Jana Nayagan producer to withdraw writ petition from Madras High Court

Producer of Jana Nayagan withdraws writ petition in Madras High Court, opting for CBFC's revising committee instead.

Actor Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan producer has given a letter to the Madras High Court Registry for withdrawing a writ petition filed against the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) since the production house had now agreed for a reference to the revising committee.

According to sources, the writ petition would be listed under the caption ‘For Withdrawal’ before Justice P.T. Asha on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) since Vijayan Subramanian, the counsel-on-record for KVN Productions LLP, has expressed his client’s disinterest in pursuing the litigation.

Originally slated to be released on January 9, 2026, Jana Nayagan had been watched by the CBFC’s five-member examination committee on December 19, 2025, and the production house claimed to have received a communication on December 22, 2025, stating that the board had come to the conclusion that the film was suitable for U/A 16+ certificate if certain excisions were carried out.

KVN had accepted the recommendation instead of appealing to the nine-member revising committee for a ‘U’ certificate and carried out all the suggested excisions. The edited movie was resubmitted to the board on December 24, 2025. However, in the meantime, one of the members of the monitoring committee sent a complaint to the CBFC Chairman Prasoon Joshi in Mumbai.

The complaint read: “Dear Sir, I came to know that Tamil film Jana Nayagan which is going to be released across India has been approved by the Examination Committee at Chennai without following due procedure. The film has shown visuals and dialogues in which foreign powers creating religious conflict at large scale in India which may disturb religious harmony of this great country.”

It went on to state: “There are many Army related references in the film but no defence expert has been included in the Examining Committee to address these issues. There are procedural lapses during examination of the film which is gross violation of the Cinematograph Act and Rules. I am an APM (Advisory Panel Member) member and I have watched the film on December 19, 2025 but my objections were not considered during examination of the film. So, we humbly request you to intervene in the procedure and direct the competent authority to re-examine the film.”