No tickets in first theatre, child left behind after family goes to another theatre in Guruvayur to watch Lokah

Tuesday 16 September 2025 11:31 AM IST

GURUVAYUR: A family who came for second show couldn't get tickets and so they went to another theatre leaving behind their child in the theatre they came first. The incident happened at Devaki Theater in Guruvayur. The seven-year-old found crying, was handed over to his parents by the theater staff.

The child was part of a group from Chavakkad, who came to watch the second show of ‘Lokah: Chapter 1- Chandra’ on Saturday, in a traveler. The group that first came to Devaki Theater did not get tickets and so they went to Appas Theater in West Nada. In the rush they forgot to check if the child was in the vehicle. The staff of Devaki Theater noticed the child crying. The child told them that he had come in a traveler and that his family had gone to another theater.

The staff then informed Appas Theater and it was time for the interval. The staff at Appas Theater then stopped the movie and announced about the missing child. When the group that came in Traveler reached the first theater, the staff had already handed over the child to the police. The child was later returned to the parents at the station.