Prasads Multiplex

Coordinates: 17°24′46″N 78°27′57″E / 17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879
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Prasads Multiplex
Prasads IMAX theatre
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LocationKhairtabad, IMAX Road, NTR Marg, Near NTR Gardens, Necklace Road, Hyderabad, India
Coordinates17°24′46″N 78°27′57″E / 17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879
Opening date25 July 2003
DeveloperPrasad Media Corporation Limited
No. of stores and services243
WebsitePrasads

Prasads Multiplex is a multiplex theater in Hyderabad , Telangana.[1][2] It is a centrally air-conditioned multiplex with an area of ​​235,000 sq ft (21,800 m2). The multiplex has six screens, a food court, multinational fast food outlets, a gaming zone, a shopping mall covering two levels of the complex.[3] It is India's third IMAX theater.[4][5] In November 2014, when Hollywood film Interstellar opened in theatres, Prasads was the only IMAX screen in India where the space drama was watched on 70mm film.[6][7] Its screen is 72 feet high and 95 feet wide. The theater has 635 seats with a 12,000 watt sound system. 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. It has a huge food court with multiple options.

History[edit]

Prasads Multiplex was launched initially as Prasad IMAX on 25 July 2003 by South India LV Prasad Group.[8][9][10] The IMAX screen no 6 (now called PCX) is the biggest in India- 64ft x101.6ft and 630 seater auditorium.[11] Screen 6 was previously a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014.

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  1. ^ "Prasad's IMAX Screen is back to its glory with biggest screen in the country".
  2. ^ "Prasads Multiplex in Hyderabad readied with a modern look".
  3. ^ "GHMC - Prasad's IMAX". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "CNN Travel". CNN.
  5. ^ "King of Good times Prasad's Imax". The Hindu. 7 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Hyderabad's Prasads multiplex's large screen gears up for 'Avatar: The Way of Water'". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Want to watch Nolan's 'Interstellar' the way he'd like it to be seen? Book a ticket to Hyderabad".
  8. ^ "'You Are My Classroom:' SS Rajamouli's Emotional Note On Prasad Multiplex's 20 Years".
  9. ^ "IMAX theatre steaming ahead".
  10. ^ "The southern shopping spree".
  11. ^ "Hyderabad's Prasads multiplex's large screen gears up for 'Avatar: The Way of Water'".