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| opening_date = 25 July 2002
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| developer = [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Media Corporation Limited]]
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'''Prasads Multiplex''' is a multiplex theater in [[Hyderabad]] , [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prasads-imax-screen-is-back-to-its-glory-with-biggest-screen-in-the-country/articleshow/95737712.cms|title=Prasad's IMAX Screen is back to its glory with biggest screen in the country}}</ref> It is a centrally air-conditioned multiplex with an area of ​​{{cvt|235,000|sqft}}. The multiplex has six screens, a food court, multinational fast food outlets, a gaming zone, a shopping mall covering two levels of the complex.<ref>{{cite web|title=GHMC - Prasad's IMAX |url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/hyd/visitplacesnew.asp?status=13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219012151/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/hyd/visitplacesnew.asp?status=13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2012 |publisher=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |access-date=23 November 2012 }}</ref> It is India's third IMAX theater.<ref>{{Cite news|title= CNN Travel |url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/escape/worlds-10-coolest-movie-theaters-355218|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= King of Good times Prasad's Imax|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article2332172.ece?|work=The Hindu |date=7 August 2011}}</ref> In November 2014, when Hollywood film [[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]] opened in theatres, Prasads was the only IMAX screen in India where the space drama was watched on 70mm film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hyderabads-prasads-multiplexs-large-screen-gears-up-for-avatar-the-way-of-water/article66262324.ece|title=Hyderabad's Prasads multiplex's large screen gears up for 'Avatar: The Way of Water'|website=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/686063/want-to-watch-nolans-interstellar-the-way-hed-like-it-to-be-seen-book-a-ticket-to-hyderabad|title=Want to watch Nolan's 'Interstellar' the way he'd like it to be seen? Book a ticket to Hyderabad}}</ref> 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.
'''Prasads Multiplex''' is an Indian [[Multiplex (movie theatre)|multiplex theater]] in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prasads-imax-screen-is-back-to-its-glory-with-biggest-screen-in-the-country/articleshow/95737712.cms|title=Prasad's IMAX Screen is back to its glory with biggest screen in the country|newspaper=The Times of India |date=November 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prasads-multiplex-in-hyderabad-readied-with-a-modern-look/articleshow/84880517.cms|title=Prasads Multiplex in Hyderabad readied with a modern look|newspaper=The Times of India |date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> It is India's third IMAX theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|title= CNN Travel |url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/escape/worlds-10-coolest-movie-theaters-355218|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= King of Good times Prasad's Imax|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article2332172.ece?|work=The Hindu |date=7 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Deprez |first=Camille |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=glGxDwAAQBAJ&dq=Prasads+imax&pg=PA120 |title=Bollywood: Cinéma et mondialisation |date=2019-09-19 |publisher=Presses Universitaires du Septentrion |isbn=978-2-7574-2147-5 |language=fr}}</ref> It was earlier the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world with the [[The Ribbon, Sydney|Sydney IMAX]] Theatre (123 x 97 ft) having the largest IMAX screen.<ref>{{Cite book |last=SENAPATI |first=UDAI |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_VjEAAAQBAJ&dq=Prasads+imax&pg=PA55 |title=FILM MAKING |date=2022-03-13 |publisher=K.K. Publications |language=en}}</ref>{{what|date=June 2024|reason=This sentence is illegible}}

