Two real extremes of human behavior.
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Psychologist and Founder of Sarvalayam mind care Chindu Rajan in Instaโค๏ธ
Legacy doesnโt pose. It just stands.๐ฅ
In the presence of the universal hero. @ikamalhaasan. Let my words find a home among stories ๐. Grateful. Grounded. Speechless.๐ผ๐๏ธ๐๐ป๐ฉท
#KamalHaasan#Ulaganayagan
#JanaNayagan Judgement Day tomorrow: What are the scoring points in favour of the producer?
1. In the writ petition filed before the single judge on January 6, KVN Productions had sought a direction to CBFC to issue the U/A 16+ certificate specifically within 24 hours. (Though this is not a major point in favour of the producer, it can still have a persuasive value to argue that there was an urgency in view of the high financial stakes involved in the case and hence the single judge had heard the matter quickly and ordered issuance of the certificate forthwith.)
2. As per Rule 23(11) of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, the members of the examining committee must record their opinion in writing in Form VIII immediately after watching the movie and before leaving the preview theatre. In the form, they must specify whether the movie could be given U, U/A, A or S certificate.
3. The 2024 Rules do not permit the members to go home, think over it leisurely and then express their opinion. One of the reasons for insisting upon recording of opinion before leaving the preview theatre is to ensure that the members do not get influenced by any other external factors before expressing their opinion.
4. In the case of #JanaNayagan, all five members of the examining committee had watched the movie on December 19 and expressed their opinion in writing that it could be granted U/A 16+ certificate subject to certain excisions. The production house had accepted the examining committee's decision and carried out the excisions though it had the option of rejecting it and going on appeal to a nine-member revising committee in order to obtain a U certificate.
5. The opinions expressed by the examining committee was placed before the board by the Regional Officer and thereafter, he had communicated to the producer on December 22, 2025 that "the board" had decided to accept the unanimous (and not just a majority opinion) recommendation of the examining committee to issue U/A 16+ certificate.
6. Thereafter, the production house had carried out the excisions and submitted the edited movie on December 24, 2025. After this what remained was just the ministerial work of issuing the certificate.
7. However, on January 5, 2025, the CBFC Regional Officer suddenly informed the production house that the chairman had decided to refer the movie to a revising committee on the basis of a complaint received by him regarding some visuals related to religious conflicts and references to the Indian Army.
8. It came to light, only after the filing of the writ petition, that the complainant was none other than a member of the examining committee who had listed out as many as 10 visuals related to religious conflicts in Form VIII, after watching the preview on December 19, and all those visuals pointed out by him had been removed from the movie by the producer. In so far as his complaint regarding the absence of an expert on Armed Forces in the examining committee was concerned, he had not made any such remark in the Form VIII after watching the movie. Such a complaint was made for the first time only in the letter written by him to the chairman after leaving the preview theatre.
9. The December 22, 2025 communication sent by the CBFC to the production house read: "The Board has come to the conclusion that the film is suitable for Unrestricted Public Exhibition with an endorsement of caution that the question as to whether any child below the age of 16 years may be allowed to see the film should be considered by the parents or guardian of such child, provided you carry out the excisions/ modifications in the film listed in the Annexure." Since the communication had used the words "The Board has come to the conclusion..." the chairman cannot thereafter turn a volte face and refer the movie to the revising committee.
10. Finally, even the suo motu power conferred on the chairman, under the 2024 Rules, to refer a movie to the revising committee will become otiose after the December 22, 2025 communication sent to the producer.
P.S. All these points will help the producer only if the Division Bench goes into the merits of the case and not if it decides to remit the matter to the single judge on the preliminary ground that the writ petition ought not to have been allowed without granting an opportunity to the CBFC to file a counter affidavit. Fingers crossed.
#LokeshKanagaraj in a press meet: ( Full Speech )
๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ:
โฃ During the #Coolie shoot, I got a chance to narrate a story to #Rajinikanth sir and #KamalHaasan sir. They both liked it but they wanted to do a light hearted film. I am not confident in that genre, so I decided not to proceed.
โฃ If I get an opportunity in the future, I will definitely do a film with them.
#๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ โ
โฃ The date given by #Karthi sir was later used for another director when I went to narrate a story to Rajinikanth sir and Kamal Haasan sir, so #Kaithi2 could not happen immediately.
โฃ My immediate next project after the film with #AlluArjun sir will be Kaithi 2.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ:
โฃ There are rumours that I ask for a very high salary and that is why I am not signing films. I quote my salary based on the market. It is completely the producerโs decision.
๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐:
โฃ I have been a huge fan of #AamirKhan sir since my childhood. We have met many times and discussed a project, but nothing is final yet.
โฃ Discussions are still going on and the project may happen in the future.
๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ญ:
โฃ #Coolie ran for 35 days in theatres despite negative reviews. The producer has confirmed that the film was profitable.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ:
โฃ I have done a cameo in #JanaNayagan โ
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐:
โฃ People keep calling my films action films. Even Oscar winning films have action. If a film influences someone negatively, we must think about how weak our mindset is. We get advice from parents and friends but if we still get influenced easily, we need to introspect.
โฃ I will not do drug related films hereafter. There are many allegations against me regarding this. In my films, I have never shown drugs as something good. I have always shown that drugs are harmful to society and even my heroes say the same.
โฃ In #Master, I conveyed the message through #ThalapathyVijay. In #Vikram, I conveyed the message of a drug free society through #KamalHaasan. But people are focusing only on the negatives.
โฃ If stopping films like this will change society then I am ready to stop.
๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ:
โฃ There is a rumour that I unfollowed #Rajinikanth sir and #KamalHaasan sir on Twitter. Even my mother called me and asked about it, she doesnโt even know what Twitter is. I have been blessed to work with such legends. How could I ever do something like that. Please verify facts before writing.
#DhurandharTheRevenge multiple teasers have been certified by CBFC, with 1A cut receiving U/A 16+ and the other two with A certification.
โญ Teaser 1A: 1 min 9.6 seconds
โญ Teaser 2: 1 min 48 seconds
โญ Teaser 2A: 1 min 9.6 seconds
#Dhurandhar2
Q: Youโve received comments saying that #LokeshKanagarajโs films are filled with too much violence, that itโs not good for society, and that he should see a psychiatrist.. What do you think about this..โ
#LokeshKanagaraj: I wanted to become an action director because of the films I watched from childhood, like Devar Magan and Virumaandi. Even Kill Bill-type action films have won Oscars..โ๏ธ
Todayโs generation watches series like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, so they naturally compare our films to those web series. Iโm not justifying violence in cinema, but engaging the audience for two and a half hours itself is a big challenge for me..
If people get influenced by my films, then why do we need education..? Why are parents there..? If someone gets influenced by films alone, then they are mentally weak.. In that case, we can get influenced by anything.. Both sides need to be responsible..๐ค