Chennai, April 12 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the illegal leak of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C. Joseph Vijay’s big-budget film ‘Jana Nayagan’, the Cyber Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six individuals in connection with the case. The arrests were made on Sunday, two days after the highly anticipated film surfaced online, triggering outrage within the film industry and raising serious concerns over digital piracy.According to police sources, the arrested pe…
Latest Central Board of Film Certification News & Updates
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification has now cleared ‘Vaazha 2’, the second instalment of the superhit Malayalam franchise ‘Vaazha’, for release with a U/A certificate. The makers of the film made this announcement using the film’s official Instagram handle. Putting out a film poster that showed that the film had been certified U/A by the Censor Board, the makers wrote, “Certified U/A 13+. Bookings Open Soon!! #Vaazha2 in cinemas worldwide on April 2nd, 2026!”The make…
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The makers of director R.S. Durai Senthilkumar’s upcoming film, ‘Leader’, featuring businessman-turned-actor Legend Saravanan in the lead, have now announced that their action drama will hit screens worldwide on April 9. The makers also announced that the film had been cleared for release by the Central Board of Film Certification with a U/A certificate.Director Durai Senthilkumar took to his X timeline to share an announcement poster put out by the makers. He wrote, “FR…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, reacting to the public furore over the explicitly vulgar song ‘Sarka Chunar’, cautioned the filmmakers on Tuesday against ‘abusing’ the freedom of speech and called for exercising it within the accepted societal standards.Speaking in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “A ban has already been imposed on the song. I must tell the House clearly that we must respect and operate according to the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the Union Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Information & Broadcasting, and Google India over allegations that recently released track “Sarke Chunar” from from the upcoming film “KD: The Devil” contains objectionable and sexually suggestive lyrics accessible to children. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took co…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has certified 71,963 films over the last five years, while also reducing the average time taken for certification of feature films to 22 working days with the implementation of an online system, the Government informed the Rajya Sabha.Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan shared the details in response to questions raised by Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.According to…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) In a significant relief to Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against her over allegations that she acted in films and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals.Justice C.S. Dias allowed Menon’s plea seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) and the private complaint filed against her, observing that the allegations, even if accepted at face value, did not constitu…
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared director Harish Shankar’s action entertainer ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’, featuring actor Pawan Kalyan in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate, its makers announced on Tuesday. Taking to its X timeline, production house Mythri Movie Makers wrote, “#UstaadBhagatSingh gets a U/A certificate. This summer, families are set for a blast in theatres with wholesome entertainment. GRAND RELEASE WORLDWIDE this Ugadi – …
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Vijay Ranganathan’s upcoming romantic crime thriller ‘Oh Butterfly’, featuring actress Nivedhithaa Sathish in the lead, for release with an ‘A’ certificate. .Taking to its X timeline to make the announcement, production house Anthill Cinema wrote, “A is for Adults with a past. A is for Awkward truths. A is for After midnight conversations. An A-certificate for A-grade tension. In theatres on March 6 t…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Producer Vipul Shah, whose film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ has been cleared for the release by the Kerala High Court, has reacted to the court order. The producer spoke with the media on Friday, and shared his thoughts on the lifting of the interim stay on his film. He welcomed the court’s decision, and revealed that the film had been examined by a committee of eight experts.He conducted a recent press conference in Mumbai on Friday where he gave the details o…