Madras HC Bench reserves orders in Vijay’s Jana Nayagan censor case, producers reveal Amazon threatened to sue

The Madras High Court on January 20, 2026, resumed hearing in the Jana Nayagan case involving actor Thalapathy Vijay, reserving its order on an appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against a single judge’s direction to grant certification to the film.

The matter was heard by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan.

On January 9, Justice PT Asha of the Madras High Court ruled in favour of the film and directed the CBFC to forthwith grant censor clearance to Jana Nayagan. On the same day, the CBFC challenged the order by filing a writ appeal against the grant of a U/A certificate.