Lotus Fivestar Cinemas (M) Sdn Bhd (doing business as Lotus Five Star Cinemas, also known as LFS) is a cinema chain in Malaysia owned by the Lotus Group. Lotus Five Star is also a major Indian movie distributor in Malaysia.[1] LFS Cinemas is the fourth largest cinema chain in Malaysia after Golden Screen Cinemas, TGV Cinemas, and MBO Cinemas.

Lotus Fivestar Cinemas (M) Sdn Bhd
Company typePrivate Limited Company
IndustryMedia, Entertainment
Founded2004
HeadquartersMalaysia
ProductsCinemas, Film distribution
Websitewww.lfs.com.my

Overview edit

Lotus Five Star is a cinema chain that began in the 1980s and now operates 24 cinemas. LFS screens multilingual movies of different genres to satisfy the interests of its wide range of customers. They also own Coliseum Theatre, the oldest cinema in Malaysia, since 2012 which is more popularly known as the "Indian Cinema" or also "Tamil Cinema" among the locals due to most of their premieres being Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood movies. 13 out of 26 LFS Cinemas are now known as mmCineplexes since 1 October 2017.[2]

List of LFS Cinema Location edit

 
LFS Cinema currently operates the oldest cinema in Malaysia, Coliseum Theatre

Northern Region edit

Cinema Total Halls Seats Location State Remarks
LFS Butterworth 4 926 Butterworth Penang Standalone cinema. Famously known as Cathay among locals and known for showing Tamil movies. This cinema is usually full during Hindu festivals e.g. Deepavali.
LFS Sri Kinta 4 650 Ipoh Perak Standalone cinema.
LFS Sitiawan 4 812 Sitiawan Perak Standalone cinema.

Central Region edit

Cinema Total Halls Seats Location State Remarks
LFS Coliseum Theatre 2 474 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Lumpur Oldest cinema in the country. Refurbished in 2012. Famously known for playing Indian movies.
State Cineplex 1 375 Petaling Jaya Selangor Standalone cinema.
Sri Intan Klang 4 868 Klang Selangor Located at Jalan Cox.
Metro Plaza 2 550 Kajang Selangor Located on Level 3.
Complex Capitol 3 775 Selayang Selangor

Southern Region edit

Cinema Total Halls Seats Location State Remarks
LFS KM Plaza 1 268 Seremban Negeri Sembilan Standalone cinema that primarily shows Tamil movies.

East Region edit

Terengganu edit

Cinema Total Halls Seats Location State Remarks
LFS Paya Bunga Sentral 11 1631 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu The only LFS Cinema in East Region.

East Malaysia edit

Sabah edit

Cinema Total Halls Seats Location State Remarks
Harbour Mall 7 1,015 Sandakan Sabah The only LFS Cinema in East Malaysia and the first in Sabah. Located on Level 11 and opened on 23 July 2016.

Lotus Five Star AV edit

Lotus Five Star AV is the main distributor of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films From Local and India in Malaysia, and also have DVD and VCD distribution rights, and Now, LFS AV Also Distributed Cantonese Films From Hong Kong in Theatrical, Video On Demand in Malaysia Since 2016 Alongside With Infinityram Entertainment Marketing.[3]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Homepage Lotus Five Star Cinemas
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2015-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)