Prasads IMAX

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Prasads IMAX

Prasads IMAX Theatre
Location Necklace Road, Hyderabad, India
Coordinates 17°24′46″N 78°27′57″E / 17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879Coordinates: 17°24′46″N 78°27′57″E / 17.412842°N 78.465879°E / 17.412842; 78.465879
Opening date 25 July 2002
Developer Prasad Media Corporation Limited
Website Prasads

Prasad's IMAX is a centrally Air Conditioned multiplex of an area of 2,35,000 sq ft, housing an IMAX Movie Theatre, a five screen multiplex, food court, multinational fast food outlets, a gaming zone and a Shopping mall covering two levels of the complex.[1]

It is India's 1st IMAX theater.[2][3] It is also the single most popular IMAX theater in the world.[4][5] Its 72-foot high, 95-foot wide screen is accompanied by 635 seats and a 12,000-watt sound system. It is the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world[6][7] The biggest normal screen is at the Sydney IMAX theatre. (123 x 97 ft).[8]But Prasads IMAX has outshown it with 3D technology having the largest screen in the world. The Prasads IMAX made its name by being the most attended screen in the world for major blockbusters like the Harry Potter and Spiderman movies.[9]

History

Prasads IMAX of the L. V. Prasad group, was inaugurated on July 25, 2003[10] at the premises of the historical "Hussain Sagar Thermal Power Station" after its demolition, which was supposed to be South India's first thermal power plant.

Features

The IMAX facility possesses a 7-channel sound system with an output of 12,000 watts of uncompressed digital surround sound.

Its IMAX screen achieved record attendance for the movies Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-man 2 and Spider-man 3 and also achieved Number 1 status for highest box office for Spider-man 3 in the IMAX format internationally. [11]

In May 2011, Prasads became the first Green theatre in India by installation of a 100KWp Solar PhotoVoltaic power generation system on its rooftop.[12]

Gallery

  • View of the multiplex floor

  • Atrium of Prasads

  • The Gaming Section of Prasads

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GHMC - Prasad's IMAX". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 23 November 2012. 
  2. ↑ "CNN Travel". CNN.com. 
  3. ↑ "Thehindu.com King of Good times Prasad's Imax". The Hindu Newspaper. 
  4. ↑ "Prasads is not always an IMAX". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2013-12-23. 
  5. ↑ "Prasads is not always an IMAX". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2013-12-23. 
  6. ↑ http://www.prasadz.com/highlights.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.imax.com/theatres/t/prasads-imax/
  8. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/technology/worlds-biggest-movie-screen-that-is-297m-high-and-357m-wide-lifted-into-position-at-sydney-imax-theatre/story-e6frfro0-1226267360235
  9. ↑ http://gizmodo.com/5273201/the-seven-imax-wonders-of-the-world
  10. ↑ "IMAX theatre open to public from tomorrow". The Hindu. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Prasads, "Highlights : 2005 - 2007"
  12. ↑ "Prasads IMAX shows the way by turning green". Ecofriend. Retrieved 23 November 2012. 

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