News India Live, Digital Desk: The film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’, released under the shadow of controversies, has strengthened its hold at the box office. After a slow start on Friday, the film’s collection on Saturday saw such a huge jump that even trade analysts were not expecting. Despite the uproar over the film and the court rounds, crowds of viewers are reaching the theatres. Tremendous jump of 520% ​​at the box office on the second day. According to the data of box office tracker ‘Sacnilk’, ‘The Kerala Story 2’ has registered a historic growth of 520% ​​in its collection on Saturday. While on Friday the film had done a business of only Rs 75 lakh due to court orders and delays, on Saturday it has collected around Rs 4.65 crore. The two-day total collection and occupancy of the film has now reached Rs 5.40 crore. A huge improvement was also seen in the occupancy of the film on Saturday: Morning shows: 6.45% Afternoon shows: 11.88% Night shows: 19.05% (highest crowd) Most of the shows of the film are going on in big cities like Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, where the response of the audience seems to be quite positive. The green signal of the court and the benefit of the controversy? Kerala just before the release of the film. The single bench of the High Court had put a stay on it for 15 days, but on Friday, the double bench gave stay on this order and approved the release of the film. However, due to this legal battle, the shows of the film could start only in the evening on Friday. Experts believe that the controversies have worked as ‘word of mouth’ for the film, the effect of which is clearly visible in Saturday’s earnings. What is the story and star cast of the film? ‘The Kerala Story 2’ is directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and its producer is Vipul Amritlal Shah. The film stars Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha in lead roles. The film is a sequel to the 2023 blockbuster ‘The Kerala Story’, which is based on religious conversion and complex social issues. Although in terms of budget, the film has recovered a part of its cost, it remains to be seen whether it will be able to repeat the charisma of the first part (300 crores+).