Canada-based York Cinemas refunds ‘Jana Nayagan’ tickets; says film not likely before April 30

Canada-based York Cinemas announced the invalidation of each beforehand tickets for the upcoming movie Jana Nayagan, stating that the movie is not apt to beryllium released earlier April 30.

In an authoritative connection issued via its societal media handles, the cinema absorption directed affected customers to guarantee their refunds are processed.

“If you person immoderate pending tickets and your refund has not yet been processed, kindly interaction our theatres to person it arranged astatine the earliest," work the notification posted connected its authoritative X handle.

However, York Cinemas promised VIP rank holders precedence booking entree erstwhile the caller merchandise day is officially confirmed.

Incidentally, connected February 12, the theatre had allowed the VIP members to clasp the existing tickets portion urging others to get refund processed by Sunday.

According to the authoritative website they of the York Cinemas, based successful Ontario, Canada, which chiefly showcases Indian films, VIP Membership was sold for Canadian dollar 89.99, promising precedence first-day-first-show entree to Jana Nayagan.

Jana Nayagan, which was expected to person been released worldwide connected January 9, arsenic portion Pongal lineup, was delayed owed to a deadlock with the Central Board of Film Certification. The movie was primitively submitted successful December 2025 for certification. While an archetypal committee suggested a "U/A" certificate with insignificant cuts, the process stalled aft anonymous complaints were filed. These complaints alleged that the movie contains scenes that wounded spiritual sentiments and misuse equipped forces emblems.

The producers, KVN Productions, took the substance to the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court to combat for a release, but yet withdrew their petition connected February 10, to proceed via the CBFC’s "Revising Committee" instead.