Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups

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Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups
TOXIC - Rocking Star Yash - birthday peek poster.jpg
Yash's Birthday poster
Directed by Geetu Mohandas
Written byGeetu Mohandas
Produced byVenkat K. Narayana
Yash
Starring
Cinematography Rajeev Ravi
Music byJeremy Stack
Production
company
KVN Productions
Monster Mind Creations
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹200 crore [1]

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is an upcoming Indian period action thriller film directed by Geetu Mohandas, who co-wrote the script with Yash. It is jointly produced by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash under KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations. The film stars Yash in the lead role, alongside an ensemble cast including Nayanthara, Darrell D'Silva, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, Huma Qureshi, and Akshay Oberoi.

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The film was officially announced in December 2023 under the tentative title Yash 19, as it is the 19th film of Yash as the leading actor, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced the following August in Bengaluru. The film has music composed by Jeremy Stack and cinematography handled by Rajeev Ravi.

Toxic was initially scheduled to be released on 10 April 2025 in theatres, but was postponed due to production delays.

Cast

Production

Development

In April 2018, it was reported that Yash was to join hands with director Geetu Mohandas for his next starrer after the KGF film franchise (2018 - present). Tentatively titled Yash 19, production was reported to begin after Geetu finalised it as her next directorial. [2] In April 2023, sources claimed that Yash and Geetu signed the venture, and the production would start that June. [3] In late September, Hollywood action choreographer J. J. Perry posted a photo in Instagram with himself and Yash, hinting about a possible collaboration for the venture. Soon after, Yash reportedly spent a day in music composer Charan Raj's studio, which also hinted about a possible collaboration. [4] On 9 December, KVN Productions and Yash's production house Monster Mind Creations announced the collaboration with the former and Geetu. [5] In January 2024, music composer Jeremy Stack and cinematographer Rajeev Ravi were announced as a part of the technical crew. [6] On 8 January 2025, Geetu stated that Yash was also part of the writing team. [7]

Casting

Nayanthara, Darrell D'Silva, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Akshay Oberoi are part of the cast. [8] [9]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in June 2024 and gradually, a major chunk started on 8 August 2024 at a large-scale 20-acre set near Bengaluru, replicating the era from the 1940s to the 1970s. The production involves an extensive team of over 1,000 crew members and 450 actors, including foreign extras. [10] As part of the production the film utilized previsualization to plan out the stunts to ensure safety. [6]

Release

Toxic was initially scheduled to release theatrically on 10 April 2025. [11] [12] However, the release has been postponed due to production delays and no new date has been officially announced as of January 2025. [13] [14] [15] The film will be released in multiple languages, including Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. [16]

Marketing

The film was announced on December 8, 2023, on KVN Productions' YouTube channel. [17] The first poster of the film was unveiled on 7th January,[ citation needed ] and a first-look teaser was released the following day, on Yash's birthday. [18] Collider's Rahul Malhotra reacted favorably to the teaser, noting that "Nothing about the Toxic teaser recalls Mohandas' previous film; instead, it evokes the chaotic energy of the elaborate opening sequence of Damien Chazelle's Babylon , combined with the maximalism of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby ." [19]

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