Jana Nayagan release date out? Here's what we know about Vijay's final film that has been in limbo for 5 months

Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan was set to release in January, but was delayed after CBFC did not certify it in time. It was later leaked online.

C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister earlier this month in a ceremony attended by his family and hundreds of supporters. However, Vijay's last film as an actor, Jana Nayagan, has been in limbo for five months. The H Vinoth directorial has been stuck with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after it was sent to the revising committee days before its intended January release.

Jana Nayagan release date: Vijay contested the Tamil Nadu elections, and the H Vinoth-directed film was touted as his last.

Jana Nayagan release date out?

However, the latest update on the Tamil film's release date is that the title has now been updated on several ticketing websites. On the ticket booking platform District, the release date of Jana Nayagan now reads June 19. Even on Book My Show, the release date of Jana Nayagan has been updated to June.

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A screenshot of the District ticketing platform.

There has been no official confirmation of the release date of Jana Nayagan so far. The makers, KVN Productions, have not released any statement on the release yet. The producer of Jana Nayagan, Venkat K Narayana of KVN Productions, spoke to the press after he was spotted at a temple on Friday evening. “This is not the place to talk about Jana Nayagan. I came for temple darshan. But as I told, we’re waiting for certificate to come. I am sure that they’re going to give it anytime soon. We’ll release at the earliest. This is not the place to talk about anything else, thank you. I came here to take God’s blessings. Release date will be (announced) as soon as we get censor certificate. We’ll announce it well in advance once the censor certificate is in our hands. And we’ll release it in a grand way throughout the world,” said the producer.

A screenshot of the BookMyShow platform.

More about the film

Jana Nayagan has been billed as the final film of actor Vijay. It was set for release in theatres on January 9, but was delayed after CBFC did not certify it in time. It also stars Mamitha Baiju, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol.

The film has been stuck without a censor certificate for several months. Reports indicate that the film was first screened for the CBFC examining committee in December 2025. The committee reportedly suggested several cuts and indicated that the film could receive a U/A certificate once the changes were made. Producers are said to have accepted the recommendations and resubmitted the film.

However, the situation changed when complaints about certain scenes led to the film being referred to a revising committee, causing further delays. The prolonged certification process has disrupted the film’s release plans, international schedules, and distribution agreements. Vijay has since alleged ‘conspiracy’ over the film’s delay, blaming the then-ruling parties for it. He also alleged that news about his personal life was deliberately leaked closer to the elections.

In April, several scenes from Jana Nayagan were leaked online amid the long tussle to release it in theatres. HD prints of the full film were uploaded to piracy sites. The leak, which came just before Vijay’s entry into politics with the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, rattled the Tamil film industry. The police have made 9 arrests in the case so far.