It has now been officially announced that actor Vijay's last film Jana Nayagan will be releasing in theaters for Pongal 2026. Jana Nayagan's release date is January 9, 2026. 

Jana Nayagan's release date announcement came with a new poster featuring actor Vijay. Touted to be an official adaptation of the Telugu action Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), Jana Nayagan is directed by H Vinoth. 

A KVN Productions venture, the movie also stars Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priyamani, Prakash Raj, Narain, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, among others, and has Anirudh Ravichander for music.