Days after actor-filmmaker Dhanush filed a civil go well with in opposition to actor Nayanthara, her filmmaker husband Vignesh Shivan, and their firm Rowdy Footage Non-public Restricted for utilizing behind-the-scenes footage from his movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan within the Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Past the Fairy Story, Nayanthara’s lawyer has responded. They mentioned that their purchasers haven’t violated any copyright legal guidelines. Rahul Dhawan, who’s representing Nayanthara, mentioned that the footage used within the documentary was part of the actor’s “private library,” and didn’t belong to Dhanush’s Wunderbar Movies Non-public Restricted.
In a chat with Hindustan Occasions, Rahul mentioned, “Our response is that there isn’t a infringement or violation as a result of what has been utilised by us within the docu collection is just not a part of behind-the-scenes (from the movie). The identical is a part of private library, due to this fact this isn’t infringement.” He additionally shared that they’ve formally responded to Dhanush’s authorized discover, and added that the following listening to of the case in Madras Excessive Courtroom is predicted to occur on Monday, December 2.
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The dispute between Dhanush and Nayanthara was made public after she wrote an open letter to him, and claimed that he had refused to offer a No Objection Certificates (NOC) for them to make use of footage and audio from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan within the documentary. Nayanthara mentioned that since Dhanush’s firm didn’t give an NOC, they needed to re-edit the movie on the final minute. She additionally claimed that Dhanush despatched them a authorized discover demanding Rs 10 crore for utilizing a 3-second clip that was recorded on the set of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. Later, Vignesh Shivan shared the identical clip on his social media and wrote, “The ten crores clip that wishes to be taken down from our Netflix documentary. Please watch it right here without cost.”
Nayanthara, in her open letter, additionally wrote that, “Your refusal to offer NOC to be used of components of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan for our Netflix documentary could be justified by you to the Courts from copyright angle however I want to remind you that there’s a ethical facet to it, which must be defended within the courtroom of God.”
