Overview
- The Central Board of Film Certification’s Bengaluru office uploaded an A certificate for Jana Nayagan on Thursday, July 9, after the makers implemented 12 required changes.
- The certified runtime is 183 minutes and 11 seconds and the board’s edits included muting or removing references to TVK, altering visuals of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, deleting a shot of the Indian flag falling, and cutting brief violent and religious visuals.
- KVN Productions confirmed a worldwide theatrical release date of July 24, distributors have opened advance bookings overseas, and industry sources expect roughly 1,000 theatres in Tamil Nadu to screen the film.
- An unfinished high‑definition copy of the film leaked online in April and was reported viewed about 1.2 crore times, prompting multiple arrests and an ongoing police investigation that complicated the film’s commercial prospects.
- The seven‑month certification row included an internal CBFC objection, referral to the revising committee, and court filings by the producers, and the case drew extra scrutiny because Vijay has since taken office as Tamil Nadu chief minister.