New Delhi: The much-in-news controversial movie 'The Kerala Story' opened in cinemas today and much like the buzz around it, viewers have shared somewhat polarised and divided reviews after watching the first-day first show of the movie. Directed by Sudipto Sen under the banner Sunshine Pictures Pvt Ltd., The Kerala Story is produced by Vipul Shah. The film stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani, Pranay Pachuri and Chandra Shekhar Dutta in lead roles.


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The movie's plot is about a group of women from Kerala who are converted to Islam and join the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Kerala Story is out in theatres and here are some early tweet reviews by fans: 







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The film has courted trouble over its claim of religious conversion in the state. Several political leaders have criticised the movie alleging that it is promoting propaganda. Earlier on May 2, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of the movie 'The Kerala Story' on grounds that it's a 'worst kind of hate speech' and an 'audio-visual propaganda', as per PTI.


A bench of Justices KM Joseph a BV Nagarathna was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Nizam Pasha that the trailer of the movie, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, has garnered 16 million views. Pasha said, "This movie is the worst kind of hate speech. It is completely audio-visual propaganda".


The bench said, "There are varieties of hate speeches. This film has got certification and has been cleared by the board. It's not like a person getting on the podium and starts giving an uncontrolled speech. If you want to challenge the release of the movie, you should challenge the certification through an appropriate forum." Sibal then said that he will do whatever was necessary.


Justice Nagarathna said the petitioner should first approach the high court. Pasha said there was no time left as the movie is scheduled to release on Friday.