Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi/Kozhikode, February 28 A day after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the release of the 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' film, ticket sales of the movie are slow, but are expected to pick up in the coming days, theatre owners said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, activists of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged protests outside theatres screening the film in various parts of the state, saying that they will not allow people to watch the movie, which allegedly depicts Kerala in a bad light.
DYFI leaders said they were not against people who want to watch movies or even the theatre owners, but were protesting against the film, which allegedly tarnishes the image of the state.
Visuals on TV channels showed protestors shouting slogans against the movie and tearing down its posters at various theatres that were screening the film.
According to figures on the online movie ticket booking app, BookMyShow, ticket sales are very low in various theatres in the state capital.
In the PVR theatre at the Lulu Mall in Thiruvananthapuram, there were only 68 bookings till 10 am for the four shows scheduled for the day, according to BookMyShow figures.
In Kochi, Suresh, the owner of the popular Shenoy theatre, said there were around 50 per cent bookings for the four shows scheduled during the day.
"The bookings are more for the evening and night shows," he told
