Overview
- At Parasakthi’s pre-release event, Sivakarthikeyan said he was shocked by the overlap and tried to shift dates, but investor commitments and the election calendar made a delay unworkable.
- Sivakarthikeyen recounted that Vijay, through manager Jagadish, wished Parasakthi well and expressed confidence that the Pongal frame can accommodate both releases, with the actor urging fans to watch Jana Nayagan on January 9 and Parasakthi on January 10.
- Parasakthi was moved up from January 15 to January 10, and producer Aakash Baskaran said exhibitors advised a one- or two-day gap between big titles, while political-motive allegations circulating online remain unverified claims.
- Fan tensions surfaced in viral videos showing Vijay supporters tearing Parasakthi posters at a Jana Nayagan trailer screening in Madurai and chanting TVK at Parasakthi’s Chennai event.
- Promotions and advance bookings are active, with Jana Nayagan billed as Vijay’s final film before a political plunge and Parasakthi presented as a 1960s period political drama about anti-Hindi imposition agitations.