‘Jana Nayagan’ censor row: Madras High Court sets aside single judge’s order that favoured actor Vijay’s film

A still from the film Jana Nayagan

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A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) allowed a writ appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and set aside a single judge’s January 9, 2026, order, which had directed the board to issue U/A 16+ certification for actor Vijay’s much-awaited final movie Jana Nayagan.The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan held that the single judge ought not to have passed such orders without affording proper opportunity to the CBFC to file a counter affidavit to a writ petition filed by the production house KVN Productions LLP.

Madras High Court sets aside single judge's order on Vijay’s 'Jana Nayagan': What happened in court?

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) allowed a writ appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and set aside a single judge’s January 9, 2026, order, which had directed the board to issue U/A 16+ certification for actor Vijay’s much-awaited final movie 'Jana Nayagan'.