Parasakthi producer Dev Ramnath accused a section of Thalapathy Vijay’s fans of spreading negativity and manipulating reviews to sabotage the film’s release. He stressed that such actions go beyond healthy competition and harm cinema as a whole
Parasakthi
Sivakarthikeyan’s latest film Parasakthi was released in theatres on January 10. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film faced its share of issues with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ahead of release. Parasakthi was originally set to clash at the box office with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan, but the latter did not release due to certification delays. Now, Parasakthi creative director Dev Ramnath has slammed a section of Vijay’s fans for allegedly spreading negativity about the film.
Parasakthi producer slams Vijay fans
On Monday, Dev Ramnath took to his X handle and criticised certain netizens for attempting to sabotage Parasakthi. He claimed that negative reviews were being circulated, outdated videos were being used to influence audience opinion, and there were deliberate attempts to lower the film’s ratings on ticketing platforms. He also shared screenshots to support his claims.
He wrote, “Just because we’re releasing alongside your film doesn’t give you the right to sabotage ours. We announced our release date first. Did we try to stop your film? Never.” He added, “I was at the CBFC office every single day, in Chennai and Mumbai, to overcome hurdles. We were dealing with our censor issues just the way your team was. We got ours less than 18 hours before the release.”
“Negative reviews, using old videos, influencing people, shouting political slogans in theatres, messing with BMS ratings. This isn’t competition. You did the same to a big film last year,” he further wrote.
Concluding his statement, he said, “Talking as a cinema lover, this isn’t healthy for any of us. Parasakthi is about a student movement that we Tamils should be proud of. We will fight this, just the way our students did.”
Just because we’re releasing alongside your film doesn’t give you the right to sabotage ours.
— Dev Ramnath (@DevRamnath) January 11, 2026
We announced our release date first. Did we try to stop your film? Never.
I was at the CBFC office every single day, in chennai and Mumbai, to overcome hurdles. We were dealing with… pic.twitter.com/UdaHfW3JQL
Sivakarthikeyan on Parasakthi’s certification
In an exclusive interview with India Today Digital, Sivakarthikeyan spoke about the long wait for the censor certificate. “The Censor Board operates according to their own regulations and criteria. Our team’s complete focus was on implementing the changes they suggested without affecting the creativity of the film. We didn’t have time to question why the changes were suggested,” he said.
The CBFC reportedly asked the makers to modify a dialogue from “Hindi has erased my dream” to “My only dream is to oppose Hindi imposition.” A voiceover referencing language imposition in other countries was also altered.
Addressing the delay, Sivakarthikeyan said, “We received the changes at the last minute. After that, we had to implement them and upload the revised version to QUBE. Our main focus was releasing the film on time. The Censor Board functions as per its regulations, and we didn’t have the time to analyse whether it was an advantage or disadvantage.”
He added, “Our entire team functioned like a military camp. Everyone was on standby for 24 hours because it was extremely challenging to execute the changes. The more advanced technology becomes, the more difficult things get in certain ways.”
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