Shivan’s move to deactivate his X account has raised eyebrows, particularly as it comes in the wake of a legal dispute regarding the alleged unauthorized use of footage from Dhanush’s 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in Nayanthara’s Netflix documentary.

Mumbai: Director Vignesh Shivan, who is also the husband of superstar Nayanthara, has deactivated his X, formerly Twitter, account. This comes amidst the rising controversies surrounding the streaming documentary of Nayanthara,

Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan has deactivated his X (formerly called Twitter) account, reportedly because he is facing backlash on social media platforms. Vignesh was recently part of a pan-Indian directors’ roundtable discussion—The Galatta Plus Mega Pan India Directors’ Round Table 2024.