Cinemas in Cochin

It is always important to know about the entertainment industry of a place before visiting that. Cinema and Cochin are two terms which are nowadays used simultaneously by any film buff of Kerala, which proves that Cochin is getting more and more importance in the Mollywood. This is because Cochin has a long and rich history of art and culture. In fact, Malayalam film industry has got a new location in Cochin. Now in most of the Malayam films you would find picturesque locations of Cochin.

Cochin offers so many attractive places that no production house in the Malayalam film industry can stop them from showing these places in their films. There is another reason responsible for Cochin's growing demand in cinema, that is, there are places in Cochin where you can find both city atmosphere as well as a rustic atmosphere. The most popular area for shooting seems to be the area around FACT Udyogmandal. All this has happened because Cochin is very much enthusiastic about cinema. Therefore the hotels charge much less tariff and the central location of Cochin is another added advantage to its growing popularity in Malayalam film industry. It might be possible that on your trip to Bolghatty Palace, Fort of Kochi or any of the islands in the backwaters, you might get the chance of watching a film shoot. If you are planning to go to Cochin it is always advisable to go there at the time when the Cochin International Film Festival takes place. Through the initiative of Cochin Film Society, which is regarded as one of the premier film societies of Kerala, this film festival had started from the year 2004. So you can watch all latest cinemas in Cochin.

There are over 20 cinema halls in Cochin where you can get to watch Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and English movies. Therefore, it is not that you have to watch only films in the regional language. The most important cinema halls in and around Cochin are:

- Kavitha
- Shenoy's
- Padma
- Sreedhar
- Savitha Saritha Sangeetha
- Mymoon Lulu
- Deepa

So whenever you visit Cochin next time gear up to visit the cinemas in Cochin.