Yogi Adityanath watches The Kerala Story with U.P. cabinet colleagues

Yogi Adityanath watches The Kerala Story with U.P. cabinet colleagues

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with his Cabinet colleagues during the special screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Lok Bhavan in Lucknow, on May 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with members of his cabinet, watched the controversial movie The Kerala Story on Friday, in a special […]

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Uttar Pradesh declares The Kerala Story tax-free, CM Yogi to watch with entire cabinet

Uttar Pradesh declares The Kerala Story tax-free, CM Yogi to watch with entire cabinet

People walk past the poster of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ outside a cinema hall, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday declared the recently released film The Kerala Story tax-free in the State. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while announcing the decision, also added that he would watch the […]

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‘2018’ movie review: Jude Anthany Joseph’s technically solid recreation of the floods is a message of unity too

‘2018’ movie review: Jude Anthany Joseph’s technically solid recreation of the floods is a message of unity too

A cinematic recreation of a catastrophic event — one that has touched an entire population one way or the other — places in front of the filmmaker possibilities and pitfalls in equal measure. The images from the unprecedented rains and floods that hit Kerala in 2018 are so fresh in memory, that the movie would […]

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‘The Kerala Story’ movie review: Adah Sharma’s performance marred by half-truths and an emotionally exploitative gaze

‘The Kerala Story’ movie review: Adah Sharma’s performance marred by half-truths and an emotionally exploitative gaze

Adah Sharma in ‘The Kerala Story’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The radicalisation and trafficking of gullible girls to germinate terror is a story waiting to be told. But the way director Sudipto Sen tells  The Kerala Story, after years of research, is more burlesque than a sincere depiction of the problem. More like a companion piece […]

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Protests against the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Kochi

Protests against the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Kochi

Activists of the Fraternity Movement protesting in front of the Shenoy’s theatre in Kochi on Friday against the screening of controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Activists of the Nationalist Youth Congress (NYC) and Fraternity Movement staged a protest in front of the Shenoy’s theatre in Kochi on Friday against the […]

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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking stay on release of movie ‘The Kerala Story’

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking stay on release of movie ‘The Kerala Story’

Poster of The Kerala Story. File The Supreme Court on May 2 refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of the movie The Kerala Story on grounds that its a “worst kind of hate speech” and an “audio-visual propaganda”. A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna was told by […]

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Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M), opposition Congress

Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M), opposition Congress

Poster of ‘The Kerala Story’ The ruling CPI(M) and opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday lashed out against the controversial upcoming movie ‘The Kerala Story’, saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom in society, and the film was an attempt to destroy the communal harmony of the state. ‘The Kerala Story’, […]

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‘The Kerala Story’, starring Adah Sharma, gets release date

‘The Kerala Story’, starring Adah Sharma, gets release date

The poster of ‘A Kerala Story’ The Kerala Story, starring Adah Sharma, is set to be released in cinemas on May 5. The film is written and directed by Sudipto Sen, known for movies such as Aasma, Lucknow Times, and The Last Monk. According to the makers, The Kerala Story unearths the events behind approximately […]

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