'The Kerala Story' Sequel Based On Hema Committee Report? Director Sudipto Sen Breaks Silence (Image-X/Aashin_A_Shah)
The Hema Committee report has created possible impacts in the Malayalam film industry, and now Director Sudipto Sen, the maker of the 2023 film The Kerala Story has refuted the recent media reports claiming it’s upcoming sequel will be based on the committee reports.
Recently reports have been making the rounds claiming that the director is set to explore the Hema Committee report and and the details of the exploitation and harassment of women in the industry.
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However, The Kerala Story director has confirmed a sequel definitely on the cards but the information surfaced is not true. He also added that after seeing those reports he and the producer Vipul laughed at it.
About the upcoming sequel of the film, the director revealed that the scripting is underway, but it has nothing to do with the Hema Committee report. Moreover, reports also claims that The Kerala Story 2 will be based on the radicalisation of the Kerala society, particularly north Kerala and the spreading of Islamic fundamentalism in the state.
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The source also revealed that the film has nothing to do with Indian politics or religion. It is set to offer a perspective on how the state has become a hotbed of ISIS recruitment, anti-national and anti-societal movements. The film will go on floors on early next year and is expected to release in the second half of 2025.
‘The Kerala Story’, meanwhile, had courted controversy during its release after the makers claimed it was based on a true story of radicalisation, that took place in kerala. The film was accorded with overwhelming negative reviews and faced protracted litigation and protests, primarily in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
