Thalapathy Vijay’s much-anticipated Jana Nayagan has been postponed indefinitely after the Madras Excessive Court docket stayed the movie’s launch till the subsequent listening to on January 21. The authorized setback comes at a vital second, as Jana Nayagan is extensively believed to be Vijay’s closing movie earlier than he formally steps into lively politics. Amid mounting hypothesis and disappointment amongst followers, KVN Productions founder Venkat Ok. Narayana has issued his first detailed assertion addressing the controversy.
Producer clarifies CBFC course of
Taking to KVN Productions’ official social media handles, Narayana shared a video explaining the sequence of occasions that led to the delay. Thanking followers for his or her endurance, he stated, “To everybody who has been ready for our movie Jana Nayagan with immense love and anticipation, we lengthen our honest gratitude. Over the previous few days, now we have obtained numerous calls and messages and every one reminds us how deeply this movie is already beloved.”He defined that the movie was submitted to the CBFC on December 18, 2025, and considered by the Analyzing Committee. “On December 22, 2025, we obtained an e-mail stating that the movie could be granted a U/A 16+ certificates, topic to some adjustments. We integrated the adjustments and re-submitted the movie, believing we had been lastly able to share our work with you,” he stated, including that the formal certificates, nonetheless, was nonetheless awaited regardless of repeated follow-ups.
Criticism, court docket order and recent setback
Narayana additional revealed that simply days earlier than the deliberate January 5, 2026 launch, the makers had been knowledgeable that the movie had been referred to the Revising Committee based mostly on a criticism. “With time operating out and with out figuring out who the complainant was, we approached the honourable Excessive Court docket,” he stated.Based on the producer, after hearings on January 6 and seven, the court docket initially directed {that a} U/A 16+ certificates be issued. “However CBFC challenged this choice instantly and the order to problem the certification is at the moment stayed, with an interim keep granted,” he defined.
Apology to followers and religion in judiciary
Expressing remorse over the delay, Narayana stated, “We sincerely apologize to our audiences, distributors, exhibitors and all different stakeholders who stood by us throughout this troublesome interval. We made each doable effort to convey this movie to audiences as deliberate, however these developments had been past our management.” He described the scenario as an emotionally taxing section for your entire workforce that had invested years of exhausting work into the movie.Hanging an emotional notice, the producer added, “Above all, we firmly consider that Thalapathy Vijay sir deserves the farewell that he has earned by means of many years of affection from his followers and respect from the business.” Reaffirming confidence within the system, he concluded, “Now we have full religion within the judicial course of and stay hopeful that the movie will attain audiences on the earliest.”
CBFC scrutiny throughout movies
Jana Nayagan just isn’t the one Tamil movie to face certification hurdles just lately. Sivakarthikeyan and Sreeleela’s Parasakthi additionally underwent a troublesome CBFC course of, with over 20 cuts reportedly mandated earlier than it was lastly cleared for launch.