The Kerala Story
THE TIMES OF INDIA (May 27, 2023)

London: Three cinema chains that focus largely on the Midlands in Britain have cancelled scheduled screenings of “The Kerala Story” after receiving complaints from local Muslim communities, reports Naomi Canton.

Suresh Varsani, director of the United Kingdom distributor 24 Seven Flix4U, told TOI that Light Cinemas, an independent cinema chain, had pulled the movie earlier in the week from all its five cinemas in places like Bradford and Walsall. Another independent cinema chain, Reel Cinemas, also cancelled its screenings at Burnley and Blackburn due to start on Friday.

The Showcase Cinemas chain in the Midlands said it would screen it and then decided not to go ahead. The movie has grossed just £71,000 (Rs 72 lakh) in its first week in the UK after being released on around 30 screens.