Housefull board faded into forgetting as a revival in the vision for a single screen in ‘Broadway of Cinema’

Just in front of the complex, which has three single screens in the royal – Santosh, Narathki and Sapna – a shopping mall is under construction. The mall is ready to have a multiplex, perhaps a perfect reflection of changing times. Once called ‘Broadway of Cinema’, the royal region in Bangalore is a shadow of its magnificent past.

After this, people loved to stand in front of it and do miracles in a huge campus outside the sheer curiosity. Older’s disappointment was disappointed after not getting tickets for their favorite stars films. There are also stories from famous filmmakers and actors who capture a prince or Putna Kanagal film in Santosh or dancers. Today, a fatal silence is strong outside these single screen premises.

Many factors disappeared as the center of films. Increasing traffic in the city remains a reason, a senior mentor Venkatesh, who owns Mukunda theater in Maruti Seva Nagar. “People also faced parking challenges in the area,” he said, “he said that these issues searched people close to their homes.

From a 22 theater (perhaps a world record) at one point, only 7 single screen (Santosh, Narathi, Sapna, Triveni, Anupama, Role and Acting) remain in the field. “There was a huge population of royalty, thanks to the Kamemegowda bus station. This benefited theaters as they were one-stop points for travelers. But with the construction of other large bus terminals, such as Mysore Road Satellite Bus Stop and Shanthi Nagar Bus Station, the film-looking crowd just spoke, “Sri Venkatesh said.

Mr. Rajaram, vice-president of the Federation of Karnataka Film Exhibitions, said the poor revenue-sharing model triggered the collapse of single screen in the state. “Many theaters must have survived, producers/distributors agreed to a percentage system at fixed screening fees. After the epidemic, the old revenue model reduced the possibilities of single screen, ”he said.

For example, Nataki was paid a certain weekly amount of ₹ 3 lakh. Therefore, for four weeks, it will be an amount of up to ₹ 12 lakhs. However, given the size of the theater, about 3 lakhs will be required for its maintenance, ”he explained. A request from the exhibitors was rejected by distributors/producers to get a 35% stake from Housefull Net.

Attractive property rates have convinced the theater owners to sell their land. After the ocean, who made way for a retail store, and thribhuvan, who was amazed to build a shopping mall, inner sources in the industry say that the owners of the Santosh Complex may also follow the suit. The campus was briefly closed in 2022 due to legal hurdles.

KG Road is no longer the fort of Kannada cinema, in which Telugu films have received many shows. During the Sankranti week, Allu Arjun’s blockbusters ‘Pushpa 2, “Sankrathaki Vastunam,’ and ‘Daksa Maharaj’, Nandamuri Balakrishna starring, were shown in three theaters in Rajsi.

When ‘Pushpa 2’ hit the screen, the three versions of the film (Telugu, Hindi and Kannada) were displayed in Raji. The exhibitors call it demand and supply landscape, urging Kannada stars to do more than one film every year.

Kumar, the manager of the acting theater in KG Road, who mainly screen Hindi films, felt that very few crowds were to be drawn in the 2000s. “The Hindi industry is almost dead. When did we have a string of box office hit? I don’t remember, “he said that Shah Rukh Khan’s 2013 action-comedy Chennai Express was the last film that attracted a huge crowd in the theater, which is called the first building in the city for escalator.

Triveni owner Anant blamed the disappointing position of a single screen on the rise of streaming platforms. “The Internet is available for cheap, and people are bent for Instagram reels. He prefers to watch movies at home, “he said, emphasizing that there is no guarantee of revival for traditional film experience.

Since the Karnataka budget for 2025-26 has announced plans for the redevelopment of the Kempagowda bus stand in Rajsi in the six-part series, Hindu Pete – will detect various aspects of the royal region.This is the third story of the series.