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Release Date Of 'Dhurandhar 2' Announced Before Censor Certificate Was Issued: 'Jana Nayagan' Lawyer
Senior Advocate Satish Parasaran, appearing for KVN Productions, argued that it was the norm for producers to announce a film’s release date before certification.
Speaking on behalf of the producers of Vijay’s final film, Jana Nayagan, senior advocate Satish Parasaran said that it was commonplace for producers to announce the release date of their movie well in advance, even before it received a certificate from CBFC. According to a report in Live Law, he was defending the court’s question on why they had promoted the film’s release date when the film had not yet been issued a censorship certificate.
The lawyer further added that the film had received the same from as many as 22 countries and was due to be released on January 9. He also stated that the practice was common, even in Bollywood, as he went on to cite the example of Dhurandhar 2, which is expected to be released on March 19. The first film, which was released in December, was given an ‘A’ or adult rating.
The lawyer had also informed that the film would be sold to Prime Video as its satellite partner and that the OTT platform had threatened to sue the producers if the film’s release was further delayed.
Earlier, according to a recent report in The Hindu, the Supreme Court, on January 15, refused to entertain Jana Nayagan's petition against an order of stay passed by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court over the certification of the film. The Bench reportedly noted that the producer had not even challenged the CBFC Chairman’s January 6 order to send the film before a revising committee. The Court had then asked KVN Productions' advocate to raise his arguments before the Madras High Court Division Bench.
The makers of Vijay's Jana Nayagan had recently approached the Supreme Court in their ongoing legal battle against the CBFC. The producers of the Tamil-language film — positioned as Vijay's last screen outing before venturing into full-time politics — moved the Supreme Court challenging an interim order of the Madras High Court. The interim order, passed on January 9, had stayed an earlier direction to the CBFC to issue a certificate to the film immediately.