Nayanthara took to her social media on Saturday to share a scathing open letter to Dhanush , calling out his personal vendetta by sending a lawsuit to her for using footage from his production house's film in her upcoming documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale. Hours after her rant, an old video resurfaced, in which Nayanthara is seen apologising to Dhanush on stage for her performance in the same film. (Also Read – Nayanthara vs Dhanush: All about the public feud over Naanum Rowdy Dhaan clip ) Old video resurfaces Several X users shared a clip from Filmfare Awards South in 2016 when Nayanthara won the Best Actress - Tamil award for her performance in her husband Vignesh Shivan's 2015 romantic action comedy Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.
During her acceptance speech, Nayanthara made a surprising remark at Dhanush, which seemed to have been said and received in jest but, in retrospect, hints at the tension between the two stars, which may have snowballed into their feud this week. "Thank you Dhanush for initiating NRD (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan), and I have to say I am sorry also. Dhanush absolutely hated my performance in Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.
Sorry Dhanush for disappointing you with my performance. I'll probably make it better next time," Nayanthara said on stage. Dhanush, seated in the audience, grinned and seemingly dismissed Nayanthara's remark.
He produced Naanum Rowdy Dhaan under his banner Wunderbar Films. It also starred Vijay Sethupathi opposite Nayanthara. Nayanthara's open l.