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	The '''Safire Theatre complex''' was [[India]]'s first largest multi-theatre complex located in the southern city of [[Chennai]] that functioned from 1964 to 1994. The theatre complex located on ~~[[Anna Salai\|~~Mount Road (now Anna Salai)]] consisted of three screening halls, namely, ''Safire'', ''Blue Diamond'', and ''Emerald''. While the largest named ''Safire'' screened [[Hollywood]] movies, the ~~others~~, ''Emerald'' and ''Diamond'' screened Indian films.		The '''Safire Theatre complex''' was [[India]]'s first largest multi-theatre complex located in the southern city of [[Chennai]] that functioned from 1964 to 1994. The theatre complex was located on Mount Road (now [[Anna Salai]]) and consisted of three screening halls, namely, ''Safire'', ''Blue Diamond'', and ''Emerald''. While the largest named ''Safire'' screened [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] movies, the other two, ''Emerald'' and ''Diamond'' screened Indian films.

	Safire is the first 70-mm theatre in India.<ref name=sale>{{~~Dead link~~\|~~date~~=~~August 2015}}~~		Safire was considered to be the first [[70 mm film\|70 mm]] theatre in India.<ref name=sale>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/safire-theatre-land-up-for-sale/articleshow/16374202.cms \|title=Safire theatre land up for sale \|date=13 September 2012 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|first=Rajesh \|last=Chandramouli}}</ref>

	~~http~~://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/~~Safire~~-theatre-land-up-for-sale/articleshow/16374202.cms\|Safire~~{{Dead link~~\|date=September ~~2018~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix-attempted~~=~~yes~~ }} ~~theatre land up for sale~~</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Started by the Veecumsee ~~Family~~, Safire opened its door to the public in 1964. The first movie to play in Safire was [[Cleopatra (1963 film)\|''Cleopatra'']]. Safire was perhaps the first 70 mm theatre in India. It was spacious, if a bit spartan in furniture, and for the first few years screened only English language films. [[My Fair Lady (film)\|''My Fair Lady'']], [[The Sound of Music (film)\|''Sound of Music'']], [[Lawrence of Arabia (film)\|''Lawrence of Arabia'']], [[Funny Girl (film)\|''Funny Girl'']], and ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' were some of the early movies.		Started by the Veecumsee family, Safire opened its door to the public in 1964. The first movie to play in Safire was [[Cleopatra (1963 film)\|''Cleopatra'']]. Safire was perhaps the first 70 mm theatre in India. It was spacious, if a bit spartan in furniture, and for the first few years screened only English language films. [[My Fair Lady (film)\|''My Fair Lady'']], [[The Sound of Music (film)\|''Sound of Music'']], [[Lawrence of Arabia (film)\|''Lawrence of Arabia'']], [[Funny Girl (film)\|''Funny Girl'']], and ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' were some of the early movies.{{cn\|date=April 2022}}

	The Safire complex was India's first multiplex with three halls namely:		The Safire complex was India's first multiplex with three halls namely: Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/\|title = For old times' sake\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 8 August 2010\|last1 = Ghosh\|first1 = Tanushree}}</ref>
	Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/\|title = For old times' sake\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 8 August 2010\|last1 = Ghosh\|first1 = Tanushree}}</ref>		Both Blue Diamond and Emerald were small theatres with about 300 seats at the most. Blue Diamond had continuous screenings from morning until midnight.<ref name=thehindu2003 /> It almost exclusively screened English films.<ref name=screens>{{cite news\|title=Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes\|work=Rediff Movies\|date=10 August 2010\|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/10/old-theatres-make-way-to-grand-multiplexes.htm}}</ref> Emerald screened primarily Hindi and Tamil films.<ref name=thehindu2003 /><ref name=screens />
	Blue Diamond had continuous ~~shows~~<ref name=thehindu2003 /> ~~''Blue Diamond''~~ almost exclusively screened English films.
	~~Both Blue Diamond and Emerald were small~~ theatres ~~with about 300 seats at the most~~. Emerald screened primarily Hindi and Tamil films.<ref name=thehindu2003 />

