IIT Chennai Open Air Theatre

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[Kiran Chandar]

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About

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras founded In 1956

Open Air Theatre

"The Open Air Theatre (OAT) is one of the most striking assets of IIT-Madras.

The Film Club screens the weekly Saturday Night English movie at the Open Air Theater - popularly known as OAT.

The Open Air Theatre is positioned opposite the Humanities and Sciences Block.

The OAT is the venue for the weekly Saturday night Film Club movies, GF & KR basketball matches and cultural events like professional shows and music concerts during Saarang.

It may seat over 7000 people and habitually plays to packed capacity.

The OAT movies, as they are commonly known, attract large crowds comprising not just students and campus-ites, but non campus-ites (Employees staying outside) as well.

Over the years, the OAT movie has acquired the status of a tradition of sorts at IITM - movies run to packed audiences.

Tamil movies are screened on the first Saturday of the month and Hindi movies are screened on the first Saturday of the successive month.

Regional movies (Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada) find a place on special occasions and festival days and are screened by the respective regional associations.

Contact Address:

Open Air Theater
IIT Madras, Indian Institute Of Technology,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036