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Parasakthi Clears Censors After Last-Minute Edits, Opens in Theaters for Pongal

The U/A certification required roughly 25 changes completed within hours, underscoring heightened scrutiny of its 1960s language-politics storyline.

Overview

  • CBFC granted a U/A (UA 16+) certificate on January 9, clearing Parasakthi to release on January 10 with a certified runtime of 162 minutes 43 seconds.
  • Sivakarthikeyan said the team executed about 25 mandated edits and delivered the final cut within roughly 10 hours via QUBE.
  • Advance ticketing, limited through January 8, expanded across theaters on January 9 once certification was confirmed.
  • Early social-media reactions trend negative on pacing and narration, though some viewers praised select performances, visuals and themes.
  • In a parallel development, the Madras High Court directed the CBFC to grant Vijay’s Jana Nayagan a U/A 16+ certificate, while director Sudha Kongara described her CBFC interactions as fair and democratic.