First look of ‘Jana Nayagan’
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Jana Nayagan is the title of Tamil superstar Vijay’s upcoming film, the makers announced on Sunday (January 26) on the occasion of India’s 76th Republic Day. Directed by H Vinoth, the film marks Vijay’s last outing before he gets into full-time politics.
The first look features Vijay, in a sale-and-pepper look, taking a selfie from atop a van at a political campaign. The selfie instantly takes one back to his iconic selfie from the sets of Master in Neyveli in February 2020. As speculated before, the film seems to be a political drama.
Starring his Beast co-star Pooja Hegde as the female lead, Jana Nayagan features an ensemble star cast that includes veteran Bollywood actor Bobby Deol, Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Narain, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Mamitha Baiju.
The film will have music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. This is Anirudh’s fifth collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi, Master, Beast, and Leo.
With Sathyan Sooriyan handling the cinematography, the film has Pradeep E Ragav as the editor, Analarasu as the stunt choreographer, and Selvakumar as the art director.
Jana Nayagan is produced by Venkat K Narayana of KVN Productions, and co-produced by Jagadish Palanisamy and Lohith NK. The makers had earlier announced that the film will release in October 2025, however, the first look doesn’t feature any information regarding the release window.
Notably, H Vinoth, who helmed Ajith Kumar’s Valimai and Thunivu, has joined the coveted list of a handful of directors who have made films for both Vijay and his rival Ajith Kumar — AR Murugadoss, Vasanth Sai, SJ Suryah, KS Ravikumar, Vikraman, Ezhil, AL Vijay, Perarasu, and Venkat Prabhu. Janaki Soundar’s 1995 film Rajavin Parvaiyile starred both superstars
The buzz around the film has skyrocketed as Vijay announced that this will be his last outing before he gets into full-time politics. Earlier last year, Vijay took the political plunge and announced the formation of his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam. Positioning himself against the politics of “corruption” and “divisiveness”, Vijay declared that his party would enter the electoral fray in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
Published – January 26, 2025 11:29 am IST
