Lulu International Shopping Mall, Thiruvananthapuram

Lulu Mall Thiruvananthapuram is a shopping mall located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. With a total built up area of 2000000 sqft .The shopping mall is located along the side of National Highway 66 at Aakkulam near Technopark the biggest IT park in Kerala. The mall has around 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 food court with a capacity for 2500 people serving various regional, international and specialty cuisines. The mall houses Kerala's only PVR Superplex having 12 screens, among them is the state's only IMAX screen by PVR cinemas. The property is owned and managed by M.A. Yusuff Ali, the chairman and managing director of LuLu Group International.

History
Initially LuLu Group International planned to construct a relatively smaller mall in Pattom, Trivandrum with an investment of inr 5000000000. 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 inr 20000000000. The construction was started in August 2016 but the works were interrupted several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic 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, the honourable Chief Minister of Kerala in the presence of H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the honourable Minister for Foreign Trade United Arab Emirates on 16 December 2021 and opened to the public on 17 December 2021.

Description and features
The shopping mall is located along the side of National Highway 66 at Aakkulam. The mall has a parking space for up to 3,800 cars with traffic management systems like ANPR. The mall has a food court with a capacity for 2,500 people and a 12 screen multiplex which include 4DX  screen and IMAX also by PVR Cinemas.

Transport

 * Trivandrum - Kochuveli Railway Station, 2 km
 * Trivandrum Central City Railway Station, 8 km
 * Trivandrum Central Bus Station, 8 km
 * Trivandrum International Airport, 5 km
 * Trivandrum - Vizhijam International Seaport, 20 km