The Kerala Story Cast, Plot, Release Date, and Expectations in 2024

The new description unveils that the film ‘The Kerala Story‘ has focused on the real-life stories of four young women from different parts of the State. Amid receiving severe backlash from all corners, the makers of the upcoming Hindi film ‘The Kerala Story’, have quietly altered their claim of 32,000 women from Kerala joining the Islamic State (IS). The changes were made to the description of the trailer on YouTube.  

The Kerala Story produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah revolves around the tale of four women in the Indian state of Kerala women were tricked and trafficked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the conflict zone of Syria. The film directed by Sudipto Sen traces the journey of four female college students in Kerala who become part of the Islamic State. 

The Kerala Story Cast, Plot, Release Date, and Expectations: All You Need to Know

The Kerala Story: Plot

There are several controversies that started in Kerala as the leader of the opposition V.D. Satheesan revealed that the film should not be allowed to be released. 

The movie follows certain cases of how ‘love jihad’ was used by ISIS to lure 32,000 women to Syria. The trailer shows how men were brainwashed into Hindu and Christian women of Kerala in the name of love, converted to Islam, and forced them to become a part of the ISIS and other Islamic war zones. The highly shocking incidents happened between 2018-19, while an increasing number of Kerala youths had started to work under the influence of ISIS. 

The new description unveils that the film has focused on the real-life stories of three young women from different parts of the State. Amid receiving severe backlash from all corners, the makers of the upcoming Hindi film ‘The Kerala Story’, have quietly altered their claim of 32,000 women from Kerala joining the Islamic State (IS). The changes were made to the description of the trailer on YouTube. 

The film’s initial description said that the film is about “heartbreaking and gut-wrenching stories of 32000 females in Kerala”. However, the new description claims that the film is centred on the real-life stories of three young women from different parts of the State. 

Scores of netizens took to their social media handles to highlight the recent update. “The story of Kerala changes. First, it was 32000 girls, now it’s 3 girls!! Vilification of Kerala (sic),” wrote a user. “The attempt to polarize Kerala on religious lines via a film that’s backtracked from its original claim of 32000 women to 3 women gone “missing”. Who will be held accountable for the deliberate misinformation that’s been peddled so far? (sic),” questioned another. 

Cast of The Kerala Story

The Kerala Story features  Adah Sharma in the lead, who appears to be the converted Muslim woman Fathima Ba, based on a Hindu nurse, who had suffered the same fate. In this film, we will also see stars Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani as the three other women with Fathima. 

The Kerala Story is directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah for Sunshine Pictures Private Limited. 

The Kerala Story: Release Date 

The Kerala Story was released in theatres worldwide back on May 5, 2023.

Here is the trailer: 

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