Dhanush files civil suit against Nayanthara after her Netflix documentary uses footage from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

Dhanush's company has sued Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan for using footage from his production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her Netflix documentary.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | November 27, 2024 03:42 PM IST

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Nayanthara speaks about her decision to write open letter against Dhanush. (Photo: Dhanush, Nayanthara/Instagram)

Weeks after Nayanthara wrote an open letter to Dhanush claiming that he refused to give a NOC (No Objection Certificate) for her documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale, and even issued a legal notice claiming a sum of Rs 10 crore, Dhanush has now sued Nayanthara. As per a report in The Hindu, Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films Private Limited has filed a civil suit against, Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan and her company Rowdy Pictures Private Limited and other for using visuals related to Dhanush’s production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the Netflix documentary.

Dhanush’s lawyers have also taken permission of Madras High Court to sue Los Gatos Production Services India LLP, an entity through which Netflix reports its content investments in India, and is based in Mumbai. His lawyers have sought permission to sue the company within the territorial jurisdiction of the Madras High Court.

The dispute between Dhanush and Nayanthara became public on November 16 as Nayanthara issued an open letter addressed to Dhanush. She claimed that the documentary was delayed by two years because Dhanush refused to give permission to the documentary makers for using visual footage and audio of the film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. She also alleged that Dhanush issued a legal notice after the release of the trailer where they used three second of behind-the-scenes footage recorded on their own devices in the documentary’s trailer. “This is an all time low from you and speaks so much about your character,” she wrote.

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In the same letter, Nayanthara wrote that she had received Dhanush’s legal notice. “Your refusal to give NOC for use of elements of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan for our Netflix documentary might be justified by you to the Courts from copyright angle but I wish to remind you that there is a moral side to it, which has to be defended in the court of God,” she wrote.

Nayanthara’s documentary released on Netflix on December 18.

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