{"id":365934,"date":"2026-04-06T07:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/365934\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:28:08","slug":"vignesh-shivan-calls-rift-with-dhanush-his-biggest-loss-amid-nayanthara-row-i-feel-ashamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/365934\/","title":{"rendered":"Vignesh Shivan calls rift with Dhanush his \u2018biggest loss\u2019 amid Nayanthara row: \u2018I feel ashamed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the release of his upcoming sci-fi romantic comedy Love Insurance Kompany, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan has spoken about <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/entertainment\/south-indian\/nayanthara-dhanush-feud-how-onetime-friends-turned-sworn-enemies-over-netflix-documentary-1.1731874059614\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his strained relationship<\/a> with actor Dhanush. In a recent interview with Gobinath Chandran on a YouTube platform, Shivan reflected on the personal dimension of their fallout, beyond the ongoing legal dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The strained relationship<\/p>\n<p>Shivan described his association with Dhanush as significant, both professionally and personally. He noted a personal connection tied to a shared date, stating that Dhanush\u2019s birthday coincides with the day his father died, which contributed to how he perceived the actor.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;I like Dhanush sir a lot. His birthday is on July 28\u2026 and on that same day, my father passed away. I feel a fatherly presence in him, I identify him that way. My biggest loss is losing that relationship. That is also something I feel ashamed about. There must have been a mistake somewhere at some point. For the life I\u2019m living now, Dhanush sir is a very important person to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI was with him for two years during the VIP shoot. I used to eat only after he ate. Sometimes, we don\u2019t even understand the situation when something happens between people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recalling their collaboration on the film Velaiilla Pattadhari, Shivan spoke about the closeness they shared during that period, describing a phase marked by professional proximity and personal regard.<\/p>\n<p>Background of the 2024 dispute<\/p>\n<p>The differences between the two became public in 2024 following a statement issued by actor Nayanthara. The issue centered on the use of a brief clip from the 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in a documentary project associated with her.<\/p>\n<p>While Dhanush did not make detailed public comments, legal proceedings were initiated in relation to the use of the footage. In her statement, Nayanthara acknowledged the legal aspects of copyright but also expressed disagreement on ethical grounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of the release of his upcoming sci-fi romantic comedy Love Insurance Kompany, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan has spoken&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,192142,192144,111,139,69,192143],"class_list":["post-365934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-nayanthara-new-film","tag-nayanthara-salman-khan-film","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-salman-khan-new-film"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}