On Day 8, Jana Nayagan saw an overall 21.58% occupancy at theatres, with morning shows at 16.54%, 19.77% in the afternoon, 24.15% in the evening, and night shows at 25.85%.

The film has been facing stiff competition from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and its box office collections are expected to decline further following the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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Amid the film’s underwhelming performance, producer KVN Venkat Narayanan recently pointed to another factor that he believes affected its box office prospects: the ‘A’ certification.

In an interview with Galatta Plus, Narayanan said, “Unfortunately, we received an ‘A’ certificate. The Examining Committee had recommended a UA 16+ certificate, but the Revising Committee ultimately awarded it an ‘A’. Within the censor system, the difference can come down to differing viewpoints. Had we received a UA certificate, the audience base would have been much larger. Children, especially, would have enjoyed the film. They would have been excited by the drone and robot sequences and looked forward to those moments. Every aspect of the film was designed to appeal to different age groups because Thalapathy Vijay sir’s fans span generations across the globe. Kids would have waited and enjoyed the episodes of drones and robots. Youngsters would have connected with the transformation and social themes.”

Directed by H Vinoth, Jana Nayagan also features Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Priyamani, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles.