Superstar Dhanush filed a civil lawsuit against Nayanthara for using still from his Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale. As per the reports, he filed the lawsuit in the Madras High Court and named both Nayanthara and her husband, filmmaker Vignesh Sivan, as defendants.
Dhanush files a case against Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan over use of stills from his production film.
Under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent, Wunderbar Films has applied to the Madras High Court for permission to include Los Gatos Production Services India LLP in their case. The company has sued Los Gatos along with the other defendants within the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court.
Nayanthara has reportedly been asked to respond to the suit by the next hearing. The judge has approved the application to allow the case to proceed, without commenting on the main issue. The judge noted that Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan, and Rowdy Pictures are based in the Madras High Court’s jurisdiction since then most of the cases proceeded there.
Nayanthara slams Dhanush for sending her a legal notice of Rs 10 crore
On November 16, Nayanthara lashed out at Dhanush for sending her a legal notice and demanding Rs 10 crore. She took to Instagram and shamed Dhanush for sending her legal notice of ₹10 crore. She began her lengthy note by writing, “A well-established actor like you, with the support and blessings of your father and your brother, an ace director, needs to read and understand this. Cinema as we all know is a fight for survival for people like me: a self-made woman with no links in the industry and someone who had to struggle my way to the position I hold today. I’d owe this to my work ethic which is no secret to all who know me but more importantly, to the goodwill of the audience and my film fraternity.”
She continued, “The release of my Netflix documentary has been much awaited by not just me but so many of my fans and well-wishers. It took a whole team of collaborators and film friends to pull together the project through all the difficulties that were thrown at us. The vengeance that you have been festering against the film, my partner and I, doesn’t just affect us but the people who have given their effort and time towards this project. This Netflix Documentary about me, my life, my love and marriage includes clips of many of my industry well-wishers who have graciously contributed memories from multiple films, but sadly does not include the most special and important film, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.”
For the unversed, Dhanush refused to grant her permission and instead sent her a legal notice for using stills from his film. His lawyer had sent a legal notice to Nayanthara. The notice reads, “My client is the producer of the film and your client has stated that my client has not commissioned any person to shoot the behind-the-scenes footage and the said statement is baseless and your client is to put strict proof of the same.”