Even as controversies surround it, The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ahead of its release on February 27. The film has received a U/A 16+ certificate after multiple edits were implemented as advised by the Board.

Cuts implemented by The Kerala Story 2 makers 

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the makers of The Kerala Story 2 had to implement 16 major cuts before obtaining censor approval. They were asked to trim scenes depicting intimacy and sexual violence. A specific lip-lock sequence was shortened by seven seconds, while rape scenes were reduced by 20 seconds. Two scenes portraying violence against women were each reduced by two seconds — one involving a woman being slapped and another where a woman’s head is struck.