The Kerala Story: What's Inside Adah Sharma's New Movie? Controversy Explained

The tagline of the "The Kerala Story" trailer previously stated that "Shocking and painful stories of 32000 females in Kerala!" had signed on as ISIS terrorists, but it has since been modified to "true stories of three young girls from different parts of Kerala." It is questionable if his change of mind was caused by political party pressure or if the statistics he tried to highlight in the trailer were in fact just meant to build up sensation.

Kerala's political parties, including the CPI (M) in power and the Congress, condemn the "false premise" that the film spreads. They want The Kerala Story to be banned because they believe it contains anti-Muslim and anti-state messages. However, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that they were fomenting racial division and promoting racist remarks against the government.

Producer Vipul Shah declares that there is sufficient proof of ISIS conversions in Kerala and that, rather than concentrating on the statistics, the discussion ought to centre on ways to end them.

Shalini Unnikrishnan and her friends found themselves in the terrorist net of ISIS, and they were systematically brainwashed and encouraged to convert to Islam by depicting that there is only one god worldwide who is able to safeguard humanity. Like these young college students, 41 Hindus and 7 Christian girls were brainwashed by a known individual, like a close friend or a lover.

Everyone slowly adopted what they preached, put it into practise, and changed what they believed. Shalini Unnikrishnan, who had been tortured in the desert, transformed into Fathima Ba as a result and joined ISIS under torture. Whether she managed to escape from the terrorist band or the authorities managed to rescue the girls raised anticipation when she spoke at the beginning of the trailer.

The Muslim Youth League announced a challenge to the filmmakers of the controversial movie The Kerala Story, directed by Sudipto Sen, demanding that they prove the allegations made in the teaser that 32,000 Kerala women switched to Islam and headed to Syria or Yemen. So that they can receive an honorarium of Rs 1 crore.

The teaser for Kerala Story was released on November 3, 2022, and soon after that, the Kerala state administration began noticing the heat and filed a complaint against the movie, claiming that it contained inaccurate stuff. Then, on April 26, 2023, a controversial and hard-hitting trailer was released, raising tension and anticipation for the film's premiere. Watch the entire trailer by scrolling down.

1. When was The Kerala Story released?

The Kerala Story will release in theatres on May 5, 2023.

2. In which languages will The Kerala Story be released?

The Kerala Story will release in four languages: the original Hindi language and it was dubbed in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

3. Who is the main lead in The Kerala Story?

Adah Sharma was the lead actress who shared her screen space with Siddhi Idnani, Sonia Balani, and Yogita Bihani.

4. What is the character name of The Kerala Story's lead actress?

Adah Sharma starred in the lead role as Shalini Unnikrishnan, who was brainwashed and lured as Fatima Ba.

5. What is The Kerala Story director name?

The Kerala Story was written and directed by Sudipto Sen, who says the film is based on true incidents.

6. Is The Kerala Story information really true?

In the teaser, it is depicted that 32,000 girls were lured to ISIS. But later, the director stated that numbers do not matter.

7. Which political parties oppose The Kerala Story film?

Soon it became a sensation, and Congress and the CPI (M) opposed a direct ban of the film to allay the false information.