The Kerala Story has generated interest because, according to reports, it describes how thousands of young women were misled into joining the Islamic State (IS) and travelling to Syria and Afghanistan. It concentrates on the unsubstantiated claim that 32,000 women from Kerala joined IS, despite the fact that, according to official records, no such data exists.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF), the United Democratic Front (UDF), and their student organisations have opposed the release of this film in Kerala. The Kerala Congress has also opposed the film.
EXHIBITORS SAY NO CENSORSHIP?
Now, members of the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) have stated that banning The Kerala Story serves no purpose, as the audience will view the film when it becomes available on OTT services regardless. FEUOK office-bearer Suresh Shenoy, who operates a theatre complex in Kochi, reportedly informed the media that prohibiting a film was not a positive precedent. He further stated that this resembled censorship.
It may be *your* Kerala story. It is not *our* Kerala story. pic.twitter.com/Y9PTWrNZuL
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 30, 2023
The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, stated in a Facebook post on April 30 that the Sangh Parivar created this film to propagate falsehoods. The CM added, “A glance at the trailer gives the impression that the movie was deliberately produced with the aim of communal polarisation and spreading hate propaganda against Kerala. By placing Kerala, the land of secularism, as the centre of religious extremism, it is repeating the Sangh Parivar’s propaganda. Propaganda films and the othering of Muslims should be viewed in the context of various efforts made by the Sangh Parivar to gain an advantage in electoral politics in Kerala.”
Some actors have also stated that the films should not be prohibited.
Controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ will hit screens on May 5
While I have refused to act in movies that demonise community/gender in past, I don’t believe a state shud ban a cinema—that has received censor board permission—on ideological grounds
Freedom of expression is must
— Chetan Kumar Ahimsa / ಚೇತನ್ ಅಹಿಂಸಾ (@ChetanAhimsa) April 29, 2023
Kerala culture and youth affairs minister Saji Cheriyan also put out a Facebook post where he stated, “Kerala is a state which is known for communal harmony. This movie could be seen as an attempt by the Sangh Parivar to destroy the secular fabric of the state. This is a conspiracy to divide and create unrest in society.”
Sudipto Sen has written and directed The Kerala Story, which will be released in theatres on May 5. Suryapal Singh, Sudipto Sen, and Vipul Amrutlal Shah are the authors.
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