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The right size for a family function

Charminar Hall

Most family functions in Madurai are not two hundred and fifty people. They are seventy-five to a hundred — the relatives who will actually come, plus close friends. Charminar is the hall built for that number, and booking it means you are not paying for a room that will look half empty.

  • 75–100 Guests
  • Full AV Setup
  • Ample Parking
  • Centralised A/C
Charminar Hall, a 100-guest function hall in Madurai set for a family celebration

About the hall

What Charminar is actually like

Scale changes how a function feels. In a hundred-guest room the host can get to every table, the noise stays at a level where people can talk across one, and the food service is done in one pass rather than three. That is why naming ceremonies, sixtieth-birthday lunches, house-warmings and small wedding receptions tend to land here rather than in a bigger hall with the chairs pulled in.

The room is fully air-conditioned and carries the same audio-visual setup as the larger halls — mics for the ceremony, a screen if you want photographs running through the afternoon. Parking is the same valet service the rest of the venue uses, which matters more at a daytime family function than people expect, because everyone arrives inside the same twenty minutes.

Catering runs from the same kitchen as every other hall. A hundred-plate South Indian lunch, a mixed menu for an evening reception, or a sit-down meal with a couple of live counters — the menu is built with you rather than picked off a fixed list.

Layouts & occasions

Set the room to the day

Tell us the shape of your function when you book and Charminar is laid out that way before anyone arrives — not rearranged around your guests once they are in the room.

Seating layouts

  • Seated rounds
  • Long tables
  • Ceremony seating with open front
  • Theatre rows

Best suited to

  • Naming ceremonies and cradle functions
  • House-warming lunches
  • Milestone and 60th birthdays
  • Small wedding receptions
  • Kitty parties and club meets
Naming ceremony setup in Charminar Hall, Madurai

What comes with the hall

Charminar, in detail

01

Sized for 100

A room that fills properly at your number, instead of a large hall with the seating pulled in.

02

Full AV setup

The same microphone, screen and audio kit as the larger halls — useful for ceremonies and slideshows.

03

Centralised air-conditioning

Comfortable for a daytime function in Madurai, which is when most family events run.

04

One-pass food service

At a hundred plates the kitchen serves the room in a single pass — no long second queue.

05

Valet parking

Matters most here: at a family lunch everyone arrives within the same twenty minutes.

06

Menus built with you

South Indian, North Indian or a mixed spread, with live counters if the occasion calls for them.

Charminar questions

Before you book this hall

Is Charminar Hall suitable for a naming ceremony or cradle function?
It is the hall most families choose for one. Seventy-five to a hundred guests is the usual size of these functions, the room has mics and a screen for the ceremony itself, and a lunch for that number is served by the kitchen in a single pass rather than in waves.
What is the difference between Charminar Hall and Viceroy Hall?
Guest count and character. Charminar takes 75–100 and is set up for daytime family functions and ceremonies. Viceroy takes 100–120, has a laid wooden dance floor and feature lighting, and is built for evening celebrations. If your list is around a hundred, the deciding factor is usually whether there will be dancing.
Can we hold a small wedding reception in Charminar Hall?
Yes. For a reception of up to about a hundred guests it works well — a room that size fills properly and the host can reach every table. For a larger list, Majestic Hall seats up to 250.

Reserve Your Date

Let's plan something unforgettable

Tell us your date and guest count — we will hold the right hall for you and send menus the same day.

Visit Us

Royal Court Banquet Hall, No. 4, West Veli Street,
PKS Colony, Madurai Main,
Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625001

Get directions

Directly opposite Madurai Railway Junction