Prasads Multiplex

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Prasads Multiplex
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Prasads IMAX theatre
Prasads Multiplex
Location Khairtabad, IMAX Road, NTR Marg, Near NTR Gardens, Necklace Road, Hyderabad, India
Coordinates 17°24′46″N78°27′57″E / 17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879
Opening date25 July 2003
Developer Prasad Media Corporation Limited
No. of stores and services243
Website Prasads

Prasads Multiplex is an Indian multiplex theater in Hyderabad, Telangana. [1] [2] It is India's third IMAX theatre. [3] [4] [5] It was earlier the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world with the Sydney IMAX Theatre (123 x 97 ft) having the largest IMAX screen. [6] [ clarification needed ] It is a part of the LV.Prasad Group that has been an integral part of the South Indian Film Industry for over 7 decades.

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Description

The multiplex is a centrally air-conditioned venue with an area of 235,000 sq ft (21,800 m2). It has six screens, a food court and a shopping mall covering two levels of the complex. [7] [8]

History

Prasads Multiplex was launched initially as Prasad IMAX on 25 July 2003 by LV Prasad Group. [9] [10] [11] The IMAX screen number 6 was originally a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014. Now called PCX, it is the biggest in India at 64 ft × 101.6 ft (19.5 m × 31.0 m) in a 630-seat auditorium. [12]

References

  1. "Prasad's IMAX Screen is back to its glory with biggest screen in the country". The Times of India. November 24, 2022.
  2. "Prasads Multiplex in Hyderabad readied with a modern look". The Times of India. July 30, 2021.
  3. "CNN Travel". CNN.
  4. "King of Good times Prasad's Imax". The Hindu. 7 August 2011.
  5. Deprez, Camille (2019-09-19). Bollywood: Cinéma et mondialisation (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion. ISBN   978-2-7574-2147-5.
  6. SENAPATI, UDAI (2022-03-13). FILM MAKING. K.K. Publications.
  7. "GHMC - Prasad's IMAX". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  8. Nakka, Sai Bhaskar Reddy. Hussain Sagar. Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka.
  9. "'You Are My Classroom:' SS Rajamouli's Emotional Note On Prasad Multiplex's 20 Years". News18. July 28, 2023.
  10. "IMAX theatre steaming ahead". The Times of India. August 2, 2002.
  11. "rediff.com: The southern shopping spree". m.rediff.com.
  12. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (December 14, 2022). "The renovated large screen at Prasads multiplex, Hyderabad, gears up for James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water'". The Hindu.