Chennai: Chief Minister and Tamil Superstar C Joseph Vijay’s 69^th movie Jana Nayagan will be released in around 1000 screens across Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Jana Nayagan is his last movie before he entered into politics.

After much delay in obtaining certificate from the CBFC, tickets were sold out within minutes of bookings opening on online platforms, with several theatres opening reservations in the wee hours. Several fans took to X to allege that some theatres were selling tickets for Rs 500 to Rs 800, while black-market prices ranged from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000.

Many also alleged that several theatres released only a limited number of tickets online and sold the rest on the black market. While advance sales have crossed the Rs 15-crore mark domestically, trade analysts project a massive Day 1 collection of Rs 50-Rs 60 crore across India.

According to the sources said CM C Joseph Vijay watched the movie at the Tagore Film Centre in Adyar on Wednesday, ahead of its theatrical debut. Across several tier-II cities, theatres have planned celebratory events, with DJs set to play Vijay’s hit songs ahead of the first show scheduled at 9am. With Jana Nayagan Vijay joins MG Ramachandran in the rare distinction of having a film released after becoming Tamil Nadu’s CM.