Days after actor-filmmaker Dhanush filed a civil suit against actor Nayanthara, her filmmaker husband Vignesh Shivan, and their company Rowdy Pictures Private Limited for using behind-the-scenes footage from his film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale,

Tamil star Dhanush had recently filed a lawsuit against Nayanthara and her husband, Vignesh Sivan, over the use of footage from his production film 'Naanun Rowdy Dhaan' in their Netflix docu-drama

Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan's lawyer shared that they have responded to Dhanush's lawsuit over the disputed Netflix documentary.

A legal battle has erupted between actors Dhanush and Nayanthara over footage used in the Netflix documentary 'Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale'. Dha

Nayanthara argues that the dispute is more personal than legal, accusing Dhanush of using his power as a producer to settle old grievances. The actor says she and her husband faced difficulties obtaining rights to include footage from the film in their Netflix documentary.

The dispute began when Nayanthara accused Dhanush of pressuring her and blocking her from using footage from their film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her documentary.

Actor Dhanush sued Nayanthara and Vignesh Sivan for using three seconds of footage from his film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in their Netflix docu-drama. Nayanthara's lawyer claimed no copyright infringement,

Dhanush filed a civil lawsuit against Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan, over the alleged use of footage from his 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in Nayanthara's Netflix documentary.

Dhanush and Nayanthara have previously been co-stars whose conflict over this issue has been public in the last few weeks.