Updated On: 09 January, 2026 05:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In a major setback, Thalapathy Vijay`s film Jana Nayagan will not be released on Pongal. The film has yet to receive a censor certificate for the film without which they cannot go ahead with release

Thalapathy Vijay
On Friday morning, the makers of Thalapathy Vijay`s Jana Nayagan felt a sigh of relief when the single-judge bench at Madras HC announced the verdict in their favour. Justice PT Asha ordered the CBFC to immediately grant UA censor certificate to the film. However, the CBFC made an appeal in the verdict. The matter was taken up a two-bench judge who put a stay on the early order. The next hearing will take place on January 21.
The Madras High Court on Friday granted stay on the order of a single judge directing CBFC to grant censor censor certificate to actor-turned-politician Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan.