Toxic (2026 film)

Toxic
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeetu Mohandas
Written by
Story byGeetu Mohandas
Produced by
  • Venkat K. Narayana
  • Yash
Starring
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byUjwal Kulkarni
Music bySongs:
Vishal Mishra
Ravi Basrur
Tanishk Bagchi
Faheem Abdullah
Arslan Nizami
Score:
Ravi Basrur
Production
companies
Distributed bysee below
Release date
  • 26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
Running time
194 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
English
Budgetest. ₹500–₹1,000 crore[a]
Box office₹190.75 crore[2]

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is a 2026 Indian gangster film[b] directed by Geetu Mohandas and jointly produced by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash through KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations LLP respectively. It stars Yash in the lead role alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth.

The film was officially announced in December 2023 under the tentative title Yash 19, as it is the 19th film of Yash as a leading actor, with the official title revealed a few days later. The film is reportedly budgeted at ₹500–1000 crore, making it one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.[a] Principal photography took place from August 2024 to October 2025 across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Goa, Thoothukudi and Jaipur simultaneously shot in Kannada and English.[16]

Toxic was released worldwide on 26 August 2026. The film received mixed–to–negative reviews from critics and audience, who criticized its pacing, themes, substance abuse, sexual content and excessive violence, with praise for its cast performances (particularly those of Yash and Advani), technical aspects, ambition, and action sequences.[c][20]

Plot

The film revolves around Raya, a gangster, set in pre-Independence Goa under the rule of the Portuguese. In the 1920s, as a child, his mother killed his father, and his elder sister, Ganga, raised him. In 1947, Raya and Ganga both take revenge on gangster Fernandez Almeida for their father's death and go to work under his brother, Salvador Almeida. Eventually, Raya becomes a notorious, ruthless, and powerful figure in the underworld and enters into a relationship with Salvador's daughter, Rebecca. However, his growing power draws the dislike of Salvador's mistress, Elizabeth, and her brother, Tony. During a visit to a circus, Raya is attacked by assassins disguised as clowns and meets the popular circus performer Nadia. He kills the assassins, then goes hunting for the masterminds behind the attack. With Nadia's help, he manages to discover Tony's role in organizing the assassination attempt. Tony takes the fall for Elizabeth, who is forced to kill him as a test of loyalty in front of Raya, Ganga, and Salvador.

Raya falls in love with Nadia, and they begin a romantic relationship, but this strains his relationship with Rebecca. Both Salvador and Ganga tell him to marry Rebecca and leave Nadia, and he reluctantly agrees to do so. During the night of the wedding, Raya learns that Nadia is pregnant with his child and Salvador intends to kill them. In response, Raya kills Salvador, but in the ensuing shootout, he is shot by Rebecca, whom Ganga kills. Raya is taken to safety by his friend Karmadi, while Ganga sacrifices herself to ensure his escape. The vengeful Elizabeth forces Nadia to kill Ganga, ruining her and Raya's relationship. Raya kills Elizabeth, but, distraught over Ganga's death, departs from Goa and leaves Nadia and his son behind, with the former going through a downward spiral. Several years later, after the Portuguese leave Goa in the 1960s, Raya, who has been operating and expanding overseas across Macau, returns and visits Nadia's circus, but still does not want to see her. Distraught, she commits suicide. Raya goes on a drive with his son Ticket, but while drunk, he accidentally causes his car to fall off a cliff and into the ocean below with his son inside. He saves Ticket, but, being in a heavily distraught state, scares him away.

Raya continues to keep going through a downward spiral, even as he expands his criminal empire. One night, he meets a woman named Melissa and eventually marries her. On the day Melissa is giving birth to their son, Raya is attacked by assassins, one of whom appears to be Ticket, who is seeking revenge on his father. Later, a grown-up and vengeful Ticket starts targeting Raya's businesses and gradually dismantles his criminal empire. He also turns one of Raya's allies against him by killing his son. On the night of Christmas Eve, Ticket breaks into Raya's house and causes a commotion, prompting Melissa to take their son, Adam, and leave Raya. Raya tries to stop them, but both he and Adam are captured by Ticket, who attempts to kill them, only to be overpowered by his father, who spares his life. That night, Raya and Ticket have a bitter conversation, where the latter calls the former out on his mistakes and the damage he caused to the people in his life.

