Close on the heels of actor Vijay’s Jana Nayagan censor row, the producers of yet another Tamil movie have approached the Madras High Court against the refusal of censor certificate to it by Central Board of Film Certificate (CBFC) on the ground that the movie had many visuals and dialogues contemptuous of religious groups and hence not suitable for public exhibition.
Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi has ordered notice to the CBFC on the statutory appeal filed by the production house against the refusal order and granted time till February 3, 2026 for the board to file its counter affidavit. The order was passed after hearing advocate M. Santhanaraman for the appellant who contended the refusal to issue a certificate was without application of mind.
The counsel told the court Chennai based Youreka Cinema School, owned by J. Joseph Mohan Kumar, had produced a romantic movie titled Lakshmi Lawrence Kadhal with several debutant actors playing the lead roles. He said, renowned film actor K.R. Vijaya and acclaimed drums player Sivamani had played important characters alongside the new faces.
The lyrics for the songs had been penned by Vairamuthu. The movie was submitted for certification on September 10, 2025 on payment of ₹28,084 towards certification fee. On September 29, 2025, the CBFC’s Chennai Region Director D. Balamurali wrote to the producer refusing to issue a certificate for the movie.
