Jana Nayagan Trailer: Netizens Spot Gemini Logo, SLAM Makers For 'Rs 400 Crore Budget But Using AI'

Jana Nayagan was one of the most-awaited South releases as it marks the final film of actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay. Amid the excitement ahead of its release, the makers dropped the official trailer on Saturday. However, it received mixed reactions. Many netizens felt the film appeared to be heavily inspired by Nandamuri Balakrishna and Sreeleela’s National Award-winning Bhagavanth Kesari. Adding to the criticism, users on X and Reddit spotted Google’s Gemini AI logo in a blink-and-miss scene. This triggered massive backlash online.Gemini Logo In Jana Nayagan TrailerA Redditor shared the screenshot and wrote, "In the bottom right corner at the 24-second mark, a logo flashes for just a millisecond. It’s extremely hard to spot, even

at 0.25x playback speed. I’m posting this at 12:30 AM on Sunday in case they edit the video or remove it soon."Take a look at the viral scene here:

Netizens SLAM MakersAn angry movie buff wrote, "As Del Toro said, 'F**k AI'. And numerous filmmakers, including Cameron, Spielberg, Nolan, etc. have also criticised it. But the Indian makers take pride in using AI as if they're creating a world-level masterpiece cinema. That s**t f***ing boils me from inside. I've always been a hater of AI and I always will be..."A comment read, "Abhorrent behaviour by so called artists, when every artist is fighting against this slop, to actively contribute and feed to this. Now they are rejoicing, they saved time. They think they are smarter than everyone else who is doing the job honestly. However, they won’t realise, that every prompt they write, every shortcut they make, will add up. Slowly, but surely, there will be enough data harvested. There will be lost jobs, and when all things are done, they’ll cry."When a user reminded the internet that the movie is backed by the "same production house that is making Toxic," netizens discussed the alleged use of AI in Yash-starrer's recently released posters. Check out the reactions here:

Jana Nayagan is set to release in theatres on January 9.DISCLAIMER: The article is a compilation of thoughts posted by netizens and satire doing the rounds on the subject. Ideas expressed do not reflect the view of Times Network.