Kerala Story 2 has been surrounded by controversies since its teaser release. The film was scheduled to hit the theaters on February 27, but now clouds of crisis are looming over its release. Actually, Kerala High Court has banned the screening of the controversial film Kerala Story 2 till the completion of the hearing. The court said that the concerns of the petitioners regarding the possibility of damage to the secular image of Kerala due to the content of the film cannot be completely dismissed. Kerala High Court has reserved its order on the release of ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ after hearing the detailed arguments of all the parties. A decision on this is expected today, which is just a day before the film’s scheduled release on February 27.

What happened in the hearing held on Wednesday?
A single-judge bench of Justice Bechu Kurien on Wednesday heard the application to stay the release of the film. During the hearing, there was a heated argument between the petitioner, the filmmakers and the central government. The producers requested an urgent ruling, pointing to the February 27 release date and their distribution commitments, including international releases. He said that time is very important and delay of even one day will affect the film. In response, Justice Bechu Kurien warned them not to try to “circumvent the court” by giving a hasty judgment. He made it clear that the court will listen to all the arguments completely and will take necessary time before passing the order.

CBFC raised questions on
The court also raised questions on the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) regarding the classification given to the film. Expressing surprise at the certification decision, the bench said, “You did not even give ‘A’ certificate to the film. You have given U/A.” The court further said that the film makers themselves did not seem excited to screen the film immediately and said that there was not enough time to investigate the matter thoroughly. The lawyer on behalf of CBFC argued that the use of names of Indian states and cities in the title of the film is nothing new. To support this argument, examples like Go Goa Gone, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai and Delhi Belly were cited to answer objections to the film’s title.

What did the film makers’ lawyer say?
Senior lawyer S Sreekumar, on behalf of the film makers, strongly opposed the petition. He argued that the allegation that the film defames Kerala is not legally correct and appealed to the court to dismiss the writ petition, saying it was not maintainable. However, the court strictly replied that it is for the court to decide whether a writ petition is maintainable or not. On behalf of the producers, the lawyer said that the film focuses on the experiences of women survivors and this petition goes beyond the actual content of the film. The lawyer said, “The main question is not about the film, but whether this is a petition filed by an aggrieved party, a public interest petition, or something else.”

He further said that the remedy being sought – a writ to cancel the certification – has no legal basis. The lawyer argued, “Kerala is also a part of India. We cannot separate Kerala from India. What is being sought is not known to the law.”

Decision may come on Thursday
Addressing claims about the state’s reputation, the court was told, “There is no question of ‘dignity of Kerala’, it is the dignity of India.” After hearing preliminary arguments from both sides, the bench recorded the assurance of the film makers’ counsel that they would not release the film until the court’s decision. Due to the arguments being incomplete, the matter was adjourned and will be heard again on Thursday.

Once again the film ‘The Kerala Story’ is in discussion. This time the film is making a lot of headlines regarding its sequel. In this, a Hindu girl is being forced to eat beef. A Kerala minister has given a controversial statement on this. It says that when you eat cow dung, we in Kerala will eat beef, mutton and chicken.

The film was made to spread hatred in the society

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had criticized the film. In this, he added his voice to the criticism that arose after the release of the film’s trailer. Raising questions, the CM had said that the film has been made with the aim of spreading division and hatred in the society. How can poisonous things be shown at such a time? Earlier, a film was not allowed to be shown in a film festival because of its beefy title.

Vijayan said that we have to together maintain the religious harmony of Kerala. We are ahead in sustainable development. It is an excellent model of law and order. Attempts to show it as the center of terrorism should be rejected.

Apart from this, he appealed to the people of Kerala that this is the responsibility of all of us. The secular foundation of Kerala should not be weakened by false propaganda. It should be rejected while maintaining the values ​​of secularism and brotherhood.

Criticism regarding the film on social media

Here, a lot of criticism is being seen on social media regarding the scenes of the film. It says that they are completely away from reality. Many women have posted videos of themselves eating beef and paratha. It is said that the film is meant for a woman from another part of the country.

Actor Prakash Raj has posted on social media on this matter. He shared pictures of pork, beef and fish dishes in his post. The real Kerala story written on it is how pork, beef and fish coexist with vegetarians. They all live together. Please just enjoy #Justasking. Happy Sunday everyone.

Film maker Anurag Kashyap termed this as propaganda. He said who feeds beef like this? No one even serves khichdi like this. Apart from this, leftist organizations DYFI and SFI have organized beef festivals. Beef and paratha are served in it.

