Overview
- The Supreme Court declined to hear KVN Productions’ plea and asked the Madras High Court’s division bench to decide the appeal on January 20.
- The Vijay-led film remains uncertified after its planned January 9 release, with the producer telling the court that over 5,000 theatres were booked and heavy losses are mounting.
- On January 9, a Madras High Court single judge ordered a U/A certificate, but a division bench stayed that directive the same day, leaving the release in limbo.
- The CBFC says the chairperson lawfully referred the movie to a revising committee following a dissenting examiner’s complaint about content tied to armed forces imagery and religious sensitivities.
- The Supreme Court criticised the case’s “blistering pace,” noting procedural lapses including the failure to squarely challenge the CBFC chairperson’s January 6 order.