Overview
- The film received a U/A certificate on Friday and released on January 10, with an approved runtime of 2 hours 42 minutes.
- Coverage differs on the scale of changes, with some reports citing 23 edits and others detailing 25 modifications including muted phrases, trimmed violence, altered subtitles, and an extended disclaimer.
- Advance ticketing resumed after certification, BookMyShow opened sales on Friday afternoon, and more than 600 screenings were scheduled in Chennai.
- With Jana Nayagan postponed, Parasakthi secured expanded screen allocation for the Pongal window.
- A prior plagiarism complaint failed to halt the release after the Madras High Court declined to stay it, and early public reactions online are mixed, praising performances and craft but calling the second half slow.