Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale is an upcoming 2024 Indian documentary film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.[1] The documentary articulates and documents the journey of Indian actress Nayanthara in Indian cinema and her marriage life. The documentary also emphasises further on the thought process about Nayanthara's work ethic in the film industry and her relationship with filmmaker Vignesh Shivan whom she married in June 2022.[2] The documentary film is scheduled to be premiered via Netflix on 18 November 2024 coinciding with Nayanthara's birthday.[3]
Marketing
editOn 9 November 2024, Netflix India unveiled the official trailer of the documentary on YouTube which also included segment regarding a montage of Nayanthara's on-screen appearances.[4][5] The documentary also predominantly had glimpses from the wedding ceremony of Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan, which was attended by prominent celebrities including Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan and Mani Ratnam.[2]
Controversies
editOn 16 November 2024, actress Nayanthara penned a letter and published a cryptic Instagram post addressing actor Dhanush, where Nayanthara accused Dhanush of intentionally holding onto personal grudges and vengeance over the romantic relationship that unfolded between her and Vignesh Shivan during the shooting of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, a film which was produced by Dhanush under his production company Wunderbar Films.[6][7]
Nayanthara insisted that Dhanush had sent her a legal notice asking for a compensation of 10 crores for a 3-second video that was used in the documentary which were deemed as the behind-the-scenes recordings from the movie sets of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.[8] Nayanthara in her letter revealed that she apparently waited for nearly two years to claim the copyrighted material under the policy of a no objection certificate from her producer Dhanush in order to freely use it for her documentary.[9] She revealed that the filmmakers had apparently re-edited and trimmed the documentary while removing the 3-second video sequence which had been shot from the shooting spots of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan as Dhanush did not grant permission for the usage of songs or visual cuts which featured in Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Nayanthara Beyond The Fairy Tale teaser: Watch rare BTS glimpses into Vignesh Shivan, Nayanthara's life together". Hindustan Times. 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "First glimpse of documentary on 'Lady Superstar' Nayanthara is here". The Times of India. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Devansh (9 November 2024). "Nayanthara Beyond the Fairy Tale trailer: Lady Superstar opens her life's doors, shares unseen footage of her wedding". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale Trailer: A Sneak Peek Into The Lady Superstar's Career, Love Life And More". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "WATCH | 'Nayanthara Beyond the Fairy Tale' trailer, 'Lady Superstar' opens up about her life". The New Indian Express. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Nayanthara accuses Dhanush of festering vengeance against her documentary". The Times of India. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Festering vengeance: Nayanthara blasts Dhanush over legal notice, pens open letter". The Hindu. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Vignesh Shivan mocks Dhanush's legal notice after Nayanthara's letter, shares controversial '10 crore clip for free' on Instagram". The Indian Express. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "'Wish you were half the person...': Nayanthara slams Dhanush for 'festering vengeance' over her documentary". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/nayanthara-slams-dhanush-in-open-letter-over-naanum-rowdy-dhaan-copyright-for-netflix-documentary-with-vignesh-shivan-101731753022516.html