Dhanush said, "The third respondent was aware that she must not use any visuals or video of the film, off or on-screen without consent of the applicant. She intentionally chose to infringe upon the applicant's copyrights causing an irreparable loss to the applicant's company.

Dhanush has initiated legal proceedings against Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan for unauthorised use of film clips in a Netflix documentary.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, produced by Wunderbar Movies, featured Nayanthara. Dhanush claims that the documentary used the movie's footage without his prior consent.

Following the open letter and controversy surrounding the documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale, actor Dhanush has finally launched a civil lawsuit against the actress and her husband Vignesh Shivan.

Actress Nayanthara had penned an open letter against actor Dhanush for not giving NOC to use videos and songs from the film 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' produced by him, directed by Vignesh Shivan and starring herself & Vijay Sethupathi in the lead,

Dhanush has filed a lawsuit against Nayanthara and Vignesh Sivan for using BTS footage from ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ in her Netflix documentary.