Jana Nayagan leaked: Vijay film’s makers take legal action, warn against sharing clips on social media
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The production house’s legal team issued a notice stating that downloading, forwarding, sharing, uploading, or reposting leaked scenes or clips from the film Jana Nayagan would constitute a serious criminal offense and copyright violation.
Hours after a few clips from Tamil superstar Vijay’s film Jana Nayagan were leaked online, even before its theatrical release, the makers of the movie have taken legal action. The film, made on an estimated budget of Rs 350 - Rs400 crore, is still awaiting its theatrical release due to delays in receiving certification from CBFC. However, while the makers were already embroiled in a legal issue with the CBFC, they faced another setback when nearly five minutes of footage from the film was leaked.
The news has sent shockwaves across the industry, with director H. Vinoth urging the public not to share any clips from the movie.
Makers take legal action
From Thursday night, a few clips began circulating online, and it was soon revealed that they were from the unreleased Jana Nayagan. As it became the talk of the internet, the makers quickly took legal action.
The production house’s legal team issued a notice stating that downloading, forwarding, sharing, uploading, or reposting leaked scenes or clips from the film Jana Nayagan would constitute a serious criminal offense and copyright violation.
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“It has come to my client's notice with utmost shock and urgency that certain scenes from the film Jana Nayagan have been illegally accessed, downloaded, copied and circulated by certain persons and forwarded to several third parties, creating a serious threat of digital leakage through various social media platforms,” the statement reads.
Emphasizing strict legal consequences for those involved in sharing the illegally accessed clips, the statement further read:
“It is hereby informed that any downloading, forwarding, sharing, uploading, reposting, storing or circulating of such leaked scenes or clips of the Film Jana Nayagan through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, websites, torrents or any other digital medium amounts to serious criminal offence and copyright violation and every person involved shall be individually liable for Criminal action. My client has already initiated appropriate legal action against the person who unlawfully downloaded and forwarded scenes from the film Jana Nayagan, and further proceedings are actively being pursued against all persons involved in such illegal circulation,” it read.
Jana Nayagan leaked online
Which was said to be superstar's Vijay's last film continues to face roadblocks. The makers battle with CBFC is far from over and they are still waiting for the clearance to release the film. Amid all this, another major setback hit the makers when the few stills from the movie was released online.
Said to be of almost 5 minutes, the clip that has been leaked online reportedly includes Vijay’s introduction scene along with snippets from the song titled “Thalapathy Katcheri.” The footage of the movie has been widely shared across the social media. Several fans and industry producers came forward to condemned the leak of the movie.
Producer G Dhananjheyan in a post wrote that KVN production should move to the court immediately. “This is outrageous and highly condemnable whoever is responsible for this. KVN Productions must move the court immediately and get all such links are removed and taken down before it’s too late and the film is watched by millions. Film business is becoming dangerous and highly unpredictable with these kind of dangers all around a film.”
