Vijayan’s remarks follow the online release of Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond on February 17. “Having already seen through the communal agenda and blatant lies of the first part, Kerala will once again reject this attempt to demonise our secular fabric with contempt,” he wrote on X.
The chief minister urged people to react to the movie with “utmost gravity” as it’s trailer revealed it as “hate-mongering.” He added, “It is shocking how fabricated narratives aimed at inciting communal discord receive a free pass, while critical expressions of art get gagged. We must stand united against these attempts to paint our land of harmony as a hub of terror. The truth shall always prevail.”
The trailer has kicked off widespread reactions in Kerala and outside. Opposition leader VD Satheeshan also distanced himself from the film, writing on X that any attempt to divide Kerala along caste lines was “absolutely ridiculous,” and dismissing the project as propaganda that misrepresents a state long defined by harmony, unity, and coexistence.
Filmmaker Kamakhya Narayan Singh directs the sequel, with producer Vipul Shah returning from the original. The film follows three Hindu women from different parts of the country whose relationships are portrayed as pathways to coercion and forced religious conversion.
The first film, directed by Sudipto Sen, released in May 2023 drew sharp criticism from both the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress.
The movie, however, won Sen the best director award at the 71st National Film Awards in September of last year.
