Completing 50 years is a rare achievement for a theatre at a time when it is facing dual problems — COVID-19 pandemic and onslaught of multiplexes. In the last few years, many single screen cinema halls have shut due to lack of patronage and high rate of taxes. Now, Shanthala, Lakshmi and Shree Nagaraja theatres have become history while some other theatres are on the verge of closure.
With the release of new movies on OTT and multiplexes, people have stopped going to theatres. Now, people watch latest movies on their mobile phones and laptops free of cost.
