Nayanthara has been hitting the headlines over a controversy with actor-filmmaker Dhanush. She openly called out Dhanush for sending a legal notice to her over the use of footage from ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ in her Netflix documentary. Amid this controversy, filmmaker SS Kumaran has slammed both Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan for using the film title ‘LIC’ without his permission. The title ‘LIC’ was reportedly registered with his production company, Suma Pictures, in 2015.
The filmmaker wrote in the statement, “Dhanush has served you a legal notice for using three seconds of footage without his permission. However, your husband has used the title LIC for his even though he knew that it was registered under my production house. He asked me for permission through someone and I had not granted it. Still, he went ahead and marketed the film as LIC. How do you justify this?”
இசை அமைப்பாளர், பாடகர், நடிகர், தயாரிப்பாளர், இயக்குனர் #SSKumaran Statement #Nayanthara #NayantharaBeyondTheFairytale #Dhanush #LIC #NaanumRowdyDhaan #Copyright #Netflix#VigneshShivan pic.twitter.com/FL1RF5ryBg
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“You patiently waited for two years for permission from someone who was more powerful than you to use that footage but you trampled all over me as I’m a small producer. That has really upset me and you need to answer for that in a God’s forum. I have gone through so much emotional turmoil and pain because of what you did and it has affected my film also”, he added.
“Every filmmaker spends time and money on his films and if you want to use anything for your business purposes, you need to understand that you need to take permission legally and through correct procedures. You are not doing anything for free but you are trying to use our footage/title for free which is a terrible trend you and your husband are trying to set in the film industry,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Dhanush is yet to respond to Nayanthara’s open letter.
