The film The Kerala Story 2 was released in theatres on February 28. The project was directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Shah under Sunshine Pictures.

After legal proceedings in Kerala, the film received permission for theatrical screening. A separate legal development took place in Chennai on March 3.

The Madras High Court issued an interim order preventing internet service providers and cable television operators from broadcasting the film without authorization. 

The order followed petitions filed by the producer, who raised concerns about possible copyright violations soon after release.

Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the interim direction after reviewing the applications. The producer submitted the CBFC certificate to establish ownership of the film.

The court observed, “In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreversible injury will occur unless unlawful broadcast is prevented at the threshold. At the same time, it is possible that the legitimate business interests of one or more respondents may be affected, in view of the expansive nature of the relief claimed.”

An ad interim injunction was granted until March 23. The order stated, “Subject to this condition, orders of ad interim injunction as prayed for are granted in these two applications until 23.03.2026. Issue notice to the respondents returnable on 23.03.2026. Private notice is also permitted. The applicant shall comply with Order XXXIX Rule 3 of CPC.”

Meanwhile, producer Vipul Shah addressed the decision to make a sequel. He said there had been no earlier plan to continue the film as a franchise. According to him, the sequel was developed after new accounts were brought to his attention following the first film.

“There was no plan to make even ‘Kerala Story 2’. But after ‘Kerala Story 1’, we started receiving many stories. I realised that there is a much larger issue persisting not just in Kerala but across the country, and we had to tell this story because it is bigger and different from what happened in ‘Kerala Story 1’. That’s why we decided to make part 2.

The first film had been released in 2023 and had performed strongly at the box office.