India, April 5 -- 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...