Urvasi Complex

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Urvasi Complex is a three theatre mini-movie complex(Multiplex) in Vijayawada, Andhrapradesh, India. This complex is more than 35 years old and very popular in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It has three different theatres named Urvasi 70mm, Menaka, and Rambha 35mm, All of them are Air Conditioned

Address:
Urvasi Complex
Gandhinagar,
Pin code- 520003,
Vijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone:91-0866-2578955.

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[edit] History

The Urvasi-Menaka twin theatre complex in Vijayawada was constructed in 1970-71. The two cinema halls were air-conditioned and Urvasi was equipped to screen 70mm films. No town or city in the state, other than the capital Hyderabad-Secunderabad, had such grand cinema halls till then. Urvasi 70mm A/C is the 1st 70mm a/c theatre in the east coast of India from Chennai to Kolkatta.In the 1980s a mini theatre Rambha was added. Urvasi has been among the most expensive cinema halls for distributors to hire in the city. As a consequence of which only big budget films in Telugu, Hindi and English are screened here. The theatre's owners also own the distribution company Poorna Pictures, which has increasingly focussed on non-Telugu films. The complex has thus been something of a natural choice for the exhibition of the non-Telugu films distributed by Poorna Pictures. The complex is an example of the 'A circuit' of the exhibition sector.

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Urvasi Front view

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[edit] Theatres Features

Urvasi

Menaka

Rambha

[edit] Theatre's capacity

Theater Name Seating Capacity Single show full collection One week full capacity
Urvasi 70mm A/C DTS 723 Rs.18,724 Rs.5,24,270
Menaka A/C DTS 504 Rs.11,196 Rs.3,13,488
Rambha 35mm A/C DTS 266 Rs.6,044 Rs.1,69,232

[edit] Movie history

Vijayawada is well known for movies. People in vijayawada show special interest in watching movies. Urvasi theatre being the first 70mm a/c theatre in east coast of Andhra, people from many neighbor cities of vijayawada used to travel only to watch movies in 70mm. Right from the beginning of Urvasi and menaka theaters, they become a home for Hollywood movies. They showed the maximum number of Hollywood movies till date in the city. Bollywood movies also releases in that complex, the states main language telugu films will be showed little less than the Hollywood and Bollywood movies.

[edit] Box Office Records

  • There are many films which were showed more than 50 days in this complex.
  • The good the bad and the ugly is the 1st Hollywood film in this complex which was showed more than 100 days
  • Titanic can be called as the biggest hit movie in the complex ever. Titanic was showed for 189 days successfully in Urvasi 70mmA/C DTS theatre and was shifted to rambha 35mm A/C DTS theatre, and the total run in the complex for titanic was around 225 days.
  • Titanic was also the highest grosser ever in Urvasi Complex.

ALL TIME Top 5 Grossers in Urvasi Complex

Year Title Language Theatre Number of days showed Gross collection Other Notes
1998 Titanic English Urvasi 189 days Rs.72,65,680 Shifted from Urvasi to rambha on 190th day and total run was around 225 days
1998 SamaraSimhaReddy Telugu Urvasi 175 days Rs.71,46,464 Electric Lightening was arranged around the screen for the songs and key scenes of the movie.
1994 Premalayam Telugu( Hindi Dubbed) Urvasi 175 days Rs.54,91,762 Electric Lightening was arranged around the screen for the songs of the movie.
2003 Jayam Telugu Urvasi 105 days Rs.53,96,267
2000 Chirunavvutho Telugu Urvasi 149 days Rs.50,92,370

[edit] Trivia

  • Urvasi is the biggest theatre in the Vijayawada city.
  • Rambha theatre has 35mm screen without cinemascope.
  • Every movie will have 4 shows per day usually.

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