The Kerala Story box office day 1 collection: Sudipto Sen's film earns over ₹8 crore amid controversy

The Kerala Story, which found itself engulfed in controversies, has earned over ₹8 crore at the domestic box office.

The film which released in cinemas on Friday has been written and directed by Sudipto Sen.

The Kerala Story stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in the lead roles.

According to the makers, The Kerala Story unearths the events behind approximately 32,000 women going missing in Kerala who are converted, and deployed in terror missions in India and the world.

The Kerala Story is backed by Sunshine Pictures Private Limited, founded by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, who serves as the producer, creative director and co-writer on the film.

The trailer of the film came under fire as it claimed that 32,000 girls from the state went missing and later joined the terrorist group, ISIS.

The Kerala Story became a topic for discussion around the numbers being exaggerated in the trailer of the film.

The Kerala High Court noted on Friday that the producers have published a disclaimer along with the movie which specifically says that the film has fictionalised and is a dramatised version of events and that the film doesn't claim accuracy or factuality of historic events.