Lulu Mall Thiruvananthapuram is a

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located in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

, the capital city of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. With a total built up area of , it is the largest mall in India. The shopping mall is located along the side of

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Aakkulam Aakkulam is a region in Trivandrum city, the capital of Kerala state in India. It is about 10 km from Thiruvananthapuram city center. situated where the Akkulam Lake joins the sea. Akkulam Tourist village and Akkulam Boat Club are the ma ...

near Technopark the largest IT park in India. The mall has 300+ national and international brands and 12 anchor stores including a Lulu Hypermarket, largest indoor entertainment zone in the country, a multilevel car parking space for more than 3,800 cars. It also has a

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with a capacity for 2500 people serving various regional, international and specialty cuisines. The mall has a 12 screen Superplex

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including kerala’s first

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screen, 4DX screen by

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. The property is owned and managed by M.A. Yusuff Ali, the chairman and managing director of

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History

Initially

planned to construct a relatively smaller mall in

Pattom Pattom is a dense commercial region of Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala, India. It is located approximately 4 kilometres north of centre of Thampanoor. Pattom is largely a residential area, also housing few important administration offices of Ke ...

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

with an investment of . But later they bought a 46 acres land in Aakkulam along the highway and made the decision to build a bigger mall with a projected budget of . The construction was started in August 2016 but the works were interrupted several times due to the

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restrictions put up by both the State and Central Governments which costed an additional ₹ 220 crores for the project. It was inaugurated by Sri.

Pinarayi Vijayan Pinarayi Vijayan (; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian Communist politician who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala, serving since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is the longest-serving sec ...

, the honourable

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in the presence of H.E. Dr.

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, the honourable Minister for Foreign Trade

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on the 16th of December, 2021 and opened to the public on 17 December 2021.

Description and features

The shopping mall is located along the side of

. The mall has a parking space for up to 3,800 cars with traffic management systems like ANPR. The mall has a

with a capacity for 2,500 people, which is the largest in the country, and a 12 screen

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which include 4DX screen also by PVR Cinemas.

Transport

* Kochuveli Railway Station, *

Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station Thiruvananthapuram Central, formerly Trivandrum Central (also known as Thampanoor railway station) (station code: TVC), is a major railway station which serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), capital of Kerala state, In ...

, * Central bus station Thiruvananthapuram, *

Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...

, *

Vizhinjam International Seaport The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, also known as the Vizhinjam Port is an under-construction port on the Arabian Sea coast at city of Trivandrum . Developed in three phases, the first phase is expected to get completed b ...

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