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'''Sridar Theatre''' or '''Sridar Cinema''' is a cinema theatre in the [[South India|South Indian]] city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Located in the [[Shanmugham Road]], [[Marine Drive, Kochi|Marine Drive]], it was opened in 1964. Sridar theatre is the first air conditioned theatre in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Sunaya |title=A Memory in 70mm |url=http://www.wtzupcity.com/kochi/features/a-memory-in-70mm |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=WtzupCity |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Sridar theatre was opened in 1964, which was the third theatre by Shenoy family. The theater was named after Shridhar Shenoy, the deceased son of Lakhman Shenoy. The theater was opened by [[V. V. Giri|V.V. Giri]], then [[List of governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] and later [[President of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=V. K |first=Rajendran |title=ഷേണായ്മാർ 50 പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ |pages=8,9 |work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> At that time, in Kochi, the [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood movies]] were released at Sridar theatre. Sridhar is also the first theater in Kerala to introduce the [[Dolby|dolby sound system]]. The first [[3D projection|3D digital projector]] in Kerala came in Sridhar in 2009 with the release of the movie [[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]].<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=2023-07-17 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Shenoys Theatre]]<br />
* [[Padma Theatre]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cinemas in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam cinema]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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