The producer of actor Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan 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.
Delay in ‘Jana Nayagan’ release frustrates Tamil film industry
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.
