Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale was once again reported to be facing legal woes, this time with the makers of her film Chandramukhi – Sivaji Productions. It seems that the recently released Netflix documentary, that traced the journey of Nayanthara, which not only included her marriage but also made references to some major milestone films in her career, featured some footages from the making of the 2005 film. This resulted in certain reports claiming that these clips were unauthorized and that Sivaji Productions has demanded a compensation.
Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale: Netflix to compensate Chandramukhi makers for unauthorized footage? Sivaji Productions clarify on legal woes
News reports claimed that Sivaji Productions issued legal notice
Chandramukhistarring Rajinikanth, Jyotika, and Prabhu, became one of the biggest blockbusters of the year and was considered a major turning point in the actress’ career in Tamil Cinema. As Netflix traced the journey of Lady superstar Nayanthara, on January 6, certain news reports claimed that the featured footage from Chandramukhi was used without seeking permission from the production house with them further claiming that the makers have issued a notice against the actress and Netflix demanding Rs. 5 crores for unauthorized usage of footage.
Sivaji Productions issues clarification statement revealing that they granted permission
On Monday itself, Sivaji Productions issued a notice denying any legal trouble. Journalist Manobala took to his social media handle on Beyond the Fairy Tale.” Along with that they also shared the time stamps of the used footage in the documentary. Furthermore, they shared, ““We confirm that Rowdy Pictures has been granted permission to use, reproduce, distribute, and/or sub-license the aforementioned video footage exclusively for use in the Netflix series titled “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale”. This certificate/letter is being issued upon the request of Rowdy Pictures for the purpose of verifying that there are no objections from Sivaji Productions regarding the usage of any kind of the aforementioned video footage in the said Netflix. series. We further declare that we shall hold Rowdy Pictures (along with affiliates, licensees/sub-licensees, and assigns) harmless from any claims and/or disputes arising out of the use of the video footage as authorized under the certificate/letter. .
Chandramukhi team claiming ₹5⃣ cr compensation from Nayanthara netflix documentary is UNTRUE✖️ pic.twitter.com/FD7VfdCc4X
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) January 6, 2025
What happened between Nayanthara and Dhanush
Dhanush, who was the producer of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), issued a legal notice against Netflix and Nayanthara for demanding a compensation for Rs. 10 crores after the release of the documentary. The actress, however, called out the actor’s action in public on social media, further stating that the footage used in the documentary were private clips shot on individual phones, further revealing that even though they sought permission from Dhanush’s production house time and again for using the film’s actual footage, the latter remained unresponsive to their requests. Hence, they decided to do away with the same and instead used personal clips from their phones, because Naanum Rowdy Dhaan was a special film since Nayanthara met her now husband Vignesh Shivan on the sets of this entertainer.
Also Read: Nayanthara recalls almost quitting films for her relationship in 2011 with Prabhu Deva: “Girl in me thought that if you need love, you need to compromise”
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