Kerala State Chalachithra Academy was given the responsibility by the kerala government to grade the theaters in the state into 5 grades.hence the committees evaluated all the 399 A class and B class theaters in kerala on the basis of certain criteria.
- A/C-NON A/C theater
- Sound quality in the theater
- Projection intensity in the screen
- Parking facilities for the audience
- Maintenance done by the management
- Distance from the town
- Cleanliness of the theater
- Quality of the seats
- Whether it is a Releasing centre
- General opinion of the audienceBased on these criteria almost 15 theatres in kerala have been graded into the Platinum grade or grade 1.
Grade 1 Theatres:
- Thiruvananthapuram- Sree padmanabha
theatre - Kannur- Kavitha theatre
- Ernankulam – Padma theatre
- Kottayam- Anand theatre
- Kochi – EVM theatre
- Kolancheri- Anna theatre
- Thrissur -Thalam Theatre [WADAKKANCHERRY]
- Thanur -PVS theatre
- Mancheri -Kairali theatre
- Sulthan Bathery -Aiswarya theatre
- Perinthalmanna- Vismaya theatre
- Kaliyikkavila -Sree Kaleeswari theatre
- Kadinamkulam - VTracks theatre
- Anchal -Varsha Royal Suite
- Eramalloor-Sania theatre
Apart from these theatres there were almost 29 theatres in grade 2 ,81 theatres in grade 3, 126 theatres in grade 4, and 86 theatres in grade 5.