A section of the media reported that actress Nayantara was detained by the Malaysian authorities at the airport following a mismatch of spellings in her travel document and some even claimed that she was carrying illegal items. Following this, the actress missed her flight and had to board the next one. Few pictures of the actress at the airport is also being  circulated online. She was shooting in the Island country for Vikram's Iru Mugan. The Iru Mugan team has now issued a clarification statement and revealed that the delay is due to the immigration officials who had to cross check few details. The actress herself clarified the situation to the officials and the issue was cleared.

The team has also launched a complaint with the officials for clicking and circulating her pictures in the Malaysian media.