Sudha Kongara on Parasakthi and Jana Nayagan box office clash: "Both films should do well"

Parasakthi and Jana Nayagan will clash at the box office

• Parasakthi and Jana Nayagan to release on the same day in January 2026
• Sudha Kongara urges both films to succeed for the industry's long-term survival
• Vijay approved Parasakthi's simultaneous release with his last film Jana Nayagan

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Parasakthi and Vijay's last film, Jana Nayagan, which is helmed by H Vinoth, are all set to hit the theatres in 2026. Both films eye the same day release after Parasakthi’s producers pushed the release date up by four days, and will clash at the box office.

The major players in both movies have been attempting to downplay the conflict between Parasakthi and Jana Nayagan in their pre-release marketing.

However, Sudha Kongara is the most recent to attempt to lessen the commotion around the simultaneous release of both films, following Sivakarthikeyan and producer Aakash Baskaran.

The director stated at the Parasakthi audio launch that both movies should do well at the box office to support the long-term survival of the film industry.

Sudha added that her movie would be self-explanatory. It's interesting to note that Parasakthi's producers' placement of promotional materials does not follow the same strategy of lessening the intensity of the box office war through promotional activities.

Following KVN Productions' announcement that the Jana Nayagan audio launch event will take place on Sunday, January 4, Aakash's Dawn Pictures, the producer of the Sivakarthikeyan film, also planned to release its audio launch soon before the former.

The choice by the film's producers to directly compete with the superstar's last movie at the box office has angered a lot of Vijay fans.

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In the meantime, Sivakarthikeyan disclosed that he asked Vijay's manager if it would be acceptable for his movie to be released concurrently with Jana Nayagan. In the end, Vijay approved of the simultaneous release and wished Parasakthi well.

Jana Nayagan is directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions. The film stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol in the lead roles, alongside Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain and Priyamani.

Jana Nayagan will release on January 9, 2026.