Star Cast – Adah Sharma
Director – Sudipto Sen
Release Date – 5 May 2023
Total Reviews – 5
Overall Word of Mouth (Critics) – Mixed
1. Times of India –
Rating Score -> 3/5
After watching ‘The Kerala Story,’ you may be left with several questions about the current state of the country. This thought-provoking film is disturbing and surely manages to leave an impact.
2. Indian Express –
Rating Score -> 1/5
A poorly-made, poorly-acted rant. When a film shines a light on different aspects of an issue, it creates space for reflection and conversation, and you come away with food for thought. What about a film which does exactly the opposite?
3. India TV –
Rating Score -> 2/5
The Kerala Story asks for sympathy for Shalini but gets too melodramatic and feels forced. Many scenes appear to be purely manipulative and leave us questioning our own religious beliefs; be it Hinduism or Islam. Bringing the reality of three-real life victims of ‘Love Jihaad’ to the screen was a tough task and the makers are only halfway successful to deliver.
4. First Post –
Rating Score -> 2.5/5
The Kerala Story turns too melodramatic and manipulative due to the excessiveness of its background score, which literally highjacks the actors’ performances to inform us about the intent and turmoil of the characters. Even the glimpses of the real victims and their footages in the end isn’t convincing enough to create that uncomfortable stir that was required for a story this horrific.
5. News 18 –
Rating Score -> 3/5
Harrowing And Horrifying Stories That You Wish Weren’t True. Sen skillfully chooses to go back and forth in time, this way, he succeeds in gaining his viewer’s unflinching attention.
