Amidst the ongoing rift between Nayanthara and Dhanush regarding the use of a short behind-the-scenes clip from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, her husband and the film’s director, Vignesh Shivan, shared some unseen lyrical videos from the movie on his Instagram account.

Radhika, who played Vijay’s mother in the film, recollected how Dhanush, who was producing the film, called her to spill the tea about their dating. Like the rest of the film’s team, the actor claims she didn’t know they were in love until Dhanush jokingly teased her for not telling him about it.

The controversy between Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan, and Dhanush has reached a boiling point. After Nayanthara accused Dhanush of refusing to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for using songs from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her upcoming Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale,

On November 16, 2024, Nayanthara addressed an open letter to Dhanush, accusing him of jealousy and blocking footage from their film for her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale. Her husband,

The legal clash escalated after Dhanush’s team demanded Rs 10 crore for the behind-the-scenes video, despite the couple’s two-year-long effort to secure permission to use elements from the film in their project.

After Nayanthara's open letter against Dhanush, her husband, director Vignesh Shivan, also shared a post supporting his wife. He posted an old clip of Dhanush talking about 'love and positivity' at a film event.