Nayanthara documentary: Madras High Court rejects Netflix’s plea against Dhanush

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The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed Netflix India’s plea to dismiss Dhanush’s copyright claims over the documentary ‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’.

The documentary, which chronicles actress Nayanthara’s wedding, was released on Netflix’s OTT platform on November 18.

Dhanush’s Wunderbar Productions, which had produced the film ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’, filed a case claiming that behind-the-scenes footage from their film had been used without permission in the documentary. They sought compensation of Rs 10 crore, arguing that the footage had been used improperly.

Senior Advocate R Parthasarathy, who appeared for Netflix’s Los Gatos, had urged the Court to reject Wunderbar’s plea, saying that the Madras High Court had no jurisdiction over the suit since Wunderbar’s registered office was not in Chennai, but in Kanchipuram district.

Advocate General PS Raman, representing Wunderbar Films, told the Court that at the time Nayanthara signed her contract for the 2015 film with Wunderbar Films, she and Wunderbar had their respective registered offices in Chennai.

A part of the film too was shot in Chennai and the Netflix documentary had been released to be watched all across India, including Chennai. Therefore, Wunderbar had every right to file its suit before the Madras High Court, he had said.

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