US EditionVijay’s Jana Nayagan release stalled: Madras HC sets aside single-judge order, calls for fresh certification hearing
- On Tuesday , the Madras High Court Division Bench allowed the Central Board of Film Certification's writ appeal and set aside Justice P.T. Asha's January 9 order, remitting the matter for fresh consideration.
- Because the CBFC chairman referred the film to a Revising Committee after complaints about religious harmony and lack of a defence expert, the single judge should have provided a proper hearing, the bench said.
- An examining committee screened Jana Nayagan on December 19, 2025, recommending U/A 16+ with 14 cuts, and KVN Productions LLP said all 27 excisions were made before resubmitting on December 24, 2025 via e-cinepramaan tatkal process.
- With Tuesday's ruling, the dispute returns to the single judge, leaving Jana Nayagan uncertified and its Rs 500-crore Pongal release on January 9 missed.
- The court instructed that KVN Productions LLP may amend its petition, and the Registry of the Madras High Court will restore it for a fresh hearing, after the Supreme Court declined intervention.
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