Nayanthara slams Dhanush for denying permission to use film clip in Netflix documentary: "The vengeance that you have been festering against the film..." (2025)

Actress Nayanthara is set to release her documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale on Netflix on November 18. However, she recently expressed disappointment with Dhanush for not granting permission to use footage from their film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the project.

The Jawan actress took to Instagram to criticize Dhanush, calling him "vile" for issuing a Rs 10 crore legal notice. She expressed her frustration, stating that an actor as established as Dhanush, with the support of his influential family, should recognize that for individuals like her, the film industry is a constant battle for survival. The caption of the post read, “@dhanushkraja OM NAMAH SHIVAYA,” along with a folded hand emoji.

The letter read, “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.”

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It further mentioned, “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 and memories from multiple films, but sadly does not include the most special and important film, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.”

Nayanthara highlighted that she had made efforts to seek Dhanush’s permission beforehand. “After two long years of battling it out with you for an NOC(No Objection Certificate) and waiting for your approval for our Netflix documentary release, we finally decided to give up, re-edit and settle for the current version since you declined to permit the usage of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan songs or visual cuts, even the photographs to say the least despite multiple requests,” she continued in the note.

She further expressed in the letter, “It is understandable if it is business compulsions and monetary issues that mandate your denial; but it hurts that this decision of yours is only to vent out your personal grudge against us and that you have deliberately remained indecisive this long. What's even more shocking is your legal notice after the release of the trailer of the Netflix Documentary. We were startled to read those lines wherein you questioned the usage of some videos (just 3 seconds) which were shot in our personal devices and that too BTS visuals that are already very much publicly present on social media and claimed a sum of ₹10 crore as damages for the mere 3 seconds.”

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Nayanthara also questioned in the letter, “This is an all time low from you and speaks so much about your character. I wish you were half the person you portray to be on stage in audio launches in front of your innocent fans but clearly you do not practice what you preach, at least not for me and my partner. Does a Producer become an Emperor controlling the lives, freedom and liberty of all the persons in the set? Any deviation from the Emperor's dictum attracts legal ramifications?"

Towards the end, she concluded the open-letter by writing, "It's almost been 10 years since the release of the film and it is a long time for someone to continue to be this vile while wearing a mask in front of the world. I have not forgotten all the horrible things that you said about the film that was one of your biggest hits as a producer and a film that is loved by all even today. The words you said pre-release have left some unhealable scars to us already. I learnt through film circles that your ego was supremely hurt after the film became a blockbuster."

Nayanthara and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan tied the knot in Chennai on June 9, 2022. Later that year, they became parents to twin boys through surrogacy. The documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale is set to premiere on Netflix on November 18.

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first published: Nov 16, 2024 02:47 pm