The first single ‘Thalapathy Kacheri’ from Vijay starrer ‘Jana Nayagan’ has been the talk of social media for the last couple of days. The lyrical video song featuring glimpses of Vijay dancing has been a trip down nostalgia lane for fans with callbacks to his major works included in the video. Jana Nayagan directed by H Vinoth, which is being hailed as Vijay’s final movie before fe embraces politics full-time, will be an emotional experience for the fans. However, the lyrical video got into some controversy for its sudden surge in views on YouTube. The song which has been viewed by 35 million as per YouTube metrics, led to people questioning the numbers.
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An ‘X’ user shared the screenshots of the total number of views the ‘Thalapathy Kacheri’ song had received on the platform and wondered if the song had really got 3 million views in an hour. The user questioned whether this was done with the help of bots. The YouTube team responded in a timely manner and wrote, “We have a system in place to verify engagement metrics (likes, views, subs) if they’re from a legitimate traffic source. View counts *can* slow down or freeze as we verify they’re real (from humans, not computer programs).”
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The lyrical video of ‘Thalapathy Kacheri’ is designed like a farewell tribute to the career and legacy of Thalapathy Vijay. The sudden spike in the numbers were earlier attributed to the fuzz surrounding the film and the emotional prospect of seeing their favorite star dance for the final time. The song even uses the hook line ‘one last dance’ to drive home this point. The official handle of Youtube concluded by adding, “To maintain a fair & positive experience across YouTube, we have systems that verify if views are valid & should be counted!”
Jana Nayagan has a musical score by Anirudh Ravichandar, while Pooja Hegde, Mamitha Baiju and Bobby Deol appear in major supporting roles. The film will be hitting theatres on January 9, 2026.
