11 April,2026 12:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vijay Devarakonda reacts to Jana Nayagan`s leak
Lending unconditional support to the entire team of actor Vijay's Jana Nayagan, Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda, and Tamil director Vignesh Shivan expressed sorrow and outrage at the film being leaked on the Internet.
Taking to his X timeline to pen a strong post, Vijay Deverakonda wrote, "The JanaNayagan leak makes me angry. I've experienced personally the pain and sense of loss when something like this happens, early in my career. You feel like a target, you feel a loss of hope, it's not just about me, there are co-actors, directors, producers, and so many who have all their dreams on the line."
Deverakonda further said, "This current issue needs to get sorted Asap and the people behind it identified, and if it doesn't, it reflects a systemic failure. It keeps reminding us how insensitive people can be, and the extent some will go to cause harm without a second thought. I send my thoughts and my unconditional support to the entire team of the film."
Vignesh Shivan, who is basking in the success of his recently released film Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), also took to his Instagram Stories to put out a strongly worded statement expressing his sorrow at the leak.
He wrote, "Heart bleeds and pains to hear of the leak of the most expected Tamil film! As audience with a heart and understanding of how difficult it is even to make a frame, it's our responsibility to make sure this doesn't affect the film's release in any way! My support to my friend and director H Vinoth And team! This too shall pass!"
Earlier on Saturday, ace director A R Murugadoss wrote, "When a film gets leaked, it's not just a movie - it's dreams, sweat, and livelihoods. Please support films the right way - only in theatres and official platforms."
Stars, including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Suriya and Chiranjeevi, and film industry professionals cutting across film industries have condemned the leaking of director H Vinoth's eagerly awaited action entertainer Jana Nayagan, featuring actors Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead.
Rajinikanth, in a tweet in Tamil, said that he was both pained and shocked to learn of Jana Nayagan being leaked on the Internet. The Superstar urged film organisations to raise their voices against this crime and appealed to the government to find out the perpetrators and punish them severely. He said such crimes mustn't recur.
