Jana Nayagan Is Rebuffed, But The Kerala Story 2 Gets Free Pass? Netizens Call Out CBFC: The unexpected roadblock in the release of Thalapathy Vijay’s final film, directed by H Vinoth, came out as a big shock for cinephiles. Jana Nayagan was rebuffed by the CBFC. The committee refused to provide the Vijay film with censor clearance as it allegedly deals with problematic content that tampers ‘communal harmony’.
Ironically, The Kerala Story 2, the upcoming Hindi film which clearly portrays a comically exaggerated picture of the Kerala state and its people, is given a free pass by the CBFC. The movie received a U/A certificate from the censor board despite featuring highly triggering content. Jana Nayagan, however, is not even reviewed by CBFC revising committee yet.
Netizens Call Out CBFC For Favouring The Kerala Story 2 While Rebuffing Jana Nayagan
The normal cinema lovers, especially those who love Tamil cinema and Thalapathy Vijay, are clearly miffed with the censor board’s blatant favouritism towards The Kerala Story 2. They are now calling out the CBFC for Jana Nayagan, which is clearly a mindless mass action entertainer, while readily giving censor clearance to a film which blatantly antagonises an entire state and its people.
“Jana Nayagan was denied a censor certificate because it had “scenes that would affect communal harmony”, but Kerala Story and Kerala Story 2 are the kind of films that promote and uphold communal harmony?” asked a cinephile on X. “Jana Nayagan, which is literally a remake of another movie can’t be released because of some politics spoken in it by Vijay, but Kerala story 2 which is made to divide people will get released soon. Just watched the trailer and laughed. Hate is being spread with lies and the government does nothing to solve it,” reads another post.
Jana Nayagan was denied a censor certificate because it had “scenes that would affect communal harmony”, but Kerala Story and Kerala Story 2 are the kind of films that promote and uphold communal harmony? Wtf CBFC? 😭
— Pranav Gangadharan (@pranavgngadhrn) February 18, 2026 “>
Jana Nayagan, which is literally a remake of another movie cant be released because of some politics spoken in it by Vijay, but Kerala story 2 which is made to divide people will get released soon. Just watched the trailer and laughed.
Hate is being spread with lies and the…
— baka (@FCB_S27) February 18, 2026 “>
Well, while considering the current circumstances, it is quite evident that Jana Nayagan is not getting its censor clearance anytime soon, even though KVN Productions, the producers, withdrew their lawsuit against the censor board. The Thalapathy Vijay starrer’s unexpected delay has created a major financial crisis in the Tamil cinema business, especially for the exhibitors and distributors. The fate of the much-awaited film is yet to be decided.
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