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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain 'Jana Nayagan' Producer's Petition: Report
The Court now asked KVN Productions' advocate to raise his arguments before the Madras High Court Division Bench, which will decide the pending petition on January 20.
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 now asked KVN Productions' advocate to raise his arguments before the Madras High Court Division Bench, which will decide the pending petition on January 20.
The makers of Vijay's Jana Nayagan had recently approached the Supreme Court in their ongoing legal battle against the CBFC. On Monday, 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.
The legal tug-of-war between the CBFC and Jana Nayagan makers has thrown the film's future into uncertainty. Hyped as the first big Tamil release of 2026, Jana Nayagan was pushed from its Pongal release date of January 9 after failing to obtain a censor certificate in time. The makers approached the Madras High Court alleging that the CBFC chairman referred their film to a revising committee despite the examining committee recommending a U/A 16+ certificate. The referral was reportedly based on a single member's complaint. The board felt that the film's portrayal of the armed forces, as well as certain other scenes, required reexamination.
Directed by H. Vinoth, Jana Nayagan (titled Jana Neta in Hindi) is one of the most anticipated films of the year, especially considering it marks Vijay's final screen appearance. The film, a charged, big-canvas political thriller, also features Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Mamitha Baiju and Priyamani.