tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post1699634515270890763..comments2018-11-30T07:19:13.435-08:00Comments on The Crown Theatre Calicut: The Crown's First Show!The Crown Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885851620103791163noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-75741316298647349062018-11-30T07:19:13.435-08:002018-11-30T07:19:13.435-08:00Above comment by M T RamakrishnanAbove comment by M T RamakrishnanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289872554292618470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-10068068379366357102018-11-30T07:18:02.247-08:002018-11-30T07:18:02.247-08:00Very encouraging. The young entrepreneurs of today...Very encouraging. The young entrepreneurs of today, have the real lesson to learn. Entrepreneurship is not being "Fashionate" but being Passionate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289872554292618470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-47819235299679294072018-11-30T06:35:36.490-08:002018-11-30T06:35:36.490-08:00Well written peice. Just like a movie script. Keep...Well written peice. Just like a movie script. Keep the lights on and the music playing. <br />Waiting for the sequel as promised Brother.coolcolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744758803077687720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-35892930657684529692011-04-25T21:38:49.675-07:002011-04-25T21:38:49.675-07:00WOW!... Fantastic post!
My father-in-law used to ...WOW!... Fantastic post!<br /><br />My father-in-law used to say that he and his friend used to walk from Feroke to Crown. So i knew the theater had such an old story to say and a history behind it and i was about to post a query in both the FB calicut groups if any knew if crown or Radha which was the oldest and knew any history of these two theaters.... and here it is! Good reading Vinod.. and yes.. eager to know more...!!!Sranjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354592987483104581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-30388748344989210332011-04-25T21:34:25.109-07:002011-04-25T21:34:25.109-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-33679528514798494022010-10-19T09:20:41.416-07:002010-10-19T09:20:41.416-07:00Great article Vinod. Brings back a lot of memories...Great article Vinod. Brings back a lot of memories. Have watched quite a few movies as a kid during the 70s and 80s with my brothers and bother in-law, among them McKenna's Gold, Posiedon Adventure, Enter the Dragon.<br />Also in the 90s was a regular, during my college days. The small guy who used to usher us in was of great help in getting us tickets.<br /><br />SEUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873830835864956458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-5360134310224061172010-02-15T00:23:10.461-08:002010-02-15T00:23:10.461-08:00Its look like crown theater is loosing its pride.....Its look like crown theater is loosing its pride.. Nowadays the sound quality of the theater is becoming very poor and also the picture quality too....<br /><br />I am ver eagerly waiting for a multiplex in calicut to watch new movies...<br /><br />crown its time to change otherwise you will loose your kingdomMUNNUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088759623322693216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-73121394265094987592009-12-16T18:08:55.194-08:002009-12-16T18:08:55.194-08:00Keep goingKeep goingBipinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14853585486023465499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-65337746521666146232009-10-14T21:28:31.067-07:002009-10-14T21:28:31.067-07:00very well written..was totally engrossed and was o...very well written..was totally engrossed and was ofcourse trying to picture the life back then I love watchin movies and have grown up watchin most of them in crown. wish u all the luck and loads of growth to your business.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310976306170687720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-30571186274350146322009-08-31T00:05:34.977-07:002009-08-31T00:05:34.977-07:00Really delighted to see this blog… remarkable stor...Really delighted to see this blog… remarkable story.Roshan Peter Maliyakkalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494083154349280899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-91094672586079658292009-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:00Vinod, you take me home down the country roads. I ...Vinod, you take me home down the country roads. I am once more the 6-yr-old who ran up those steps not wanting to miss the trailers; I m the gawky teenagerall excited about her first movie date, waiting anxiously on the open terrace; for all those of us who trace our childhoods with the Crown, please go on writing.....Amazing blog Vin. I'm only sad I didn't read it before.....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471137338648231199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-67055183268920885232009-04-06T10:17:00.000-07:002009-04-06T10:17:00.000-07:00hi,its been a thrll to find ths blog.we hav a comm...hi,<BR/>its been a thrll to find ths blog.<BR/>we hav a community for "crown"ians in orkut. it wud be wonderful being ther. visit further..<BR/><BR/>http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=28701937yAzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013475842859634463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-68659642976782748112009-04-06T10:15:00.000-07:002009-04-06T10:15:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.yAzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013475842859634463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-60895314974636425662009-03-24T00:41:00.000-07:002009-03-24T00:41:00.000-07:00GoodVery interesing!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good<BR/>Very interesing!!!!!!!!!!!!!nishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404783890166980286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-44559104902916324842009-03-21T10:52:00.000-07:002009-03-21T10:52:00.000-07:00Still Remember the days when I used to stand "firs...Still Remember the days when I used to stand "first" in the Rs. 2/- queue cage (below the staircase to the balcony) almost every sunday Matinee show some 20 years back, and watching Saami ( kalla saami for the Rs 1/- guys) patrol the corridor waiting for the first bell. <BR/><BR/>The Good the bad the ugly, Mckenna's Gold, Ten Commandments are some of the oldies I watched quite a few times paying Rs2/- and one roll of poppins and a Podhi of kadala for 25 paise each. <BR/><BR/>Enter the dragon, The Posidon Adventure and the Towering Inferno were the then new gen films which we thoroughly enjoyed in the sweltering Crown sometimes sitting on the huge door steps if we were late for the show. <BR/><BR/>Sitting with my kids Madhav and nandita for the Harry Potters at the Air conditioned Crown was a diff experience.