Prasads Multiplex

Prasads Multiplex is an Indian multiplex theater in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1][2] It is India's third IMAX theater.[3][4][5] It was earlier the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world with the Sydney IMAX Theater (123 x 97 ft) having the largest IMAX screen.[6]

Prasads Multiplex
Prasads IMAX theatre
LocationKhairtabad, IMAX Road, NTR Marg, Near NTR Gardens, Necklace Road, Hyderabad, India
Coordinates17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879
Opening date25 July 2003
DeveloperPrasad Media Corporation Limited
No. of stores and services243
WebsitePrasads

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 South India LV Prasad Group.[9][10][11] The IMAX screen no 6 (now called PCX) is the biggest in India- 64ft x101.6ft and 630 seater auditorium.[12] Screen 6 was previously a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014.

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 via www.thehindu.com.
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