US Edition'Jana Nayagan' Censor Certificate Row Update: Thalapathy Vijay's Film Still Not Given a Release Date
The Madras High Court reserved its verdict on the CBFC's appeal over Jana Nayagan's U/A certification after a legal dispute delayed the film's release and halted advance bookings.
- On January 20, the Madras High Court reserved its order after hearing the Central Board of Film Certification and KVN Productions on the appeal over Jana Nayagan's censor certificate.
- Following the producers' edits and resubmission, the CBFC chairman referred the film to a Revising Committee on January 5 after a complaint about religious and armed forces portrayal.
- A single judge ordered production of records on January 7 and later quashed the referral on January 9, directing issuance of a U/A‑16+ certificate, after KVN Productions filed a writ petition on January 6.
- Because no final certificate has been issued, cinemas cannot legally screen Jana Nayagan in India and advance ticket bookings have been paused in several major cities.
- Industry observers say this episode raises procedural questions for the CBFC as overseas boards like the UK's BBFC have cleared Jana Nayagan while the CBFC chairperson's final authority remains unclear.
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‘Jana Nayagan’: Madras High Court Reserves Order on CBFC Appeal Against Single-Judge Directive To Certify Thalapathy Vijay’s Film
A division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing the matter. This development comes in the wake of the Madras HC's single bench judgement, which directed the CBFC to issue a 'U/A 16+' certificate for Vijay's ‘Jana Nayagan’, providing temporary relief to the producers. ‘Jana Nayagan’: Madras High Court Reserves Order on CBFC Appeal Against Single-Judge Directive To Certify Thalapathy Vijay’s Film.
Jana Nayagan: What court said on Vijay film's censor certificate issue today
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, January 20, heard detailed arguments from the CBFC and the producers of Jana Nayagan before reserving its orders on an appeal challenging a single judge’s direction to grant a U/A certificate to Vijay's film. The hearing focused on whether due process was followed, who had the final authority to certify the film, and whether the CBFC was denied a fair chance to respond before the earlier order was passed. Here i…
'Jana Nayagan' censor certificate row update: Thalapathy Vijay's film still not given a release date
Tamil film Jana Nayagan, starring Vijay, is still awaiting a censor certificate after the Madras High Court reserved its order in a legal battle with the Central Board of Film Certification.
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