Nayanthara – Dhanush Controversy: Dhanush’s lawyer to initiate legal action against Nayanthara

Days after actress Nayanthara accused Dhanush of demanding Rs 10 crore for alleged copyright infringement involving her Netflix documentary, the actor’s legal team has issued a strong statement.

Dhanush’s lawyer has threatened legal action if the contentious content, which reportedly infringes on his copyright of the film “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan”, is not removed within 24 hours. The statement reads, “Advice your client to take down the content infringing my client’s copyright over the film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan by using the same in your client’s documentary named Nayanthara Beyond the Fairytale within 24 hours, failing which my client will be forced to initiate appropriate legal action, including but not limited to seeking damages to a sum of Rs. 10 crores against your client and Netflix India.”

The actor’s lawyer also refuted Nayanthara’s claim that the disputed content was simply behind-the-scenes footage captured on personal phones.

The statement further read, “My client is the producer of the film and they know where they have spent each penny for the production of the film. Your client has stated that my client has not commissioned any person to shoot the behind-the-scenes footage and the said statement is baseless. Your client is put to strict proof of the same.”

For the unversed, on November 16, the ‘Jawan’ actress posted an open letter on Instagram wherein she criticized Dhanush for stooping to “an all-time low” after he demanded a compensation of Rs 10 crore from her. The demand stemmed from a 3-second clip from Nayanthara’s film “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan”, produced by Dhanush, which was used in the docuseries trailer.

An excerpt from Nayanthara’s lengthy letter read, “What’s even more shocking is your legal notice after the release of the trailer of the Netflix Documentary. We were startled to read those lines wherein you questioned the usage of some videos (just 3 seconds) which were shot in 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 crores as damages for the mere 3 seconds. This is an all time low from you and speaks so much about your character. I wish you were half the person you portray to be on stage in audio launches in front of your innocent fans but clearly you do not practice what you preach, at least not for me and my partner.”

Pushpa Party: Is SRK Getting Washed Out?

The entire attention of the Telugu community now is on the theatrical debut of pan Indian biggie Pushpa 2 which is up for release on the 5th of December. Ahead of the priced release of the Allu Arjun starrer, there are a lot of debates on the forthcoming box office projections.

Particularly, there is a lot of talk about the Hindi language prospects of the Allu Arjun starrer. This got aggravated with the recent Bihar event which was a smashing success there.

Allu Arjun is now a big deal in Hindi and the chances are that Pushpa 2 might open on a blockbuster note at this market. This is the kind of stuff that everyone has been rooting for.

Coming to the actuals, SRK’s Jawan which made Rs 65 crores nett at the Hindi box office on the opening day was a mega blockbuster. Thus far, this is the highest collecting Indian film in the Hindi belt. So, this is now the benchmark for Pushpa 2 to hit.

In any case, Pushpa 2 is bound to collect Rs 55 crores nett at the box office. If the last minute zest is also on point with the aggressive promotional campaign that is in place for the film, it might well touch the Rs 70 crores nett mark as well in Hindi.

If Pushpa 2 really can touch the Rs 70 crore mark and wash away the tracks of SRK’s Jawan, then this would well and truly mean that Telugu cinema has taken over Indian cinema and not even Bollywood superstars can stop this phenomenon.