The Kerala Story Review: Emotionally Exploitative Gaze And Half-Truths Mar Adah Sharma's Performance
'The Kerala Story' is a thought-provoking film that follows the life of Shalini Unnikrishnan, played by Adah Sharma, who is trained as an ISIS terrorist. The movie takes the audience on a journey from the deserts of West Asia to the beautiful landscapes of Kerala. The narrative structure of the movie is well-balanced between past and present, with the use of different colors, camera movements, and music to differentiate the two timelines.
The screenplay of the film is engaging and follows the three-act structure, which keeps the audience hooked until the end. The performances of the cast, including Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani, are spot on and commendable. The film also delves into themes of Hindu religious worship, atheism, communism, and indoctrination of Islam and Sharia law, making it thematically rich.
