Supreme Court Rejects 'Jana Nayagan' Producers' Plea, Film's Future Uncertain

• The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by KVN Productions LLP, producers of Vijay's film 'Jana Nayagan', seeking to halt a Madras High Court order.
• The Madras High Court had stayed a single bench's directive for immediate CBFC certification, sending the matter to a division bench.
• Justices Deepankar Datta and A.G. Masih directed the Madras High Court to decide the case by January 20, declining Supreme Court intervention.
• Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued that announcing release dates before CBFC approval is common, with 5,000+ cinema bookings made.
• The film, promoted as Vijay's last before politics, faced controversy after CBFC sent it to a revision committee despite an examining committee's U/A (16+) recommendation.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court's refusal to intervene leaves 'Jana Nayagan's' release in limbo, awaiting Madras High Court's decision.