A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to stall the release of the Tamil movie ‘TN 2026’ until the completion of the upcoming State Assembly election since the movie reportedly has several political references which could affect the outcome of the polls.
M.L. Ravi, president of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK), has filed the PIL petition. In his affidavit, the petitioner stated actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s last movie, Jana Nayagan, had not been permitted to be released till date just because his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was contesting elections this year, and the release of his movie at this hour may turn out to be advantageous for him.
Contending the same yardstick should be applied to all other movies with political references, the petitioner complained the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had, nevertheless, certified TN 2026 starring Natty Natraj, M.S. Bhaskar, Thambi Ramaiah and Ilavarasu and directed by Umapathy S. Ramaiah though the movie was full of political references and criticises the current state of electoral politics.
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