Overview
- The Madras High Court’s division bench stayed a single judge’s order directing a U/A certificate for the film, noting the CBFC had insufficient time to respond.
- Thalapathy Vijay’s farewell film missed its planned January 9 festival window and remains uncertified.
- Producer Venkat K Narayana said the CBFC emailed on December 22 that a U/A 16+ would be granted subject to edits, which were made, before a January 5 referral to the revising committee after a complaint.
- Kamal Haasan urged defined timelines, transparent evaluation, and written reasons for cuts, while Mari Selvaraj, Pa Ranjith, Ram Gopal Varma and Sivakarthikeyan criticized the certification process.
- The matter is posted to January 21, and reports suggest the makers may seek relief from the Supreme Court, which has not been officially confirmed.