The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond Collects Over Rs 26 Cr on Day 8 Despite Mixed Reviews and Controversies

The second installment of The Kerala Story truly goes beyond. The most-talked-about film was released in theatres on February 27, 2026. However, its journey to the theatres wasn’t a cakewalk. The film was banned from release due to its controversial topic. On its release day, the Kerala High Court lifted the ban, but before that, a couple of shows had already been canceled. Despite the roadblocks, the social drama has raked in a total gross of Rs 26.43 crore and a total net of Rs 22.64 crore. With an average occupancy rate, the film is currently running across 27,156 shows. 

Part 2 of the controversial film opened with Rs 88 lakhs gross and gained momentum over the weekend. On Day 7, it minted Rs 2.78 crore, while on Day 8 morning, it already earned Rs 9 lakhs. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film recorded an overall Hindi occupancy of 9.62% on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Here are more details of the box office numbers and the buzz surrounding its controversy.

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The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond Box Office Collection and Controversies

The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond stars Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia, and Aishwarya Ojha as three women who become victims of an abusive plot after marrying outside their religion. As the narrative unfolds, they are forced to convert their religions. Mounted on a budget of approximately Rs 30 crore, the film still needs around Rs 8 crore to recover its production cost. 

Talking about its controversy, critics accused it of portraying Kerala in a negative light and promoting Islamophobia. The Kerala High Court had initially issued a stay order on the film’s release and directed the CBFC to review its certification. On the other hand, Adah Sharma, who featured in The Kerala Story, was conspicuously missing from the second installment. After her absence sparked conversations, the actress finally spilled the beans. She stated, “I enjoy speaking about a film I am part of. When I’m not a part of a film, I feel speaking about it just to be in the news isn’t right. Whether I was offered the sequel or not is something that should remain between the makers and the actor and not really be discussed publicly. The first part was about ISIS camps in Afghanistan and showed step by step how an innocent girl ends up becoming a terrorist. Part 2 is a completely different story.” 

When asked about fans missing her and the box office comparisons between the two films, she further added, “My audience loves me a lot. They want to see me in every movie. They accept me in every role right from my debut with 1920 where I was so scary to The Kerala Story where I’m sweet to Sunflower where I’m wicked”. 

Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s Sunshine Pictures, the film is still striving hard to gain momentum at the box office.