TN GOVT. REVIVES EARLY MORNING SHOWS FOR TAMIL FILMS | 4 November, 2026

The Tamil Nadu government on November 3 amended the Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1957, to permit up to six shows a day, from 6 a.m. to 2.30 a.m. the following day, for newly released Tamil films during the first week. The public can watch their favourite Tamil films in cinemas as early as at 6 a.m., after a gap of three years.

Six shows a day are also now permitted on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.