Jana Nayagan Leak Case Update: Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay's Film Watched By 1.2 Crore People, Reveals Police

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Nadu CM C Jospeh Vijay’s fans have been waiting to watch his last film, Jana Nayagan, on the big screen. The H Vinoth-directed film was leaked a few months ago before certification and release. The cops immediately took action against the miscreants after the movie team filed a complaint about it. Amidst all, a latest development in the Jana Nayagan leak case will definitely shock everyone. The Chennai police have recently told the Madras High Court that Jana Nayagan was watched illegally by as many as 1.2 crore people when it leaked on April 9.

Chennai Police’s Shocking Revelation About Jana Nayagan Leak Case

According to The Hindu report, Justice C Kumarappan heard the bail petitions filed by two of the 21 accused in the case. The cops submitted the report to the Madras HC. The judge refused to grant bail to the fourth accused, S Rajini and the 11th accused, Jayaprakash, after considering the seriousness of the allegations regarding tampering of evidence in the ongoing investigation. Eventually, the judge dismissed their bail pleas. The prosecution mentioned in the argument that the prime accused allegedly stole the film’s footage from an edit suite using a hard drive. As per investigators, he and two of his brothers stitched the disjoined clips into a full-length version and uploaded it to Google Drive.

Later, the pirated copy was circulated to piracy websites. The TN government also told the court that KV Productions had obtained an interim injunction from the Madras High Court directing internet service providers to block the unauthorised exhibition of the film. Now, the film has been taken down from the internet. So far, the preliminary chargesheet has been filed, and the investigation is still going on before the submission of the final chargesheet.

About Jana Nayagan

Jana Nayagan was supposed to be released in theatre on January 9, 2026. However, due to delay in clearance from the CBFC, the makers had to postpone the film’s release. The makers of the Vijay starrer fought a legal battle against the CBFC, but nothing happened. Later, they agreed to the censor board’s demands and resubmitted the film to the revisiting committee. Now, they are waiting for the clearing certificate from the team. If reports are to be believed, Jana Nayagan makers are expected to get clearance from CBFC this week. If everything goes well, Jana Nayagan will release in July. Jana Nayagan also stars Pooje Hegde, Bobby Deol, Prakash Raj, Mamitha Raju and others in key roles. Stay tuned for more updates!