The Kerala Story, Cast, Plot, Reviews and Other Things You Need to Know
The Kerala Story, Cast, Plot, Reviews and Other Things You Need to Know
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The Kerala Story is a Hindi film released in theaters on May 5, 2023. The film is based on the story of three girls who were converted into Islam and were forced to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It is produced by Vipul Amrutial Shah and is rated 3 out of five stars by The Times of India.
Why film is getting media attention?
The makers of the film claims that it is based on true incident and is based on the reports of The Observer Research Foundation which states that about 60 to 70 individuals had joined ISIS from Kerala between 2014 and 2018. It is opposed by Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) which governed the state since independence. They alleged that the filmmakers are promoting false propaganda of love jihad. Producer Vipul Amrutial Shah responded to the allegations and said he had done four years of research for the film. Also, a complaint was filed by Kerala chief minister that the film is disturbing communal harmony. However, Kerala High Court ruled out that the film is about ISIS and not about a particular religion.
The film is getting high popularity and even Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi talked about the film.
Plot
The film starts in an interrogation room where Shalini Unnikrishnan (played by Adah Sharma) confessed about being a part of ISIS and tells the story about the horrific past. The plot moves back to her college time where she was training as a nurse in Kerala. There was a deep bond between her and her roomates Gitanjali, Nimah and Asifa. All three girls were innocent except Asifa who has a secret agenda of converting all these girls into Islam. She brainwashes the girls and drugs them to convert them into Islam. Shalini who was renamed as Fatima was forced to marry and was then trafficked to Afghanistan. The girls like her were raped many times at ISIS slave camp and children they delivered were taken away from them and were made suicide bombers.
Cast
Adah Sharma is playing the lead character Shalini Unnikrishnan who was renamed as Fatima Ba. Adah has already made her name in the acting industry with the films like 1920, Hasee Toh Phasee as well as Telugu film like S/O Satyamurthy and Kshanam. As Adah is a daughter of Malayali mother and Tamil father, she doesn’t find any difficulty for delivering dialogues in Malayali accent which the main character Shalini have.
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Yogita Bihani is playing the character Nimah, who was Shalini’s roommate and another victim of the ISIS agenda. Yogita has shown her talent in the Indian television in the television series like Dil Hi Toh Hai and Kavach..Maha Shivratri. She also made appearances in the films like AK vs AK and Vikram Vedha before joining the cast of The Kerala Story.
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Sonia Balani has joined the cast as Asifa. The girl who brainwashes other three girls to convert. Sonia was seen in the films Tun Bin II and Baazaar before making appearance in this film. She also worked for the television shows such as Bade Achhe Lagte Hain as well as lead role in Tu Mera Hero and Detective Didi.
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The character Geetanjali is played by Siddhi Idnani. Idnani appeared in Tamil and Telugu films like Jamba Lakidi Pamba, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, and Prema Katha Chitram 2. This is her first Hindi film and the actress has tried her best to put life in the character.
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Devadarshini
The character of Shalini’s mother is played by Devadarshini. Devadarshini is a skilled Tamil actress who has worked in a number of Tamil films as well as few Telugu films in addition to her appearance in the television series like Marmadesam and Athipookal. She is a recipient of awards like Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian and Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Pranav Misshra
Indian actor Pranav Misshra who is seen on the television shows like Naagin, Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahi and Internet Wala Love is also seen playing a role in the film.
Other cast members includes Vijay Krishna and Pranay Pachauri. The film does not get good rating from the agencies like NDTV, The Indian Express and Koimoi but how it will perform at theatres and will be liked by the viewers would be seen in few days.
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