Vignesh Shivan says losing friendship with Dhanush is his ‘biggest regret’
Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan has spoken about actor Dhanush and said that he regrets losing that friendship after the public fallout with Nayanthara.
The filmmaker, who is gearing up for the release of Love Insurance Kompany, was in conversation with Gobinath for his YouTube channel.
When asked about Dhanush, Vignesh said he will always consider the actor as an important person in his life.
During the new interview, Vignesh said in Tamil, “I like Dhanush sir a lot. His birthday is on July 28… 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’m living now, Dhanush sir is a very important person to me.”
He added, “I was with him for two years during the VIP shoot. I used to eat only after he ate. Sometimes, we don’t even understand the situation when something happens between people.”
The fallout occurred in 2024, when actor Nayanthara sparked a controversy with a scathing open letter, accusing producer and actor Dhanush of taking legal action against her and her husband, Vignesh Shivan.
The dispute centred around a three-second clip from Nayanthara’s 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, which was featured in the trailer of her Netflix documentary.