South cinema star Nayanthara on Saturday criticised actor Dhanush, who produced her 2015 Tamil movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, for refusing permission to use footage from the film in her upcoming Netflix documentary.
In a three-page open letter posted on her Instagram page, the Jawan actor slammed Dhanush for sending a legal notice demanding Rs 10 crore in damages after the trailer of the documentary, titled Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale, was released online.
"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 cutseven the photographs, to say the leastdespite multiple requests.
"The songs of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan are appreciated to this day because the lyrics came from true emotions. Knowing that there's no better music we could use in our documentary, your refusal to give us the opportunity to use it, or even just lyrics from the songs, broke my heart," the letter read.
Released in 2015, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan was a romantic comedy written and directed by Nayanthara's husband, Vignesh Shivan.
The actor starred opposite Vijay Sethupathi in the movie, which was produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films.
"The vengeance you have been harbouring against the film, my partner, and me doesn't just affect us but the people who have contributed their effort and time to this project.
"This Netflix documentary about me, my life, my love, and marriage includes clips of many of my industry well-wishers who have graciously contributed and memories from multiple films, but sadly does not include the most special and important film, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan," Nayanthara said.
Dhanush has not yet responded to her letter.
The 39-year-old actor said she was shocked after receiving a legal notice for using a three-second behind-the-scenes clip in the documentary.
"We were startled to read those lines wherein you questioned the usage of some videos (just three seconds) that were shot on 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 crore as damages for the mere three seconds.
"This is an all-time low from you and speaks volumes about your character. I wish you were half the person you portray on stage at audio launches in front of your innocent fans, but clearly, you do not practice what you preach, at least not with me and my partner," she said.
Nayanthara said she would be giving a "befitting" reply to Dhanush's notice through lawful means. -- PTI
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