Cinemas in Mysore

Kannada cinema is one of the regional cinemas that hold a special place in the history of Indian Cinema. With a modest beginning in the 1930's, with the talkies Sathi Sulochana, and Bhakta Dhruva, Kannada Cinema saw its golden period only in the 1970s and the '80s, with the rise of Puttanna Kanagal, widely accredited to be the greatest director in Kannada film history. The Kannada Cinema saw its greatest star in Dr.Rajkumar, who is regarded to be greatest actor of the state. In fact, Dr.Rajkumar has acted in over 200 movies and has also been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The Cinemas in Mysore have largely helped in the growth of the Kannada Cinema, as these do not blindly follow the trend of broadcasting only Bollywood blockbusters, and give adequate space for the screening of the regional cinema as well. The Cinemas in Mysore, are one of the premier forms of Entertainment in Mysore.

Some of the big names that have made the Kannada Film Industry and the Cinemas in Mysore well-known, noticeable in the Indian Film Industry, are actors, actresses, directors and producers like B.R. Pantulu, G.V.Iyer, Gubbi Veeranna, Balakrishna, Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Shivarajkumar, Aarathi, Manjula, Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Girish Karnad, Girish Kasaravalli, M.P. Shankar, Vajramuni, Upendra, and Narasimha Raju.

The Cinemas in Mysore are frequented by the locals, but even tourists to the city often make it a point to visit the Cinemas in Mysore at least once. We come up with a comprehensive list of the theaters and picture houses that display Cinemas in Mysore, for the benefit of the prospective traveler.

Some of the Cinemas in Mysore that one can visit, are , Balaji Deluxe, Chamundeswari Talkies, Ganesh Picture House, Gayathri Talkies, Gokul Theater, Lakshmi Talkies, Lido Theater, Maruthi Talkies, New Opera Talkies, Olympia Talkies, Padma Talkies, Prabha Picture House, Rajkamal Talkies, Ranjith Talkies, Ratna Theater, Sangam Theater, Saraswathi Theater, Shalimar Talkies, and Shantala Talkies.

An overview of the other Cinemas in Mysore:-

- Shree Talkies
- Shree Nagaraja Theater
- Skyline Theater
- Srinanda Theater
- Sterling Theater
- Uma Talkies
- Vidyaranya Talkies
- Woodlands Picture House