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.

Here are the legal issues at hand in the controversy that has divided opinion on social media, and pitted Nayanthara, one of the most popular actors in Tamil cinema, against Dhanush, one of the indust

Dhanush has filed a lawsuit against Nayanthara for using copyrighted video clips from his film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the Netflix docudrama 'Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale,' seeking ₹10 crores in damages.

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

Dhanush has filed a civil suit against Nayanthara for allegedly using visuals related to his production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her Netflix documentray without his clearance - the latest in an escalating row between two popular Tamil cinema stars.