By - Amit kumaR Agarwal
The hard-hitting The Kerala Story 2 braved the storm and after the Kerala High Court Division Bench lifted the stay on the film, the film released in the evening shows at multiplexes and cinemas all over India.
The industry is divided w.r.t. BO outcome of the movie. Rakesh, a renowned distributor from Delhi says that the stalled release has definitely affected the BO of the movie, "there were many audiences that were turned away at multiple properties in the morning and afternoon saying The Kerala Story 2 isn't releasing today (February 27, 2026) - now how will they be brought back to cinemas?"
Rakesh has a valid point. Film PR expert Sonia says "there should be ban on filing cases against movies -say 30 days prior to a films' release. Everyone knew what The Kerala Story 2 was about, why did the petitioners wait till the very end, the movie was to release?
Nitin an exhibitor says, "Yes the harm to the film has been done, but I am very hopeful that the film will grow on word-of-mouth and will be a success like The Kerala Story".
Here's hoping that the BO that has seen a huge lull since Dhurandhar and to a lesser extent Border 2, sees a upturn, before Dhurandhar 2 releases on March 19, 2026.