Angry and guilt-ridden, Raya tells Ticket to kill him, but he refuses. The next morning, Melissa arrives with the police to find Adam. Briefly teaming up, Raya and Ticket battle the police forces and the former attempts to escape with Adam. Ticket tries to reconcile with his father, who tells him that he is better off without him and asks for his name. Furious, Ticket shoots him in the head. However, it is then revealed that Ticket and Raya are the same person, the former being a split personality of the latter, and that the real Ticket died years ago inside the car after Raya failed to save him. Realizing the truth, Raya sends Adam away with Melissa. He then sees hallucinations of all the loved ones he has lost and joins a battle between his men and the forces of his former ally, whose son he killed as Ticket. Karmadi and all of his men die in the battle. Still hallucinating, Raya single-handedly battles the enemy forces and shoots down his former ally's plane, killing him and causing an avalanche that takes out all of his remaining men. Raya has a hallucination of the young Ticket and moves to embrace it as the avalanche reaches him, leaving his ultimate fate unknown.

Cast

  • Yash as Raya/Ticket[d]
  • Kiara Advani as Nadia, Ticket’s mother
  • Nayanthara as Ganga, Raya's elder sister
  • Huma Qureshi as Elizabeth, Salvador’s mistress
  • Tara Sutaria as Rebecca Almeida, Salvador's daughter, Raya's ex-fiancée
  • Rukmini Vasanth as Mellisa, Raya's lover turned wife
  • Akshay Oberoi as Tony, Elizabeth’s brother
  • Darrell D'Silva as Salvador Almeida
  • Sudev Nair as Karmadi, Raya's friend
  • Balaji Manohar as Bheera, Raya's friend
  • Sanjeeda Sheikh as Kamala, Raya and Ganga's mother (special appearance)
  • Kyle Paul as Fernandez Almeida
  • Beatriz Taufenbach as a Prostitute
  • Surjith Gopinath as a drunken car driver
  • Benedict Garrett as a Portugese officer
  • Tetiana Gaidar
  • Harish Bharamagiri

Production

Development

In April 2023, it was reported that Yash would collaborate with director Geetu Mohandas for his next project after the KGF film franchise (2018–present).[22] Tentatively titled Yash 19, the production was reported to begin after Geetu finalised it as her next directorial venture.[23] Sources claimed that Yash and Geetu had signed the project and that production would begin in June 2023.[24] In late September 2023, Hollywood action choreographer J. J. Perry posted a photograph on Instagram with himself and Yash, hinting at a possible collaboration.[25] Shortly thereafter, Yash reportedly spent a day at music composer Charan Raj's studio, further suggesting a potential association with the project.[26] Finally on 8 December 2023, KVN Productions and Yash's production house, Monster Mind Creations, officially announced the film along with the title.[27][28]

In January 2024, cinematographer Rajeev Ravi was announced as part of the film's technical crew.[29] In January 2025, Geetu stated that Yash was also part of the film's writing team.[30] Toxic is reportedly budgeted at ₹500–1,000 crore, making it one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.[31]

Casting

The film's primary cast — Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth

Yash plays as the main lead.[32] Kiara Advani joined the film in April 2024, as the female lead alongside Yash, thus also marking her Kannada debut.[33] Huma Qureshi joined the cast in June 2024 for a key negative role.[34] Tovino Thomas was rumoured to join the cast as the main antagonist in July 2024.[35] However, later he clarified that he was not part of the film.[36] In August 2024, Akshay Oberoi and Tara Sutaria joined the cast.[37][38] In January 2025, Oberoi confirmed that Nayanthara joined the cast for a key role.[39] Sudev Nair joined the cast in April 2025[40] while Rukmini Vasanth joined the cast in August 2025 following the completion of Kantara: Chapter 1.[41] In February 2026, it was confirmed that Sanjeeda Sheikh would have a special appearance in the film.[42]

Various foreign actors like Darrell D'Silva,[43] Kyle Paul,[44] and Beatriz Taufenbach[45] will feature in the film.

