Dhanush Fans Revel As Nayanthara Documentary Gets Negative Reviews: Publicity Stunt For What?

Nayanthara: Beyond Fairy Tale X review: much-awaited documentary about South Indian actress’ personal life has finally premiered on Netflix on 18 November, coinciding with her 40th birthday. film explores her journey through a fairytale wedding with director Vignesh Shivan. This release follows her public dispute with actor Dhanush. However, despite controversial excitement, cinemagoers' reactions to documentary have been decidedly mixed, with many calling it a ‘little bland than expected.’

Netizens finds Nayanthara: Beyond Fairy Tale ‘boring’

documentary was filmed by Netflix in 2022. It follows journey of Nayanthara her love story with director Vignesh Shivan, showcasing intimate moments from initial days of ir relationship to grand wedding ceremony. Spanning 1 hour and 22 minutes, film offers a glimpse into untold part of ir personal lives. Upon its release, X (formerly Twitter) was flooded with mixed reviews. While some praised first half, second half was criticised as "pale" and "boring" by many viewers.

Fans appreciated first half, especially segments highlighting Nayanthara’s achievements in Tamil film industry but did not link rest. One user on X(formerly Twitter) wrote, " initial family portions and cinema travel were really good. Good first half, but second half was poor."

Anor X post summed up reaction: "It was going well until Vignesh Shivan's entry; love and wedding scenes were a bit cringe-worthy, like watching a drama." Many expressed disappointment with wedding's portrayal, calling it overly staged and lacking aunticity. A blunt tweet likened it to a "wedding CD documentary," describing it as "nothing interesting and very boring."

Some users also called Nayanthara’s recent controversy a ‘publicity stunt’

Two days before film's OTT release, Nayanthara posted an open letter on social media, accusing Dhanush of preventing her from using footage from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in her wedding documentary. In her letter, she demanded a sum of Rs 10 crore for a mere three-second clip of a song from movie, suggesting that Dhanush was holding personal grudges against her and her husband. 

Following release, some users speculated that entire issue could be a publicity stunt to draw attention to project. One user remarked, "Dragging Dhanush might be publicity stunt, see how bland story is, she needed something to catch audience's attention." film also features appearances from several celebrities, including Nagarjuna, Atlee, Rhika, and director Nelson.