Offense, packaged as jokes, memes and serious discourse, was loudly and clearly expressed within minutes of the release of the trailer for The Kerala Story 2. Almost three years ago, its prequel had demonised the southern state and gone on to win the National Award for 2023. If part one had painted Kerala as a land full of Islamic terrorists and vulnerable Hindu women, part two appears to rejoice in creating fairytale monsters out of its Muslims —devilish incarnations minus the horns.
