Kochi: The Kerala High Court has stayed the release of 'The Kerala Story 2' after a petition challenging the film's censor certificate was filed earlier this week. During the hearing, a single-judge bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas directed that the film cannot be released on February 27, its originally scheduled release date.
The court also questioned the censor board and said it appears that the board had failed to apply its mind while clearing the film's release. According to an India Today report, the filmmakers are set to approach a larger bench of the Kerala High Court against the single-judge order staying the film's release.
Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film claims that young Hindu women are lured into interfaith marriages. The film's content snowballed into a controversy after the release of its trailer.
