A last-minute legal blockade could have completely derailed The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond. Instead, the Vipul Amrutlal Shah production made it to theatres with a delayed start and still managed to find its audience over the first full day, turning a disrupted rollout into a weekend test of demand.
The film’s release was temporarily halted after the Kerala High Court stayed its theatrical outing on February 26, 2026, directing the CBFC to re-examine the matter. A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court then stayed the single judge’s interim order on February 27, 2026, permitting the film’s release, with the court indicating that the screening could go ahead if the CBFC issues a certificate stating that the allegedly controversial portions in the teaser and trailer do not appear in the film.
Latest Update: First Full Day Collections Pick Up After Delayed Launch
With shows only beginning from Friday evening due to the court order, Saturday effectively became the film’s first proper day in cinemas. The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond collected around Rs 5.50 crore nett in India across Friday evening and Saturday, with approximately Rs 75 lakh nett coming from the limited Friday shows and about Rs 4.75 crore nett added on Saturday.
The broad takeaway across trackers is consistent, the film saw a sharp jump once it got a full day of screenings. Today India’s cricket match will affect the box office numbers but film has clear run for more than two weeks until Dhurandhar 2 and Toxic release on 19th March.
The Film And Its Team
The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond is a Hindi-language drama directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under Sunshine Pictures. The cast includes Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha in the lead, alongside Sumit Gahlawat, Arjan Singh Aujla and Yuktam Kholsa.
The story follows three young women across different Indian states who choose love against family expectations, only to find themselves trapped in controlling circumstances. The narrative tracks their individual battles for freedom and survival.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s Statement After Court Relief
After the Division Bench lifted the interim stay, producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah said, “I assure them that when you watch the film, you’ll realise we’re not portraying Kerala in a negative light at all…I believe the biggest proof of our film’s authenticity is that the Kerala court lifted the stay order.”
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