Overview

• The OTT premiere underscores ZEE5’s strategy to broaden its regional content portfolio, sidestepping traditional theatrical bottlenecks.
• The Central Board of Film Certification objected to the original title over associating 'Janaki' with a Hindu goddess, prompting a High Court mandate to add a ‘V’ and mute the name in a scene before granting U/A certification.
• The film opened in theaters on July 17 following clearance, earning ₹3.27 crore worldwide amid mixed reviews.
• Directed by Pravin Narayanan and led by Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran, the courtroom drama follows a survivor’s real-event-inspired fight for justice.
• A May stay order by a Chennai-based production house over alleged ₹1.3 crore in unpaid dues highlighted the financial and legal hurdles the production overcame.