No food inside cinema halls; masks, double dose vaccination mandatory Swimming pools and gyms too open fully; Kukkarahalli Lake open for morning and evening walkers, says University of Mysore Registrar Choultry owners cry foul over continued curbs on number of guests Mysore/Mysuru: The cinema fraternity has welcomed the Karnataka Government’s move to allow movie theatres,…
‘Closure of cinema houses has affected thousands of families’
January 31, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Film industry is badly hit just like any other industry due to the COVID pandemic, actor Shivarajkumar said that cinema theatres are forced to shut down as new cinemas are not being released due to 50:50 occupancy rule in theatres. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Shivarajkumar said that though most…
Single Screen theatres in city to remain shut
January 28, 2021Reason: No clarity in fresh guidelines; No new releases Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given relaxation over the capacity in cinema halls and throwing open swimming pools to general public with revised Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), city theatre owners are unlikely to open their business premises for some more days…
Single screen cinema halls re-open… but without audience
December 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Expecting patronage by citizens, a few single screen cinema theatres in city have re-opened in the last few days. ‘Padma Theatre’ in Agrahara, ‘Mahadeshwara’ in Kumbarakoppal and ‘Balaji’ in Bannimantap, all single screen cinema halls, have opened the gates to citizens. Though the turnout of people was not encouraging but still the theatre owners…
Centre allows re-opening of cinemas, multiplexes from Oct. 15
October 1, 2020New Delhi: After nearly seven months of lockdown owing to COVID-19, the Union Home Ministry has allowed re-opening of cinemas, theatres and multiplexes outside the Containment Zones with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from Oct. 15. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, Ajay Bhalla, Home…
Lukewarm response in city
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Unlock 5.0 guidelines announced by Union Home Ministry allowing re-opening of cinema halls have no takers in the city. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Mysuru City Film Exhibitors’ Association Vice-President Rajaram said the relaxation is not going to benefit their fraternity as no new films are shot in the last seven months. He said…
Cinema theatres to open from Oct. 1?
September 10, 2020New Delhi: The cinema halls will likely open across the country from Oct. 1. To this end, the All India Cine Industry leaders held talks with the Union Home Secretary and Information Secretary yesterday. Representatives of the film industry have sought permission to open theatres in the wake of permission being given for trains, metro…
The show may not go on for many city theatres
June 22, 2020Landmark Shanthala Theatre announces closure Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a bitter blow to the already fragile entertainment industry. While theatre owners, employees, actors and backscreen staff are desperate to be re-united with their audiences, re-opening cinema halls is not high on the Government’s agenda. Closed since March according to the Ministry of Home…
Corona Effect impacts income of employees at cinema theatres
March 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The lockdown announced by the State Government following COVID-19 scare has badly affected cinema theatres in the city, which have shut down. This has hugely dented the earnings of theatre staff, who were dependent on daily collections. With cinema halls shut across the State for the past few days, the staff and other workers…
No password of content to release movies: Cinema theatres closed today
March 9, 2018Mysuru: All the cinema theatres including single screens and multiplexes are closed today as there is no password of the content to release the movies. The South Indian Film Chambers of Commerce had called for a bandh of cinema halls today following a dispute between the service providers — UFO Movies Limited and Real Image…
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