The cinema industry is no stranger to feuds and controversies. But only a few take it to legal tussle. The ongoing dispute between Nayanthara and Dhanush has forced fans to take sides. Both of them slam each other with serious claims, the controversy has been the center of widespread attention. Nayanthara is all set to release her Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale on the 18th of November. But the controversy between Dhanush and Nayanthara has caught more eyes than her upcoming Netflix original documentary.
It all started with Nayanthara sharing an open letter in which she claimed Dhanush of filing a lawsuit of 10 crores against her for a 3-second clip from Nayanthara’s film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, which was produced by Dhanush. The letter had more than a few details, in which she accused Dhanush saying, “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.”
Further on the actress added “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 Rs.10 crores as damages for the mere 3 seconds. 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.”
Going on with her statement the excerpt concluded with “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 Rs.10 crores as damages for the mere 3 seconds. 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?” Nayanthara asked. In response, Dhanush’s lawyer has issued a statement saying, “ Advice your client to take down the content infringing my client’s copyright over the film NAANUM ROWDY DHAAN by using the same in your client’s documentary named NAYANTHARA BEYOND THE FAIRYTALE within 24 hours, failing which my client will be forced to initiate appropriate legal action, including but not limited to seeking damages to a sum of Rs. 10 crores against your client and Netflix India.”
Comment down on whose side you’re on, Nayanthara or Dhanush.
