Nayanthara, dubbed the ‘lady superstar’ of Tamil Nadu,who wedded her long-standing boyfriend Vignesh Shivan on June 9 is now part of a documentary on Netflix. Audiences will get an all access view into the journey of Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan’s love story which led to a fairy tale wedding in Chennai!
Confirming this Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India, said, “We are the home for unscripted content that is fresh and compelling, and has the power to connect with audiences in India and beyond. Nayanthara has been a true superstar with a career spanning nearly 20 years. With our amazing creative partners, Director Gautham Vasudevan and Rowdy Pictures, we cannot wait for our members to finally get to see Nayanthara’s journey that led to this fairytale wedding with Vignesh.”
One of Tamil cinema’s most accomplished directors Gautham Vasudev Menon’s documentary on Nayanthara ,commissioned by Netflix, traces Nayanthara’s rise from choreographer’s assistant to the highest-paid actress of Tamil cinema.
There were some reports that Gautham Menon was commissioned to shoot Nayanthara’s wedding which were not true.Netflix actually signed Gautham Menon to make a film on Nayanthara’s rise to superstardom. Menon is a close friend of both Nayanthara and her husband Vignesh Shivan. He knows them from before they were dating.
This is the first documentary on a contemporary female actress in a series that Netflix has planned where directors will be asked to make documentaries on popular star-actors whom they know well.