	The complex was acquired in 1994 by the local [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] political organization.<ref name=thehindu2003>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231004129/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2003-12-31 \|title=New multiplex in old club \|date=2003-10-15 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> which wanted to construct its new headquarters. The entire Safire complex was demolished, but AIADMK did not end up building its headquarters and put the nearly one acre land area up for sale in 2012.<ref name=sale />		The complex was acquired in 1994 by the local [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) political organization.<ref name=thehindu2003>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231004129/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2003-12-31 \|title=New multiplex in old club \|date=2003-10-15 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> which wanted to construct its new headquarters. The entire Safire complex was demolished, but AIADMK did not end up building its headquarters there and eventually put the nearly one acre land area up for sale in 2012.<ref name=sale />

	==~~Notes~~==		==References==
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	~~==References==~~
	* {{cite news\|title=Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes\|work=Rediff Movies\|date=10 August 2010\|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/10/old-theatres-make-way-to-grand-multiplexes.htm}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/ For old times' sake]

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	The Safire complex was India's first multiplex with three halls namely:		The Safire complex was India's first multiplex with three halls namely:
	Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/</ref>		Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/\|title = For old times' sake\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 8 August 2010\|last1 = Ghosh\|first1 = Tanushree}}</ref>
	Blue Diamond had continuous shows<ref name=thehindu2003 /> ''Blue Diamond'' almost exclusively screened English films.		Blue Diamond had continuous shows<ref name=thehindu2003 /> ''Blue Diamond'' almost exclusively screened English films.
	Both Blue Diamond and Emerald were small theatres with about 300 seats at the most. Emerald screened primarily Hindi and Tamil films.<ref name=thehindu2003 />		Both Blue Diamond and Emerald were small theatres with about 300 seats at the most. Emerald screened primarily Hindi and Tamil films.<ref name=thehindu2003 />

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The '''Safire Theatre complex''' was [[India]]'s first largest multi-theatre complex located in the southern city of [[Chennai]] that functioned from 1964 to 1994. The theatre complex located on [[Anna Salai|Mount Road (now Anna Salai)]] consisted of three screening halls, namely, ''Safire'', ''Blue Diamond'', and ''Emerald''. While the largest named ''Safire'' screened [[Hollywood]] movies, the others, ''Emerald'' and ''Diamond'' screened Indian films.

Safire is the first 70-mm theatre in India.<ref name=sale>{{Dead link|date=August 2015}}

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Safire-theatre-land-up-for-sale/articleshow/16374202.cms|Safire{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} theatre land up for sale</ref>

==History==
Started by the Veecumsee Family, Safire opened its door to the public in 1964. The first movie to play in Safire was [[Cleopatra (1963 film)|''Cleopatra'']]. Safire was perhaps the first 70 mm theatre in India. It was spacious, if a bit spartan in furniture, and for the first few years screened only English language films. [[My Fair Lady (film)|''My Fair Lady'']], [[The Sound of Music (film)|''Sound of Music'']], [[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|''Lawrence of Arabia'']], [[Funny Girl (film)|''Funny Girl'']], and ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' were some of the early movies.

The Safire complex was India's first multiplex with three halls namely:
Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/</ref>
Blue Diamond had continuous shows<ref name=thehindu2003 /> ''Blue Diamond'' almost exclusively screened English films.
Both Blue Diamond and Emerald were small theatres with about 300 seats at the most. Emerald screened primarily Hindi and Tamil films.<ref name=thehindu2003 />

The complex was acquired in 1994 by the local [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] political organization.<ref name=thehindu2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231004129/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/15/stories/2003101500060300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-12-31 |title=New multiplex in old club |date=2003-10-15 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> which wanted to construct its new headquarters. The entire Safire complex was demolished, but AIADMK did not end up building its headquarters and put the nearly one acre land area up for sale in 2012.<ref name=sale />

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite news|title=Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes|work=Rediff Movies|date=10 August 2010|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/10/old-theatres-make-way-to-grand-multiplexes.htm}}

==External links==
* [http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-old-times%5C-sake/403852/ For old times' sake]

{{Chennai Topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Safire Theatre Complex}}
[[Category:Cinemas in Chennai]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chennai]]