Telugu audiences love for cinema is unconditional and Andhra Pradesh state being filled with more than 2.5k theatres is a proof for it. Telugu film industry holds the record of producing highest number of films in India, exceeding even Bollywood till date.

It even holds the World record as the world’s largest film production facility. Have you ever thought of which was the first theater of Andhra Pradesh? I guess you did it now and here is the answer folk, “Maruthi Talkies”, Vijayawada. Maruthi talkies is first permanent theater in AP, which was built by late Pothina Srinivasa Rao in 1921.

It is the number one center as far as cinema running’s are considered from day one, and it was the central hub during the period of distribution system for films in mid-60’s in AP. Maruthi talkies holds the record of running 100 days shows for films like NTR’s Lavakusa, Krishna’s Gudachari 116, handsome hero Shoban Babu’s first solo hero film Veerebhimanya and many more hit films.

source: http://www.apherald.com / AP Herald.com / Home> Movies / by Cheruku Raja / Wednesday, May 01st, 2013