<BR/>Good show Vinod for such a nostalgic blog start.Rajagopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829102939843483951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-30981806878656632452009-03-19T01:54:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:54:00.000-07:00Hi vinod,nice to see your Blog. wish you all the b...Hi vinod,<BR/><BR/>nice to see your Blog. wish you all the best. am sure that this blog spot will be a reputed url in cyber world just like crown theatre :) <BR/><BR/>rgds - Sheen Chungath<BR/>www.sesameindia.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322794322478601564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-8024499288796154982009-03-18T22:55:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:55:00.000-07:00Once upon a time, a small girl, clasping her fathe...Once upon a time, a small girl, clasping her father's hand, stepped into a theatre, movie- Crocodile In Lake Placid. She remembers not a single shot in the movie. But kind of curiosity regarding something else was left in her mind. Baby girl saw not many young boys and girls of her age rush into the theatre. Naturally dad had to explain, '' Generally everyone don't come here...''. Well, that was the explanation that rough and tough dad could give her, the bird-brain could think no further!<BR/> She grew up; young lady was put in the unseen cage of dad's rules. and the important one among them , ''don’t roam in the town, back home once classes are over''!!! But now there was some difference. She was no more a bird-brain....but a bird with brain! She was warned not to watch movies alone or with friends. And not many friends of her belonged to the beautiful town- calicut. Consequently Hrithik, Amir and the King Khan were out of her reach!! But that curiosity about this theatre had grown with her....now young and full of energy....<BR/> Still she was not destined to step her foot in that denied compound.... She was not aware, not in her wildest dreams, what life had to offer her.<BR/> One Tuesday afternoon, she met her dearest teacher from the very same place-The Crown. I f this has to be called by a name, well....''coincidence'' would be the very common one. The young, enthusiastic teacher whom she had met from her MBA coaching centre, surprisingly, belonged to the theatre...or that theatre belonged to him.....! Mr. A. R. Vinod....'ARV' for those who dream about 'catching the CAT', Crown Vinod for his neighbors, simply 'Vin' for his dearest friends 'Vinma' for kids of his age [!] and more importantly...'Raja' for all at home....<BR/> A place which was more like a lion's den for the rabbit...turned out to be the only place in the town where she could meet wonderful people whom otherwise she would never have met!. The cafeteria that serves her favorite snacks- Amul ice-cream, boiled corn and Nescafe allows her to see her hometown in the best angles some of which she'd caught in her frames. The Silver Screen....the air that smells good cinema...she began to miss one not in town...making her realize that... Crown was not denied, but reserved for her, to remember throughout her life... <BR/> Reading the blog, she can find the two brothers replaced… history repeats…!<BR/>.........aparnaAparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07592231750236214370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-77340946333280362142009-03-18T13:31:00.000-07:002009-03-18T13:31:00.000-07:00Vinod, great stuff dude. i still remember the days...Vinod, great stuff dude. i still remember the days when my daddy used to bring me to crown/ the day when we bunked 8th std and saw our first adult movie, blue lagoon and saw and that too very secretly... then till ghajini going strong man. <BR/><BR/>Any time i visit calicut, a movie from crown is sure, but i miss our hero who was in the theatre right from when i was bought by my dad till last year : guess who is that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923618301992989435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-10198568142354106082009-03-18T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:22:00.000-07:00great stuff vinod! I cannot remember my first movi...great stuff vinod! I cannot remember my first movie there but things I cannot forget is that tiny ever smiling man (little swamy) who opens the door for us to get in and his non stop comments!!! Ofcourse the hot samosas and coffee! I am really glad that you took this initiative. Good luck my friend.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804824324508806718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-76735120802301884492009-03-17T06:19:00.000-07:002009-03-17T06:19:00.000-07:00Really interesting piece of info, put in simple, y...Really interesting piece of info, put in simple, yet a manner in which one could picture the whole incident . Waiting for more...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708020653748533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-2551968243885718182009-03-17T03:48:00.000-07:002009-03-17T03:48:00.000-07:00Great stuff. Fascinating reading! Eager to hear t...Great stuff. Fascinating reading! Eager to hear the rest of the story. When I lived in Calicut for 3 years from 1981 to 1984, I used to come to Crown often. I remember seeing 2 elderly gentlemen, usually dressed in white, one of whom would often usher us in with a smile. Who would that be?<BR/><BR/>Paul Mathew<BR/>www.theatreforlearning.blogspot.comPaul Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686957205777560894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-3022257212292579332009-03-17T03:43:00.000-07:002009-03-17T03:43:00.000-07:00Fascinating reading. Eager to hear the whole stor...Fascinating reading. Eager to hear the whole story.<BR/><BR/>Great 'show'.Paul Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686957205777560894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-55751000345253945322009-03-16T09:06:00.000-07:002009-03-16T09:06:00.000-07:00thankyou vinod ....for an outsider like myself the...thankyou vinod ....for an outsider like myself the matter was truly amazing....what a fablous story to have with you and to carry it forward from generation to generation....how proud you must feel and rightly so....waiting to read more....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708059415568595732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-24753180290910484942009-03-16T02:59:00.000-07:002009-03-16T02:59:00.000-07:00Great story...very well written and highly inspiri...Great story...very well written and highly inspiring! It makes me truly proud of my lineage. Thanks for sharing this. Look forward to more...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258644188159811571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832615540196164279.post-51967707270325392022009-03-15T23:55:00.000-07:002009-03-15T23:55:00.000-07:00Vin, for few minutes I was at Kottayi Gramam waiti...Vin, for few minutes I was at Kottayi Gramam waiting for the first show to start. :) ..keep going...u have successfully & beautifully entwined the past & present..My best memory at crown is that we became friends at the ticket queue..Thanks to Harry Potter :)Meenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446511196273512020noreply@blogger.com