Kamadhenu Theatre, an icon of Mylapore for decades is now reduced to dust. It is being demolished to make way for a new project.
Once the go-to theatre foe release of new films, a place visited by stars of the time on film release day and a hub for Mylaporeans, it shut down and was converted into a community/wedding hall.
But it did not become a buzzing sales or social centre.
With Chennai Metro work barricading all sides, this place too fell into darkness.
Built by the Chettiars of Devakottai on land leased from a famous zamindar of east Godavari district, Kamadhenu was a popular theatre in its time.
Mylapore also had Kapali Theatre on R K Mutt Road, now camous of high rise residential blocks.
– By Baskar Seshadri
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I have seen தேன்மழை, நினைவில் நின்றவள், ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் etc at Kamadhenu, an iconic theatre.Kapali and Kamadhenu were famous theatres of Mylapore. I have fond memories of both theatres.
I have seen many movies in kamadhenu theatre especially the film annakili screen day in 1976 there is a lot of crowd with Housefull the time my cousin is the manager he allowed me to see in the projector room I saw the movie until interval in the projector room I saw lot of movies from bhagavadhar Siva Kavi Kamal Guna movie atkamadhenu