These are the days when Cinema theatres in the Telugu states are getting closed and they are being converted into marriage function halls. Now OTT is the other medium where people are watching movies.The ticket rates are going up to Rs four hundred each.
When you go back to History, in n the year 1927 *Royal Talkies* was established by Dinyar Dinshah in the residency area, which was later on purchased by Vennayya and Maisaiah in 1937.
In 1930.. *Yakuth Mahal* was constructed in the Yakuthpur area. The two projectors made in 1927 in Chicago were present in the theatre. The presence of these projectors made this theatre to exhibit the movies for more than eighty years continuously.
Not only separate seats for ladies but there was also a curtain between the ladies and gents sections. This theatre gave importance to the old melodies.
Around 1930 *the Motimahal theatre* was built, in the Residency area. June 14th of 1936 was one of the saddest days in the history of the Nizam state. A fire accident occurred in Mothimahal Theatre of Sultan Bazaar. Fourteen people were dead and several people were injured in this incident. The film “College Girl” was screening in the theatre at the time of the accident which occurred between 9.30 pm – 10.00 pm during the end of the evening show at the lady‟s balcony near projector room. The fire
started near projector and spread into lady‟s balcony. Due to the heavy smoke, people
started running towards the exit and there was a stampede.
In 1932… *Krishna Talkies* was built at Gulbarga house, Gulzar house.Krishna Talkies used to exhibit
the films till recently. Later it was demolished and now the construction work is going
on to built a big complex in its place.
In the year 1934 *Zamarrud*” was built in 1934 by Nawab Gulam Hussain Khan and named after his grandmother Zamrrud Begum. At that relevant time, it was the largest cinema theatre in india, measuring 200 by 70 feets, accommodating 2000 persons. This theatre was being started with
Devaki Bose‟s “Sita” (Durga Kote and Prithvi Raj Kapoor) movie, but it was started with
“Bilwamangal”. The “Bilwamangal” movie was the first Indian movie that was being processed in Britain.
In the same year *Manohar Talkies* was built at Secunderabad 1935-40 *Argus* was constructed at Lal Darwaza, two more theatres were constructed under the same name at Narayaguda and Aghapura, in these two theatres Telugu movies were being run.
In or about 1939…Abids shop was converted into a theatre *Select Cinema* it belongs to Patel and Bhagat….later on after its reconstruction named as *Palace Theatre*The oldest theatres in Secunderabad Minerva,(The only theatre on first floor with three balconies)Plaza,Amar talkies (It was the small theatre which was half round iron shed)Dreamland theatre (which is now marriage function hall) Rameshwar talkies in Malkazgiri.
Select theatre in Bollaram village (only theatre in the military area) Paradise Theatre(people from districts now Andra Pradesh also used to come to see theatre )Sangeet the only very posh and highly theatre for only English movies and only theatre with Generator, Vijayalaxmi theatre at Ameerpet (45 paise ticket and highest 1.20 paise a separate block for ladies and used to be covered by a curtain in intervals.
