Updated On: 04 January, 2026 11:48 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vijay’s Jana Nayagan trailer faced online backlash after fans spotted a Gemini AI logo, suggesting AI-generated visuals. The makers later removed the watermark, but the trailer continued to draw criticism and trolling across social media platforms

Jana Nayagan
Thalapathy Vijay’s last film, Jana Nayagan, is making noise for quite some time. However, it has found itself in hot waters for the wrong reasons. After the trailer was released, some eagle-eyed fans spotted the Gemini AI logo watermark. The discovery has led to criticism online, with many calling it embarrassing and disrespectful, while slamming the makers.
The 2-minute-52-second trailer premiered on YouTube in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi, and garnered millions of views within hours of its release. However, a detail in the trailer appeared to go unnoticed by many until a few netizens pointed it out on social media. Soon after the trailer dropped, social media users pointed out a brief visual at the 00:23-second mark, where a man holding a machine gun appears on screen. In the shot, the Gemini AI logo was clearly visible at the bottom-right corner, suggesting that artificial intelligence may have been used for the visual.