== Description ==
The multiplex is a centrally air-conditioned venue with an area of {{cvt|235,000|sqft}}. It has six screens, a food court and a shopping mall covering two levels of the complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=GHMC - Prasad's IMAX |url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/hyd/visitplacesnew.asp?status=13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219012151/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/hyd/visitplacesnew.asp?status=13 |archive-date=19 December 2012 |access-date=23 November 2012 |publisher=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nakka |first=Sai Bhaskar Reddy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lnHLEAAAQBAJ&dq=Prasads+imax&pg=PA28 |title=Hussain Sagar |publisher=Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Prasads Multiplex was launched initially as Prasad IMAX on 25 July 2002 by South India LV Prasad Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/you-are-my-classroom-ss-rajamoulis-emotional-note-on-prasad-multiplexs-20-years-8448715.html|title=‘You Are My Classroom:’ SS Rajamouli's Emotional Note On Prasad Multiplex's 20 Years}}</ref> The IMAX screen no 6 (now called PCX) is the biggest in India- 64ft x101.6ft and 630 seater auditorium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hyderabads-prasads-multiplexs-large-screen-gears-up-for-avatar-the-way-of-water/article66262324.ece|title=Hyderabad’s Prasads multiplex’s large screen gears up for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’}}</ref> Screen 6 was previously a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014.
Prasads Multiplex was launched initially as Prasad IMAX on 25 July 2003 by [[Prasad Studios|LV Prasad Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/you-are-my-classroom-ss-rajamoulis-emotional-note-on-prasad-multiplexs-20-years-8448715.html|title='You Are My Classroom:' SS Rajamouli's Emotional Note On Prasad Multiplex's 20 Years|date=July 28, 2023|website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/imax-theatre-steaming-ahead/articleshow/17700542.cms|title=IMAX theatre steaming ahead|newspaper=The Times of India |date=August 2, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/money/2002/sep/07shop.htm|title=rediff.com: The southern shopping spree|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The IMAX screen number 6 was originally a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014. Now called PCX, it is the biggest in India at {{cvt|64|x|101.6|ft}} in a 630-seat auditorium.<ref>{{Cite news| url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hyderabads-prasads-multiplexs-large-screen-gears-up-for-avatar-the-way-of-water/article66262324.ece| title= The renovated large screen at Prasads multiplex, Hyderabad, gears up for James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water'|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|newspaper=The Hindu |date=December 14, 2022 }}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:prasads2.jpg|Multiplex floor
File:prasads2.jpg|Multiplex floor
File:Prasads climbing wall.jpg|Indoor Climbing wall
File:prasads3.jpg|Atrium
File:Prasads IMAX gaming section.jpg|Game section
File:Prasads IMAX gaming section.jpg|Game section
File:Prasada Imax, Hyderabad.jpg|Prasads Imax, Hyderabad
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Entertainment in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:IMAX venues]]
[[Category:Cinemas in India]]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 2 October 2024

Prasads Multiplex
Prasads IMAX theatre
Map
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 an Indian multiplex theater in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1][2] It is India's third IMAX theatre.[3][4][5] It was earlier the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world with the Sydney IMAX Theatre (123 x 97 ft) having the largest IMAX screen.[6][clarification needed]

Description

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The multiplex is a centrally air-conditioned venue with an area of 235,000 sq ft (21,800 m2). It has six screens, a food court and a shopping mall covering two levels of the complex.[7][8]

History

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Prasads Multiplex was launched initially as Prasad IMAX on 25 July 2003 by LV Prasad Group.[9][10][11] The IMAX screen number 6 was originally a 3D IMAX 70mm until 2014. Now called PCX, it is the biggest in India at 64 ft × 101.6 ft (19.5 m × 31.0 m) in a 630-seat auditorium.[12]

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  • Multiplex floor
    Multiplex floor
  • Indoor Climbing wall
    Indoor Climbing wall
  • Game section
    Game section
  • Prasads Imax, Hyderabad
    Prasads Imax, Hyderabad

References

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  1. ^ "Prasad's IMAX Screen is back to its glory with biggest screen in the country". The Times of India. November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Prasads Multiplex in Hyderabad readied with a modern look". The Times of India. July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "CNN Travel". CNN.
  4. ^ "King of Good times Prasad's Imax". The Hindu. 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ Deprez, Camille (2019-09-19). Bollywood: Cinéma et mondialisation (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion. ISBN 978-2-7574-2147-5.
  6. ^ SENAPATI, UDAI (2022-03-13). FILM MAKING. K.K. Publications.
  7. ^ "GHMC - Prasad's IMAX". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  8. ^ Nakka, Sai Bhaskar Reddy. Hussain Sagar. Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka.
  9. ^ "'You Are My Classroom:' SS Rajamouli's Emotional Note On Prasad Multiplex's 20 Years". News18. July 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "IMAX theatre steaming ahead". The Times of India. August 2, 2002.
  11. ^ "rediff.com: The southern shopping spree". m.rediff.com.
  12. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (December 14, 2022). "The renovated large screen at Prasads multiplex, Hyderabad, gears up for James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water'". The Hindu.
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