to survive as the footfall remains low even after government allows 100 percent seating capacity Bengaluru: Ashwath, manager of Anupama theatre (Gandhi Nagar) says that people are not ready to come to the theatres. “We have invested Rs. 1.5 crore on the renovation of the theatre recently, yet we are running in […]
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Some cinema theatre staff revealed they are not even getting 10 bookings per show. Kolkata: Movie theatre business in Kolkata has reduced to 50 per cent of what it used to be, despite them opening on October 15, 2020, say staff. Cinema hall managers believe that the fear of Covid-19 has prevented people from […]
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With the government issuing SOPs for seating, Rangashankara theatre festival will stream plays online in the last week of October in its foyer area for a limited audience. Bengaluru: Rangashankara’s popular theatre festival is going online this year from October 27 to November 1. The festival will showcase works of six Shankar Nag Award recipients. […]
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Catharsis is the process used by theatre artists to come out of depression. By Aiswarya Sriram Bangalore, Jan. 31, 2019: Theatre as an art form is being used to come out of depression. They get to express their emotions by writing about it, thus giving them a sense of relief. Bijoy Idicheriah, who is passionate […]
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