Cinema halls in Thiruvananthapuram

See also: Media in Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city possess a rich film culture. The Malayalam films were earlier produced with Chennai (Madras) as the base. Later in the end of 70s, the Malayalam film industry started to shift its base to Kerala, with Trivandrum as the pick of the bunch. Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) was established in 1975 with the objective of giving a thrust to the Malayalam film industry and for nurturing it in the State. As a result, many studios and related industries started commencing in and around Trivandrum. The studio 'Merryland' was opened in 1951 and 'Chithranjali' in 1980s. Leading firms like Prasad Film Laboratories expanded their operations to Trivandrum.

With the commencing of animation companies like Toonz India Ltd and Tata Elxsi Limited, the film industry further boomed up. The Kinfra Film and Video Park is located near Technopark and is one of the most advanced film and animation production facilities in India. The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is held in November every year and is acknowledged as one of the leading such events in India. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy was founded in 1998 for the promotion of Cinema as a means of cultural expression.

Movie halls

Trivandrum city holds the maximum number of theatres in Kerala. There are 19 A-Class theatres, with Anjali Theatre being the largest in the state with a seating capacity more than 1300. All the halls are within a radius of 2 km which makes the city an ideal place to hold Film Festivals.

Movie halls within the city center (within a radius of 2 km)

Main venue of 16 th IFFK 2011 at Kairal Complex

Rush in the delegate pass distribution center for the 16 th International Film Festival of Kerala

Sl.No.	Name	Place	Class	Facilities	Seating Capacity	Remarks
1	Anjali	Ariesplex SL Cinemas, Thampanoor	A	Under renovation	1,300	Online booking available
2	Audi 1	, Ariesplex SL Cinemas Thampanoor	A	A/C, 64 Channel Dolby Atmos (sound system), Double 4K(projection), DMAX 3D	695	Online booking available
3	Audi 2	Ariesplex SL Cinemas, Thampanoor	A	A/C 5.1, Qube Digital cinema 2K 3D	204	Online booking available
4	Audi 3	Ariesplex SL Cinemas, Thampanoor	A	A/C 5.1, Qube Digital cinema 2K 3D	70	Online booking available
5	SreeKumar	Thampanoor	A	A/C, DTS Qube Cinema Digital	996	Online booking available
6	SreeVishak	Thampanoor	A	A/C, DTS, 2K 3D Qube Cinema Digital	468	Online booking available
7	Kairali	Thampanoor	A	A/C, DTS, 2K, 3D	442	Online booking available
8	Nila	Thampanoor	A	A/C, DTS, 2K, 3D	253	Online booking available
9	Sree	Thampanoor	A	A/C, DTS, 2K, 3D	300	Online booking available
10	New Theatre Screen 1	Thampanoor	A	A/C, Dolby Atmos,64 CHANNEL AUDIO, 2K 3D, UFO Digital cinema	800	Online booking available
11	New Theatre Screen 2	Thampanoor	A	A/C, Dolby Atmos, 2K 3D, UFO Digital cinema	200	Online booking available
12	New Theatre Screen 3	Thampanoor	A	A/C, Dolby Atmos, 2K 3D, UFO Digital cinema	200	Online booking available
13	Kripa	Thampanoor	A	A/C DTS, Ultra Stereo UFO Digital cinema	943	Online booking available
14	Dhanya	Muthoottu Theaters, Vanchiyoor	A	A/C DTS, Ultra Stereo UFO Digital cinema	740
15	Remya	Muthoottu Theaters, Vanchiyoor	A	A/C, DTS, Ultra Stereo,2K 3D UFO Digital cinema	636
16	Ajanta	Pazhavangadi	A	A/C, DTS, Ultra Stereo UFO Digital cinema	863	Online booking available
17	Sree Padmanabha	East Fort	A	A/C, DTS, Dolby 7.1 SR UFO Digital cinema, Christie 2K, DepthQ3D	959	Platinum theatre Online booking available
18	Devi Priya	East Fort	A	A/C, DTS, Dolby 7.1 SR UFO Digital cinema, Christie 2K, DepthQ3D	160	Platinum theatre Online booking available
19	Kalabhavan	Vazhuthacaud	A	A/C, DTS, 2K, 3D	504	Online booking available
20	Sreebala	East Fort	C	A/C
21	Central	Pazhavangadi	C

Movie halls within the City Corporation

Sl.No.	Name	Place	Class	Facilities	Seating Capacity	Remarks
22	Krishna	Kazhakoottam	A	A/C DTS, UFO Digital cinema	275
23	Sree Narayana	Thiruvallam	B

Movie halls within the Metropolitan Area/Suburbs

Sl.No.	Name	Place	Class	Facilities	Seating Capacity	Remarks
24	MT Cinema	Pothencode	B	DTS UFO Digital cinema
25	G-Tracks	Kadinamkulam	A	A/C DTS,2K Auro-3D , DTS HD Master Audio Qube Cinema Digital	400
26	V-Tracks	Kadinamkulam	A	A/C, DTS, DTS HD Master Audio Qube Cinema Digital	435
27	Thapasya	Attingal	A	A/C, DTS, 3D UFO Digital cinema	1100
28	Thapasya Paradise	Attingal	A	A/C, DTS UFO Digital cinema	625
29	Vaishakh	Attingal	A	A/C, DTS UFO Digital cinema	825
30	Gowri	Attingal	A	DTS UFO Digital cinema	397
31	Dreams	Attingal	A	A/C, DTS, 3D UFO Digital cinema	825
32	Ganga	Ganga Complex, Attingal	A	A/C, DTS UFO Digital cinema	950
33	Yamuna	Ganga Complex, Attingal	A	A/C, DTS, 3D Qube Cinema Digital	380
34	Kaveri	Ganga Complex, Attingal	A	A/C, DTS Qube Cinema Digital	509
35	Mahadeva	Kattakada	B
36	Sree Muruka	Kattakada	B
37	Jaya Vinayaka	Kattakada	B
38	Surya	Nedumangadu	A	A/C,DTS Qube Cinema Digital
39	Surya Paradise	Nedumangadu	A	A/C,DTS,3D Qube Cinema Digital
40	Sree Saraswathi	Nedumangadu	A	A/C, Qube Cinema Digital	400
41	Rani	Nedumangadu	A	DTS Qube Cinema Digital	475
42	Aswathi	Peringamala	B
43	Subha	Neyyattinkara	B	DTS, UFO	505
44	HariSree	Vetturoad, Kaniyapuram	A	A/C DTS Dolby 7.1 SR Qube Cinema Digital
45	Thameens Maax	Kaliyakkavilai	A	A/C DTS Qube Cinema Digital
46	Sree Kaaleswari	Kaliyakkavilai	A	A/C DTS Qube Cinema Digital
47	Sree Saraswathi	Kaliyakkavilai	A	A/C DTS Qube Cinema Digital
48	I M P	Padanthalumoodu	B	A/C DTS
49	SN CINEMA	Kilimanoor	B	UFO DTS	500

The halls of Anjali, Athulya, Aswathy and Athira are in a single theatre complex, generally called SL Complex. Other theatre complexes are 'Dhanya and Ramya', 'Kairali, Nila and Sree', and 'SreeKumar and SreeVishak'. Kalabhavan, Kairali, Nila and Sree are owned by Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC).