The producers of Vijay's Jana Nayagan have finally submitted a letter to the Madras High Court expressing their intent to withdraw writ petition filed against Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The production house has submitted a letter expressing to withdraw the writ petition. A journalist named Mohamed Imranullah tweeted. "BIG BREAKING: KVN Production LLP's counsel on record Vijayan Subramanian has submitted a letter to the #MadrasHighCourt Registry expressing the intent of the producer of #JanaNayagan to withdraw the writ petition filed against Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)."
According to the letter, the makers have decided to go for Revising Committee. Mohamed wrote, "The letter states that the producer has decided to approach the board's revising committee and therefore not inclined to pursue the litigation anymore. The writ petition is expected to be listed under the caption 'For Withdrawal' before Justice P.T. Asha on Tuesday (February 10, 2026)."
He concluded, "Announced to be @actorvijay's last movie before his full fledged entry into politics, the delay in the release of Jana Nayagan had caused large scale disappointment among his fans. However, for them, now there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel."
Jana Nayagan was initially scheduled for worldwide release on January 9, 2026. The movie was sent to censorship in December 2025. The CBFC's five-member examination committee had watched the film on December 19 and sent a communication to the production house on December 22, stating that the film was suitable for U/A 16+ certificate if certain excisions were carried out.
KVN had accepted the recommendation and carried out all the suggested excisions. The edited movie was resubmitted to the board on December 24. However, one of the members of the monitoring committee sent a complaint to the CBFC Chairman Prasoon Joshi in Mumbai. On January 5, 2026, the chairman had decided to refer the movie to the revising committee.
KVN Productions rushed to the Madras High Court with a writ petition seeking a direction to CBFC to issue U/A 16+ certificate within 24 hours. After hearing both the parties, the judge directed the CBFC to issue the U/A 16+ certificate. The board moved an urgent writ appeal before the first Division Bench. Though the production house went on appeal, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the interim order.
