Shivan and actress Nayanthara have been in a relationship ever since they worked together on Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2015.
[6][7][8] Netflix has documented his wife's journey in cinema, as well as her relationship with him, in a documentary titled Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale (2024).
[11][12] The film languished in production for close to four years, before finally releasing in October 2012 to mixed reviews.
His second film, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), went through several changes of cast and production studios, before finalising on Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara as lead actors and Dhanush as producer.
[13] Vignesh Shivan along with Nayanthara, founded a new venture called Rowdy Pictures which produced the films Pebbles (2021) and Rocky (2021).