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- The historic Anna Theatre on Mount Road (Anna Salai) in Chennai has been demolished.
- Anna Theatre was a standalone single-screen theatre with around 300 seats, tucked off a small lane off Mount Road.
- During peak-release seasons like Pongal and Deepavali, the theatre screened small films when bigger Mount Road theatres showed big star vehicles.
- The theatre catered to lower-tier actors who wanted the prestige of a Mount Road screening, and gave movie buffs surprise alternatives when tickets elsewhere sold out.
- Anna Theatre's demolition follows the fate of other Mount Road landmarks like Safire that made way for real estate, marking the end of another slice of Chennai's cinema heritage.
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- What replaces the demolished theatre on the Mount Road site, following the pattern of real-estate development noted in the report
- The fate of remaining single-screen theatres on and around Mount Road such as Devi, Sathyam, Alankar and Wellington
- Whether heritage or fan movements push back against the loss of Chennai's older cinema landmarks
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