The Kerala Story 2 draws industry backlash: Anurag Kashyap calls the film ‘propaganda’; Prakash Raj shares photos of beef fry | Bollywood News
2 min readHyderabadFeb 22, 2026 01:19 PM IST
Even as the trailer for The Kerala Story 2 continues to draw sharp reactions, actor Prakash Raj has shared his response.
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On Saturday, he posted images of Kerala’s Syrian Christian beef fry and coconut beef curry on X, captioning them: “The real Kerala Story is how… ‘In its mouth-watering culinary journey, Kerala’s yummy Syrian Christian beef fry and the coconut beef have added legacy, history and culture to the recipe.’ Please try and relish.”
Following up on this tweet, he posted another one on Sunday, saying, “The real Kerala Story is how pork, beef and fish coexist with vegetarian sadya and all of them live in harmony. Please relish happy Sunday everyone.”
The posts were pointed in its timing. The trailer for The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, had just been released, featuring a scene in which a Hindu woman from Kerala is shown being force-fed beef by her Muslim in-laws, a depiction that triggered an immediate and widespread backlash, particularly in Kerala itself.
On Saturday, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap shared his reaction to the trailer of The Kerala Story 2 and he did not hold back. When a reporter asked for his view on the film, he called it a “piece of nonsense propaganda” that was designed to divide people and spread hatred, and described the maker as a “greedy bootlicker.” He then added, with dry humour, that people do not even force-feed each other khichdi the way the film shows beef being force-fed.
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The broader controversy around The Kerala Story 2 extends well beyond social media. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued a strongly worded statement condemning the film, calling it an attempt to spread hatred against Kerala and undermine its secular traditions.
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The film is scheduled for release on February 27, ahead of the state’s Assembly elections.
