A cinema is not just a business venture. It is very much part of the cultural landscape of a city, a town or a village. It is a dream house that brings some of the greatest artistic work of our times and transports us to a different, 70mm world for a couple of hours.
When any cinema closes down, it is sad. When a cinema like Apsara Theatre is reportedly closing down after a glorious run of five decades, it is almost tragic.
The city is preparing to bid adieu to a symbol of its love for cinema and one of Kerala’s finest theatres. “Apsara has been in fact the pride of Kozhikode,” director Hariharan tells The Hindu. “Many of the films I directed were released at Apsara and before I started my career in cinema and moved to Chennai, I used to watch films there regularly.”