Filming

Principal photography commenced in August 2024 in Bengaluru along with the pooja ceremony.[46][47] As part of the production process, the film utilised previsualization to plan stunt sequences and ensure safety.[29] A major portion of the shoot began in September 2024 at a large-scale 20-acre set near Bengaluru, recreating the period from the 1940s to the 1970s. The production involved an extensive team of over 1,000 crew members and 450 actors, including foreign extras.[48][49] In October 2024, some sequences were filmed in the forest areas of Peenya in Bengaluru.[50] Later, an FIR was filed against the producer for allegedly cutting trees in the forest area without permission.[51] In November 2024, sequences featuring Advani were shot in Mumbai.[52] A dance sequence featuring Yash and Advani was choreographed by Ganesh Acharya in January 2025 in Goa.[53] In February 2025, Yash alongside with Advani, Nayanthara, Qureshi and Sutaria shot several sequences in Bengaluru.[54] In June 2025, the film's remaining shoot was shifted to Mumbai from Bengaluru so as to facilitate Advani's pregnancy.[55] In September 2025, a massive 45 day shoot featuring many action sequences choreographed by J. J. Perry was completed in Mumbai.[56][57] In October 2025, the final schedule was filmed in Bengaluru.[58]

Additionally shooting also took place in Thoothukudi, where an action sequence was filmed, while a special song sequence was also shot in Jaipur.[59]

Music

The film's soundtrack album was composed by Vishal Mishra, Ravi Basrur, Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, and Arslan Nizami.[60] Basrur also composed the background score of the film.[61] Thus, it was Basrur's third collaboration with Yash after the KGF film franchise.[62] The music rights were acquired by Zee Music Company.[63]

The first single titled "Tabaahi" was released on 2 March 2026 in audio format.[64] The full video of the song was released on 8 July 2026.[65] The second single titled "Manamohaka" was released on 21 July 2026.[66] The film's album was launched at a special event in Mumbai on 13 August 2026.[67]

Marketing

The film's announcement video alongside the title was revealed on 8 December 2023.[68] A short glimpse titled "Birthday Peek" was released on 8 January 2025, coinciding with Yash's 39th birthday.[69] The glimpse of Yash's character Raya was unveiled on 8 January 2026, coinciding with his 40th birthday.[70] It generated instant global traction, amassing over 200 million views and 5.5 million likes within 24 hours across platforms.[71] The official teaser was revealed on 20 February 2026.[72] A promotional teaser titled "Ladies & Ladies" was released on 1 July 2026.[73] The film's official trailer was revealed on 8 August 2026 at a special event in Bengaluru.[74] The event was also attended by Shiva Rajkumar alongside the entire cast and crew.[75] On 19 August 2026, the English version of the trailer was released.[76] A pre-release event was held in Malla Reddy University in Hyderabad on 22 August.[77] On 24 August 2026, a pre-release event took place in Nehru Stadium in Chennai.[78] On 25 August 2026, another pre-release event was held at Forum Mall in Kochi.[79]

Release

Theatrical

Toxic was released worldwide on 26 August 2026, coinciding with Onam; in the standard, IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX and EPIQ formats.[80][81] Apart from the film's original Kannada and English languages, it was also released in the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages.[82]

Originally, it was scheduled for release on 10 April 2025 but was eventually postponed due to delayed shooting and production issues.[83][84] Then, it was announced for release on 19 March 2026; however, it was again postponed due to the ongoing crisis in Middle East Countries, as well as to avoid a clash with the Hindi film Dhurandhar: The Revenge.[85] Later, it was announced for release on 4 June 2026,[86] but was postponed again due to alignments for a better global distribution.[87] The film will reportedly release in 12,000 screens worldwide.[88]

