Actors Nayanthara and Dhanush. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Actor Dhanush K. Raja’s Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd has filed a civil suit in the Madras High Court against actress Nayanthara Kurian, her director-husband Vignesh Sivan, his Rowdy Pictures Pvt Ltd and two others for using certain scenes belonging to the Tamil film. Nanum Rowdy Paddy In a Netflix docu-drama titled Nayanthara: beyond the fairy tale,
Since Los Gatos Production Services India LLP, an entity through which Netflix reports its content investments in India, was based in Mumbai, Wunderbar Films sought leave (permission) from the High Court under clause 12 of the Letters Patent. An application has been issued. , to also prosecute the company, along with others, within the territorial jurisdiction of the Madras High Court.
Advocate Gautam S. The application, filed through Raman and Maitreyi Kainthaswamy Sharma, was listed for hearing before Justice Abdul Quddos on Wednesday (November 27, 2024). Senior lawyer PS Raman, representing the applicant, urged the judge to grant leave, but senior lawyers Satish Parasaran and R, representing Ms Nayanthara and Netflix. Parthasarathy opposed this.
After hearing preliminary arguments made by both sides, the judge allowed the application for leave, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the main case and noting that it lies within Ms Nayanthara, Mr Sivan and Rowdy Pictures. Gave. A large part of the jurisdiction and causes of action of the Madras High Court originated from here.
What is the controversy?
The dispute between Mr Dhanush and Ms Nayanthara became public days before the release of the docu-drama on November 18. The actress had addressed an open letter to Mr Dhanush on November 16 and posted it on her X handle.
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The letter said that he had sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the film’s producer Wunderbar Films. Nanum Rowdy PaddyTo use some of the songs, visual cuts and photographs in her documentary-drama, as it was during the shooting of that film that she and Mr. Sivan fell in love. He accused Mr. Dhanush of not issuing the NOC even after repeated requests for two years.
Accusing Mr Dhanush of harboring a personal grudge against her and her husband, Ms Nayanthara also said that, according to her, she had received a legal notice from her demanding damages of ₹10 crore after the release of the trailer of the docu-drama. She was surprised. , only three seconds of behind-the-scenes footage was shot using personal equipment during shooting Nanum Rowdy Paddy The experiment was done.
published – November 27, 2024 11:22 am IST
