What lies behind the decline in movie screen count in south India?
Southern Indian states saw a 1% drop in screen count in 2025, even as India overall recorded 3% growth. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka led the decline, driven by struggling single screens—though multiplex redevelopments may partly offset the losses.
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Southern Indian states saw a 1% drop in screen count in 2025, even as India overall recorded 3% growth. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka led the decline, driven by struggling single screens—though multiplex redevelopments may partly offset the losses.
Southern Indias formidable movie-going culture is facing a quiet reset. Even as the rest of the country added more cinema screens in 2025, the southern states saw a marginal decline, with single-scre…
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