Nayanthara 's upcoming docuseries, Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale , is set to release on Netflix on November 18. Ahead of its release, the producers of the project are facing a copyright claim for ₹10 crore from actor-producer Dhanush . The reason for the claim is a 3-second clip from Nayanthara's film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan , which was produced by Dhanush, that appears in the docuseries trailer.
Seemingly upset by the legal action, Nayanthara responded by sharing an open letter addressed to Dhanush on her Instagram account. An excerpt from Nayanthara's letter read, “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.” Nayanthara also highlighted how this was “an all-time low” for Dhanush.
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 speak.