The much-anticipated release of The Kerala Story OTT is scheduled for February 16, 2024. Anticipations are high, and viewers are eagerly waiting to experience the emotional depth of the movie. Amidst this, recent reports claim that, ahead of its OTT debut, the movie underwent re-censoring for its digital release.
Directed by Sudipto Sen, the movie was released in theaters on May 5, 2023. Furthermore, Vipul Amrutlal Shah has produced the film under the banner of Sunshine Pictures. The movie boasts of a star-studded cast, including Adah Sharma as Shalini Unnikrishnan, Yogita Bihani as Nimah, Sonia Balani as Asifa, and Siddhi Idnani as Geetanjali. Also, Devadarshini, Vijay Krishna, Pranay Pachauri, and others have played supporting roles.
The storyline revolves around three young girls from different parts of Kerala, with a centric focus on the life of Shalini. As the story moves forward, she is manipulated and converted to Islam. Due to its storyline, the film faced lots of controversies.
The Kerala Story OTT release will not have un-cut version
Ahead of its digital release, the question arises as to whether the audience will experience the uncut version similar to the theatrical release. However, recent rumors speculate that the movie underwent re-censoring before its digital debut. It is important to note that the official confirmation from the makers and the streaming platform is awaited.
The movie is scheduled for its OTT release on February 16, 2024, on the popular OTT platform ZEE5. During its theatrical run, the movie gathered around $966K at the box office on its opening day. Moreover, its 7-week-long run at the box office earned The Kerala Story an overall worldwide collection of around $36 million.
The runtime of this movie is 2 hours and 18 minutes, and it has gained a rating of 7.1/10 with around 67K votes on IMDb. Aside from this, BookMyShow has given a rating of 8.8/10 with around 236.5K votes.
Meanwhile, with just a few days left for its OTT debut, it will be intriguing to see whether the makers will release an uncut version or not.
