Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Tamil superstar Vijay's final film, Jana Nayagan, has been leaked online, even though it hasn't been released in theatres yet. On Thursday night, small clips from the film were shared on social media, and by Friday morning, HD prints of the full film were uploaded to piracy sites. The unreleased film has yet to receive CBFC clearance and has been in limbo for three months. The leak, which comes just before Vijay's entry into politics with the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, has rattled the Tamil film industry.

On Friday, social media posts surfaced showing high-quality prints of Jana Nayagan being uploaded to piracy sites. Even as Vijay fans urged others not to share the links, the number of prints online kept incre...