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On November 16, Nayanthara lashed out at Dhanush for sending her a legal notice and demanding Rs 10 crore.
The Madras High Court has reportedly asked Nayanthara to respond to Dhanush’s suit by the next hearing.
Actor Dhanush has filed a civil lawsuit against Nayanthara, accusing her of using footage from his production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her Netflix documentary without his consent. According to The Hindu, the lawsuit was filed in the Madras High Court and names both Nayanthara and her husband, filmmaker Vignesh Sivan, as defendants.
Wunderbar Films has filed an application with the Madras High Court requesting permission, under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent, to include Los Gatos Production Services India LLP in their lawsuit. The company, through which Netflix reports its content investments in India, is based in Mumbai. Wunderbar Films seeks to sue Los Gatos along with the other defendants within the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court. Nayanthara has reportedly been asked to respond to the suit by the next hearing.
After hearing both sides, the judge approved the application to allow the case to proceed, without commenting on the main issue. The judge noted that Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan, and Rowdy Pictures are based in the Madras High Court’s jurisdiction, and that most of the issue happened here.
Nayanthara’s open letter to Dhanush
On November 16, Nayanthara lashed out at Dhanush for sending her a legal notice and demanding Rs 10 crore. On Saturday, the actress took to her Instagram handle and issued a long statement. She mentioned that during the making of her recently released Netflix documentary, ‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’, she had asked for permission from Dhanush to use visuals from their 2015 movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. However, Dhanush refused to grant her permission and instead sent her a legal notice for using behind-the-scenes visuals from the sets of the movie.
On November 16, Nayanthara slammed Dhanush for sending her a legal notice demanding Rs 10 crore. In a lengthy open letter shared on her Instagram, the actress explained that during the making of her recently released Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale, she had sought Dhanush’s permission to use visuals from their 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. However, Dhanush denied her request and instead sent a legal notice for using behind-the-scenes footage from the movie’s sets.
