When Kabali was a landmark

Chennai | Thursday | 21st July, 2016

Summary:

Once a key landmark in the city, the old Kabali theatre gave way to a high-rise due to poor patronage. Iconic theatre in Mandaveli was pulled down due to poor patronageWith a substantial population all set to celebrate the release of Rajnikant-starrer Kabali on Friday, a handful of film buffs like V.

Jagannathan and his friend will be sombre as they will not be able to see Kabali in the erstwhile Kabali theatre. My house was just behind the theatre and often used Foreshore Estate and Kabali theatre as landmarks to get home. Shekher fondly recalled their association with Kabali theatre. Kabali screened popular movies of MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Muthuraman, Kamal Hassan, Rajinikant, Karthik, Satyaraj and Mohan to name a few..