Leftist leader said – the film should be put in the septic tank

On this entire issue, CPM MP John Brittas alleged that the film is part of a political attempt to divide voters and defame Kerala before the elections. This is a propaganda film. Instead of watching it in a theatre, it should be thrown into a septic tank.

Congress also surrounded the central government

Meanwhile, Congress leader KC Venugopal has said that the aim of the film is to insult and communally divide Kerala by creating false stories about forcing the people of Kerala to eat beef. The BJP led central government is promoting such campaigns.

BJP hit back

Here, BJP has retaliated on the allegations of opposition leaders. Rajiv Chandrashekhar accused Chief Minister Vijayan of adopting double standards and giving selective meaning to freedom of speech. He said that if someone makes a film about love jihad, then where is the freedom of speech and Article 19? I don’t know what to say about this Chief Minister?

The film ‘The Kerala Story 2’ has been embroiled in a lot of controversies even before its release. Ever since a scene of this film has come out, it has raised many questions in the minds of people. Many people from the film industry are also talking about this film. Recently Anurag Kashyap had called this film a propaganda film. Now the film’s director Kamakhya Narayan Singh has hit back at this statement of Anurag and has even called Anurag mentally unstable.

What did the director of ‘The Kerala Story 2’ say?
After Anurag Kashyap’s statement, director of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2’, Kamakhya Narayan Singh responded to him by posting on his official x (Twitter) account. Kamakhya wrote in her post, ‘Dear Anurag Sir, the issue is not what was shown in the film – Khichdi, beef or anything else. The real question is about consent and pressure. Even Khichdi cannot be fed against someone’s will, so if a film raises the issue of forced change or pressure, then it is intellectual dishonesty to call it spreading hatred.

Your lie is creative freedom and our truth…
Kamakhya further wrote in her post, ‘Your lies are also creative freedom and our truth is also propaganda! The debate should be based on facts and data – not by shutting down the discussion by applying labels like “nonsense”, “sycophants”.

Dear Anurag sir,

The issue is not what was shown in the film – khichdi, beef or anything else. The real question is consent and coercion.

Even Khichdi cannot be fed against someone’s will, so if a film raises the issue of forced change or pressure, then calling it spreading hatred would be intellectual… pic.twitter.com/1bIIaYyA7I

— Kamakhya Narayan Singh (@kamakhyanarayan) February 22, 2026

Anurag Kashyap’s statement
Let us tell you that when Anurag Kashyap was asked by the media at the airport about ‘The Kerala Story 2’, he condemned it in strong words. On the beef scene shown in the trailer, he said, ‘No one even feeds khichdi like the one who is shown feeding beef.’ He clearly said that this film has been made only to earn money and wants to divide people. Anurag said, ‘The maker of this film is a greedy man. He just wants to make money.

Ruckus over beef scene
Let us tell you that the trailer of the film has been released a few days ago. In a scene of this trailer, it is shown that a girl (Ulka Gupta) is forcefully fed beef by a Muslim family. When the girl refuses, her hands and legs are tied and beef is forcibly stuffed into her mouth. There is a lot of debate these days regarding this scene.

Kerala High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the makers of Hindi feature film ‘Kerala Story-2’. This notice was issued during the hearing on the writ petition, in which the certification given to the film by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been challenged.

In the petition, objection has been raised to the teaser and trailer of the film. The petitioner says that the publicity material has depicted women from different states being forced into religious conversion by ensnaring them through love affairs. Although the alleged story is said to be spread across several states, the title of the film presents incidents like terrorism, forced conversion and demographic conspiracy as being linked to Kerala only.

Expressed this objection regarding the film

In the petition, objection has also been registered on the Hindi slogan given at the end of the teaser ‘Ab Sahenge Nahi, Ladenge’. The petitioner argues that this slogan appears to call for retaliatory action and is likely to incite communal tension.

It has been alleged in the petition that CBFC did not properly follow the statutory provisions prescribed under Section 5B of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. According to this section, certification cannot be given to films which are against public order, decency or morality or have the potential to incite crime.

The petitioner has also cited the case related to the film The Kerala Story, released in the year 2023, which was heard in the Supreme Court. At that time, the producers had agreed to add a disclaimer clarifying that authentic data was not available for some of the figures presented in the film. The story is partly fictional.

The petition said that despite earlier judicial scrutiny, the sequel was certified without adequate testing, while the potential impact of its content on communal harmony and regional dignity could be serious. Although the petition accepts that freedom of expression is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, it also highlights that this freedom is subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order.

When will the next hearing be held?

Apart from this, citing sections 196 and 197 of the Indian Judicial Code, 2023, it has been claimed that the content of the film may promote enmity between religious or regional groups. The next hearing of the case has been scheduled for Tuesday.