Overview
- The CBFC granted a U/A certificate on January 9, unlocking wider advance bookings for the 162-minute-43-second film.
- About 25 mandated changes were executed, including altered voiceovers and lines, muted terms, trimmed violent visuals, added disclaimers, and a 109‑second runtime increase.
- Sivakarthikeyan said the team had roughly 10 hours to deliver the revised print to QUBE and insisted the core narrative remained intact.
- Early social-media reactions leaned negative on pacing and writing, with some praise for select performances and the period setting.
- Box-office tracker Sacnilk pegged Day 1 worldwide collections at around Rs 11.5 crore as Vijay’s Jana Nayagan remained delayed by separate certification and legal issues.