Dhanush Sues Vignesh For Focusing Only On Nayanthara, Seeks Rs 1 Cr In Damages

Mumbai: The dispute between Dhanush and Nayanthara-Vignesh, which began before the release of the docu-series ‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’, has gone a step forward now.

Dhanush’s production house, Wunderbar Films Private Limited, has initiated a civil suit against Nayanthara and Vignesh, seeking damages worth Rs 1 crore for copyright infringement of ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’, the Times Now reported.

The affidavit claimed that Nayanthara and Vignesh used the behind-the-scenes video clips from the film in their Netflix documentary ‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’ without obtaining an NOC from the filmmaker.

The suit also alleged that Vignesh, the director of ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan,’ showed unprofessionalism by focusing only on Nayanthara, during the making of the film.

“The fourth respondent (Mr. Sivan) unnecessarily began focusing his attention only on the third respondent (Ms. Nayanthara) ignoring the other cast and crew of the movie by taking multiple re-takes of scenes which involved the third respondent in order to make sure that only she gives her best performance and not prioritizing the other actors,” the affidavit read.

Dhanush’s production house filed the civil suit after the Madras High Court did not entertain an interim injunction and decided to hear the main suit on April 9.

“It is common ground between the parties that the documentary has been exhibited since 18th November 2024. Without prejudice to the contentions raised in the interim application, the plaintiff is ready and willing to proceed with the suit on merits. Therefore, OA 958 of 2024 is closed without any orders,” Live Law reported, quoting the court.

Meanwhile, Nayanthara and Vignesh, who fell in love on the sets of ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’, wanted to use some clips from the film in their documentary, to show how their love blossomed.

Last year on November 16, Nayanthara posted an open letter to Dhanush, slamming him for not giving them the NOC despite repeated requests.

She further claimed that the footage used in her documentary was shot from their personal device.