Jana Nayagan trailer X reactions: Thalapathy Vijay will give his final on-screen moment with H Vinoth’s Jana Nayagan on Pongal 2026. Scheduled for release on January 9, the trailer for Jana Nayagan hit a record-breaking viewership after it was unveiled on January 3. Garnering over 5 million views in under 10 minutes proved Thalapathy Vijay’s mass appeal and the much-awaited success of his film.
The Tamil superstar, now 51, will bow out of cinema as he enters politics full-time. Jana Nayagan, a political drama, will also star Bollywood’s favourite comeback star Bobby Deol and Pooja Hegde. In fact, Jana Nayagan’s advance booking collection hit a record high of $2 million worldwide, even before the trailer was released. Here’s a look at how the Internet reacted to it. ,
Jana Nayagan trailer X reactions: ‘Most violent Vijay movie’
The 2-minute 52-second trailer for Jana Nayagan came as a record-breaking blow to viewership numbers. With over 26 million views on YouTube alone, the cumulative views crossed 53 million within 6 hours, across platforms and languages. Netizens have called it the ‘most violent Vijay movie’ across his decades-long career. The versatile Tamil superstar created an ultimate meta-fan moment as he said, ‘I am coming!’ in a crucial scene. Fans called it the ‘perfect interval dialogue’. As it hit fans with a bittersweet moment, they could not contain their excitement
There were rumours that Thalapathy Vijay’s film was a remake of Bhagavanth Kesari. However, with the plots largely different, fans on X wrote, “2 mins silence for those who spread Jana Nayagan as Bhagavanth Kesari remake.” One of the biggest crossovers of 2026, Bobby Deol’s presence in Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan was also seen as a turning point in the trailer. Some even opined that it was their ‘favourite 30 seconds’ of the trailer.
‘An unapologetic commercial entertainer,’ wrote a user on X as they commented on the subtle hint at the political and sci-fi theme. Referring to the viewership record, another user wrote, “When Thalapathy Vijay arrives, records don’t break…
they shatter.” With music from Anirudh Ravichander, fans praised the intense background score that uplifted the experience even further. The box office collection is likely set to shatter multiple records held by Thalapathy Vijay’ contemporaries.
Jana Nayagan vs Raja Saab: Thalapathy Vijay vs Prabhas
Prabhas’ Raja Saab, also scheduled to release on January 9, will give fans an ultimate showdown of South cinema. The trailer, which went live 3 months ago, has collected 19 million views so far. Users online cannot help but compare the two megastars headlining their films, going head-to-head at the theatres. From fan following to mass appeal, it will be interesting to see who will win the race at the box office.
