At Kodumudi, a town in Erode district, where only touring talkies once brought movies to the public, well-known playback singer and actor K.B. Sundarambal, decided to raise a permanent theatre 56 years ago. For her, it was not just a building but a gesture of gratitude to cinema — the field that had given her identity and fame.
According to D. Sakthi Ganesh, Sundarambal, whom he refers to as his aunt, declined the idea of a school proposed in her honour by then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. Instead, she chose to build a cinema hall, believing it would better reflect her journey in cinema.
