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	{{Short description\|Cinema hall in Kochi, India}}		{{Short description\|Cinema hall in Kochi, India}}
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	{{Infobox theatre		{{Infobox theatre
	\| name = Padma Theatre		\| name = Padma Theatre
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	\| opened = 1946		\| opened = 1946
	\| reopened =		\| reopened =
	\| ~~yearsactive~~ = 1946–present		\| years_active = 1946–present
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| demolished =		\| demolished =
	\| ~~othernames~~ = Padma Cinema		\| other_names = Padma Cinema
	\| production =		\| production =
	\| ~~currentuse~~ =		\| current_use =
	\| website =		\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''Padma Theatre''' is a cinema theatre in the [[South India\|South Indian]] city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Located in the [[Mahatma Gandhi Road (Kochi)\|Mahatma Gandhi Road]], it was opened in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=സിനിമാലോകത്തെ ഷേണായിമാർ \|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/shenoys-theatre-ernakulam-history-padma-kavitha-lakshmana-1.5397512 \|access-date=2023-07-13 \|website=Mathrubhumi \|language=en}}</ref> It is one of the oldest theatres in Kerala, that is still functioning and the oldest functioning theatre in Kochi. Padma theatre is considered as landmark building in Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=M \|first=Sunaya \|title=Kochi's Favourite Padma Theatre is Back with a Bang! \|url=http://www.wtzupcity.com/kochi/features/kochis-favourite-padma-theatre-is-back-with-a-bang \|access-date=2023-07-13 \|website=WtzupCity \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Padma Theatre''' is a cinema theatre in the [[South India\|South Indian]] city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Located in the [[Mahatma Gandhi Road (Kochi)\|Mahatma Gandhi Road]], it was opened in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-01-30 \|title=സിനിമാലോകത്തെ ഷേണായിമാർ \|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/shenoys-theatre-ernakulam-history-padma-kavitha-lakshmana-1.5397512 \|access-date=2023-07-13 \|website=Mathrubhumi \|language=en}}</ref> It is one of the oldest theatres in Kerala, that is still functioning and the oldest functioning theatre in Kochi. Padma theatre is considered as landmark building in Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=M \|first=Sunaya \|title=Kochi's Favourite Padma Theatre is Back with a Bang! \|url=http://www.wtzupcity.com/kochi/features/kochis-favourite-padma-theatre-is-back-with-a-bang \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129032218/http://www.wtzupcity.com/kochi/features/kochis-favourite-padma-theatre-is-back-with-a-bang \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=29 November 2017 \|access-date=2023-07-13 \|website=WtzupCity \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Padma theatre was opened in 1946 and was the second theatre from the Shenoy family. Prior to that, Lakshmanan Shenoy had opened the Lakshman theatre in 1944. The theater was named after Lakhman Shenoy's wife. It had a special balcony with 20 seats reserved for the [[Kingdom of Cochin\|Kochi royal family]]. Padma was renovated in 1971 and air-conditioned with photophone film projector. The renovated theatre was opened by Tamil actor [[Kamal Haasan\|Kamal Hassan]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=V. K \|first=Rajendran \|title=ഷേണായ്മാർ 50 പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ \|pages=8,9 \|work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref>		Padma theatre was opened in 1946 and was the second theatre from the Shenoy family. Prior to that, Lakshmanan Shenoy had opened the Lakshman theatre in 1944. The theater was named after Lakhman Shenoy's wife. It had a special balcony with 20 seats reserved for the [[Kingdom of Cochin\|Kochi royal family]]. Padma was renovated in 1971 and air-conditioned with photophone film projector. The renovated theatre was opened by Tamil actor [[Kamal Haasan\|Kamal Hassan]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=V. K \|first=Rajendran \|date=1994 \|title=ഷേണായ്മാർ 50 പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ \|pages=8,9 \|work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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{{Short description|Cinema hall in Kochi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates}}
{{Use Indian English}}
{{Infobox theatre
| name = Padma Theatre
| image = Padma cinema theatre - ernakulam.JPG
| image_size =
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| caption = Padma Theatre in 2011
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| address = [[Mahatma Gandhi Road (Kochi)|Mahatma Gandhi Road]],
| city = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]],
| country = [[India]]
| designation =
| coordinates =
| architect =
| owner = Shenoys family
| tenant =
| operator =
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| opened = 1946
| reopened =
| yearsactive = 1946–present
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| demolished =
| othernames = Padma Cinema
| production =
| currentuse =
| website =
}}

'''Padma Theatre''' is a cinema theatre in the [[South India|South Indian]] city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Located in the [[Mahatma Gandhi Road (Kochi)|Mahatma Gandhi Road]], it was opened in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=സിനിമാലോകത്തെ ഷേണായിമാർ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/shenoys-theatre-ernakulam-history-padma-kavitha-lakshmana-1.5397512 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> It is one of the oldest theatres in Kerala, that is still functioning and the oldest functioning theatre in Kochi. Padma theatre is considered as landmark building in Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Sunaya |title=Kochi's Favourite Padma Theatre is Back with a Bang! |url=http://www.wtzupcity.com/kochi/features/kochis-favourite-padma-theatre-is-back-with-a-bang |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=WtzupCity |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Padma theatre was opened in 1946 and was the second theatre from the Shenoy family. Prior to that, Lakshmanan Shenoy had opened the Lakshman theatre in 1944. The theater was named after Lakhman Shenoy's wife. It had a special balcony with 20 seats reserved for the [[Kingdom of Cochin|Kochi royal family]]. Padma was renovated in 1971 and air-conditioned with photophone film projector. The renovated theatre was opened by Tamil actor [[Kamal Haasan|Kamal Hassan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=V. K |first=Rajendran |title=ഷേണായ്മാർ 50 പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ |pages=8,9 |work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Shenoys Theatre]]
*[[Sridar Theatre]]
*[[Sri Padmanabha Theatre]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre, Padma}}

[[Category:Cinemas in Kochi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kochi]]
[[Category:Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]
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