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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 = | ||
| | | years_active = 1946–present | ||
| rebuilt = | | rebuilt = | ||
| closed = | | closed = | ||
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
| | | other_names = Padma Cinema | ||
| production = | | production = | ||
| | | 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre, Padma}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre, Padma}} | ||
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| Address | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kochi, Kerala, India |
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| Owner | Shenoys family |
| Opened | 1946 |
Padma Theatre is a cinema theatre in the South Indian city of Kochi, Kerala. Located in the Mahatma Gandhi Road, it was opened in 1946.[1] 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.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
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 Kochi royal family. Padma was renovated in 1971 and air-conditioned with photophone film projector. The renovated theatre was opened by Tamil actor Kamal Hassan.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "സിനിമാലോകത്തെ ഷേണായിമാർ". Mathrubhumi. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ M, Sunaya. "Kochi's Favourite Padma Theatre is Back with a Bang!". WtzupCity. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ V. K, Rajendran (1994). "ഷേണായ്മാർ 50 പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ". Malayala Manorama. pp. 8, 9.