Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie producers accepted A certificates after refusing to make additional cuts, CBFC tells Madras High Court

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) informed the Madras High Court that Sun TV Network Limited had refused to make the required cuts required for the issuance of a U/A certificates to Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie, and as an alternative accepted an ‘A’ certificates, thereby making it impermissible for viewers under 18 years of age to observe the film in cinema theatres.

Appearing earlier than Justice T.V. Thamilselvi, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) AR.L. Sundaresan stated: “At the time of listening to, it was proposed to them that in order for you U/A certificates, some extra cuts should be made. They made an endorsement saying that we don’t need any cuts, however give us the ‘A’ certificates. They accepted the ‘A’ certificates and can’t flip a volte face now.”

The submissions have been made in the course of the listening to of a civil miscellaneous enchantment filed by the manufacturing agency to quash the CBFC’s August 4, 2005, proceedings, by way of which an ‘A’ certificates was issued to the film, and problem a consequent course to the board to problem a U/A certificates. The ASG stated, there was completely no urgency in listening to the enchantment because the film was launched on August 14.

Opposing the request made on behalf of the manufacturing agency for an early listening to of their enchantment filed earlier than the High Court solely on Tuesday (August 20, 2025), the ASG stated, there was no dire urgency, equivalent to a risk of eviction or demolition, within the current case, which might require the courtroom to listen to it on precedence. He requested the courtroom to grant time until August 25, 2025, for the CBFC to file a counter affidavit.

Listing out the sequence of occasions, he stated, the manufacturing agency had utilized for CBFC certification on July 28, 2025, and obtained the ‘A’ certificates on August 4, 2025. About 10 days later, the appellant selected to launch the film in theatres and per week after that, it had out of the blue approached the High Court demanding U/A certification. It can not insist upon an pressing listening to after such an extended delay, the ASG stated.

After listening to each side, the choose stated she would grant ample time for the CBFC to file its counter affidavit as a result of almost per week had gone previous because the launch of the film.

In its enchantment, the manufacturing agency stated, it had produced Coolie to have fun Mr. Rajinikanth’s completion of fifty years within the movie trade, and the film had change into a “mega blockbuster” owing to its pan-India star-cast comprising Nagarjuna Akkineni, Aamir Khan, and others. However, the actor’s large fan base, reducing throughout all age teams, have been unable to observe the film due to the ‘A’ certification, it complained.