South superstar Thalapathy Vijay’s film ‘Jana Nayakan’ continues to be in the headlines. This film is considered to be the last big project of his career, but meanwhile a legal dispute regarding the film is deepening. The release of the film has already been postponed several times, and now the matter has reached the Supreme Court.
Last week, Madras High Court had directed to issue UA certificate to the film. The court had made it clear that the authority of the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to send the film to the revising committee was illegal. According to the court, when the chairperson had recommended that the certificate would be issued after the cut, his right had ended. After this, the producers had approached the court demanding immediate issuance of the certificate.
The case reached the Supreme Court
However, now the matter has reached the Supreme Court challenging this decision of Madras High Court. The main argument behind this challenge in the Supreme Court is that it is necessary to follow all the processes before releasing the film and there should be a possibility of review on the decision of issuing or withholding any kind of certificate. The Supreme Court has not yet set a date for hearing the case, but this move has increased uncertainty over the release of the film.
The film will be released in four languages ​​in 22 countries
The film ‘Jana Nayakan’ is produced by KVN Productions and directed by H. Vinoth. The film stars Thalapathy Vijay along with Pooja Hegde and Mamita Baiju in lead roles. The producers said that there are plans to release the film in four languages ​​in 22 countries. Advance booking of this film had already started and the enthusiasm and demand for it among the audience is very high.
How did the controversy start?
The film’s certification controversy began when a CBFC member sent a complaint to the chairperson. The complaint said that their objections were not taken into consideration before giving UA certificate to the film. After this the film went to the revising committee, and this was the reason why the release kept getting postponed again and again. The producers argued in the court that the film has not yet been shown to any third party and withholding the certificate merely on the basis of complaint is wrong and arbitrary.
Madras High Court had earlier cleared the way for the release of the film by ordering it to issue a UA certificate, but the challenge in the Supreme Court has created a new hurdle in the way. The producers of the film say that any delay will not only affect their plans but will also affect the excitement of the audience. The producers and cast believe that only minor cuts were recommended in the film, which have been completed, and it is now appropriate to release it.
