After frequent trips to native due to my brother's marriage formalities ,one day we decided to go for a movie.My mother mentioned about Chitranjali Theatre as the best one in Paravoor.Also movie -LoudSpeaker was going on ..
So we took my brothers car and left house at 4.45 pm thinking that movie timing is at 5.30 pm..When we reached there at 5.00,we could find only one auto parked infront of the threatre.Auto driver came with his family and we parked our car over there and went to check for the timings.
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Movie starts at 6.00 and tickets will be sold only after 5.45...Asked for Balcony queue and i was happy to be first one in the queue..But i had to be like that for nearly 30 mts as people started pouring in by 5.30 only..Dileep took some pictures of the theatre and the notice boards displayed over there..do have a look
Oh its not like PVR..that was the first thought which came into my mind.Ticket was costly only 30 Rs...Where is 30 Rs and where is 150 Rs which we pay in PVR..Popcorn was 10 Rs and was really okay..
By this time parking was filled up and you should see the different types of people coming together which you can't see in a PVR or a multiplex movie theatres..You can see Auto's parked next to Skoda,cycles,Maruti etc etc..not a familiar sight in Bangalore.
Got the ticket and entered the theatre..no AC..many fans in the side and some just above..we can select any seat and sit..there is no numbering system..So selected the best seat available...Movie started and yes we started sweating:(...Those fans were not enough...But was happy to see the movie paying only 30 Rs and amidst the crowd..That was worth..We didn't get Manikutty as she was not interested..Also i doubt whether she will like this :( They are not used to this..But surely i should take her once as i can always show her how we lived our life as a child.
For me ,it was going back to my happy days:)
Chitranjali Theatre
Pullomkulam
North Paravur
Ernakulam District
Phone 0484 2442118
Theres another thing I noticed in the theaters back home - the festivities behind the movie. The way everybody responds to the movie scene by scene ... their claps & the hooting & the whistling.
ReplyDeleteVery true Lakshmi.
ReplyDeleteBut i changed my opinion recently after watching Pazhassi Raja in PVR..OH MY GOD ,there were lots of claps,whistles and even shouting throughout where you will really feel that you are in a movie theatre in Kerala:)