Updated On: 15 January, 2026 12:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Supreme Court declined to entertain KVN Productions’ plea against the stay on Jana Nayagan’s release and CBFC certification, directing the Madras High Court to decide the matter on January 20. The producers argued that delays would cause serious losses, calling films perishable commodities

Thalapathy Vijay
The makers of Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan did not receive relief from the Supreme Court on Thursday when their plea was taken up for hearing.KVN productions had filed a plea challenging the stay on film's release and CBFC certification by the division bench of Madras High Court. The Supreme Court refused to entertain the plea and asked the Madras HC to make the decision on January 20, 2026.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih, which questioned the pace at which the case was dealt in the Madras High Court, asked the film producers to approach the division bench of the high court for relief.