Dhanush Sues Nayanthara For Using Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Visual In Netflix Documentry

Dhanush Sues Nayanthara For Using Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Visual In Netflix Documentary

Nov 27, 2024 Komal Das

Actor Dhanush has filed a civil suit against Nayanthara for allegedly using visuals from his production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her Netflix documentary without obtaining his permission

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Dhanush's Wunderbar Films Private Limited filed the suit against Nayanthara, Vignesh, and their Rowdy Pictures Private Limited

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The suit claims that they have used certain visuals from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the Netflix docu-drama Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale

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Dhanush's company has also taken out an application urging the High Court to grant permission to sue Los Gatos Production Services India LLP, an entity through which Netflix reports its content investments in India

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The court heard both parties' preliminary arguments and granted the permission, noting that a major part of the cause of action had arisen within the jurisdiction of the High Court

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The suit comes a couple of weeks after Nayanthara alleged Dhanush of strong-arming her and not giving permission to use the footage from the film in her documentary

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Nayanthara claimed that after she edited the documentary not to use any footage from the film, Dhanush sent a legal notice demanding ₹10 crore for using ‘three seconds of behind-the-scenes footage’ from the film

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Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, a 2015 Tamil film, starred Nayanthara and was directed by Vignesh. On the film set, the two began dating, which culminated in their marriage in June 2022

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