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cinemas in chennai Expansion n January 2006, Kiran Reddy, the Managing Director of Sathyam Cinemas told The Hindu that major expansion plans are in the offing.[3] The existing 6 screen complex would be expanded to accommodate 2 more screens while two new complexes - one in Kilpauk, on Poonamalee High Road and the other in Vadapalani. The Kilpauk multiplex will have 10 screens while the Vadapalani one will have 8. As for plans to build iMAX theaters,


Reddy stated that their project is waiting approval.Further, in an interview with The Hindu in September 2006, Sathyam Cinemas' Chief Operating Officer Tan Ngaronga has stated that the planned flagship multiplex will be located within the premises of the upcoming Express Estates mall on Club House Road.[4] It will have 9-10 screens. The other multiplex will be located at Poonamallee High Road. He also stated that the company has expansion plans in South India, however it will retain its Chennai base

Recently, the entire cineplex witnessed a major over-haul, which coincided with the nation-wide premiere of Spider-Man 3.[5] Screens Screen Capacity [6] Elite Premium Economy 1 Sathyam 948 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100 2 Santham 568 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100 3 Serene 272 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100 4 Studio 5 148 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100 5 Seasons 260 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100 6 6 Degrees 184 Rs. 120 Rs. 110 Rs. 100


The Sathyam screen had a capacity of 1260 seats but recent renovations have made way for a more spacious and plush 948 seating capacity. Seasons used to be a 350+ seater known as Subham, which has been converted to an ultra-spacious 260 seater.[citation needed]It is a gaming domain opened exclusively by Sathyam Cinemas on its 4th, th and 6th floors in its main Ti-ru-vi-ka road complex. Blur contains the latest gaming consoles Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, XBox 360 and a whole lot of latest games which can be played in their assigned consoles. The customer has to purchase a lifetime Blur card for Rs. 100. Rates are quite cheap coming at around 60 Rs./hour of playing on the consoles. In addition to the consoles, there are also computer games, as well as a bowling alley. A Blur cafe exclusively tends to the gamers too. Idly and Dosa A pure vegetarian South Indian restaurant on the first floor of Sathyam Cinemas complex. It caters to the vegetarians of Chennai.he favorite food tipped to be a sell out with the masses is Bun and Plantain
Ecstacy It is a café run by an exclusive French chef Mickáel Bessé. The café is located on the ground floor near the parking lot and offers delicious savouries and confectionery. Initiatives To lure customers and to add flavour to the cinema-going experience, Sathyam cinemas has launched a few initiatives. The complete details for these initiatives can be found on the Sathyam Cinemas' website[7] Pure CinemaPure Cinema is a concept wherein "memorable, award-winning" international movies are screened. As clearly explained in the FAQ section, Pure Cinema is just "regular cinema screened under a different brand". The sanctity of the original movie's language is maintained as only English subtitles are provided. Blind Date Blind date is an initiative wherein an unrealeased blockbuster movie is screened every Thursday at Studio-5. Movie-goers are not told anything with regard to the film prior to watching the movie. The website advises viewers to not bring children as adult-rated movies might also be screened.FuelFuel is the name of the pre-paid movie card which can be used to purchase movie tickets at Sathyam (online, at their counter or over the phone) and to purchase food and beverages at any of the counters within the cineplex.[8] It costs Rs. 300 for purchase and has an initial spending value of Rs. 250. It can be topped up when required. Movie-goers may also use the Fuel card in conjunction with cash and/or Credit card when purchasing movie tickets.
Other Activities Magic HatMagic Hat is a supervised play area for children. The concept behind introducing this is that parents may leave their children at place while they go ahead and watch a movie. It is a joint venture with child care experts. Parents may leave their children aged between 6 months and 13 years. According to Ms. Prabha Karthik, Magic Hat is a place where children can "play, learn and have fun"[9]. Sathyam Cinema-goers may avail this facility by paying Rs. 125 for a three-hour period. Other people who are not watching movies at Sathyam Cinemas may leave their children for a fee of Rs. 175 for a three-hour period. This fee includes free snacks. The children's own nannies may accompany them. It is an air-conditioned area with the following facilities available:a ball pit playground equipment mini-theatre playing cartoons and movies library playstation corner sleep area puzzles and toys On arrival, parents and children are photographed and children will be handed over only to the person who left the child there. There is a tie-up with Apollo Hospitals for providing necessary medical services. The facility is open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. VenturesSathyam Cinemas has a Department of Audience Development and Film Festival Programming[10] which is responsible for undertaking new ventures which promote cinema and the cinema experience. To date, this department has conceptualized Lights On, 110 years of World Cinema, Alive, Gitam-Nrittam-Vadhyam and Saffron.[10] The Pure Cinema initiative was also conceptualised and implemented by this department.The Alive Foundation Partnering with Ecotone, Sathyam Cinemas has established a Trust, The Alive Foundation. This trust has been started to facilitate environment education through films and the big screen experience.[11]affron is the latest venture started by the Department of Audience Development and Film Festival Programming.[12] It has been started with a view to acquire and distribute contemporary