Distribution

Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors acquired the distribution rights in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for ₹120 crore (US$12 million).[89] The distribution rights for North India and Nepal were acquired by AA Films.[90] The overseas distribution rights for the Indian-language versions were acquired by Phars Film for ₹105 crore (US$11 million).[91] Earlier, E4 Entertainment was announced as the distributor across Kerala[92], however they were later replaced by Panorama Studios.[93] The distribution rights across Tamil Nadu were acquired by Think Studios, S Picture, Trident Arts and Five Star Senthil for ₹63 crore (US$6.5 million).[94] In Karnataka, the film was self-distributed by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations themselves.[95] Lionsgate distributed the English-language version worldwide, although release dates for the English-language version outside North America and India have not been announced yet.[96]

Reception

Box office

On its opening day, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups has collected a total India net of ₹101.10 crore on its first day, including ₹55 crore (US$5.7 million) from Hindi version with total India gross collections at ₹120.75 crore. Worldwide, the movie has grossed over ₹140.75 crore (US$15 million).[97][98][99]

Critical response

Picture of actor Yash in 2026
Picture of actress Kiara Advani during the premiere of Shershaah
Yash and kiara Advani (received praise for their performances)

Toxic received negative reviews from critics, for its pacing, sexual content and excessive violence, with praise for its cast performances (particularly Yash and Advani) and action sequences.[100] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 29% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.40/10.[101]

Latha Srinivasan of NDTV gave the film 3 stars out of 5, concluding, "Toxic is not the gangster Hollywood-style epic one expected (it has some shades of KGF) but it's an ambitious effort undertaken by Yash and Geetu Mohandas to give the Indian audience a unique experiment and it delivers on that for the most part."[102] Sridevi S. of The Times of India also gave the film 3 stars out of 5. She appreciated the visual presentation, cinematography, world-building, ambition behind the project, acting performances (especially that of Kiara Advani and Yash), screen presence of Yash, set design and action sequences. However, she criticised the screenplay, editing, music and pointed out the lack of cohesion in the plot and lack of depth in the characters. She critiqued, "Yet Toxic often mistakes visual grandeur for storytelling depth. The film soon begins to feel like a series of Instagram reels stitched together: each segment looks like something and feels like something, but ultimately adds up to very little. Beneath the violence, sex, swagger and scale, the screenplay needed considerably more substance."[103] A critic at Zoom TV gave the film 3 stars out of 5 as well and observed, "Despite its ambitious scope and a high-profile ensemble cast, the film presents a mixed experience that balances visual spectacle with narrative inconsistencies."[104]

Zinia Bandyopadhyay of Firstpost gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, praising the acting performances of Yash and the ensemble cast despite 'limited screen time' of latter but criticising, the 'sluggish pacing.' She wrote, "My biggest complaint, however, remains the editing. Everything seems to run in slow motion. Dialogues are slowed down to give them weight, scenes are stretched for impact and the pace before the interval feels deliberately held back. At times, it feels as though you are watching the movie in 0.75x speed. At 3 hours and 15 minutes, Toxic could have benefited from some serious trimming."[105] Siddhant Adlakha of IGN gave the film a 5 out of 10 review score, concluding, "Led by megastar Yash in a dual role, the decades-spanning gangster saga Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is oppressively overbearing and cut within an inch of its life in the vein of a modern movie trailer. While it eventually coheres in its final minutes with a reveal that — although over-explained — brings the themes to a grand crescendo, it's hard to say the 3-hour buildup is worth the wait."[106]

A critic at Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 stars out of 5, concluding, "On the whole, TOXIC relies far too heavily on style, swagger and the familiar KGF-esque aura of Yash, while falling short on a compelling story and emotional connect. The performances, scale, action and technical finesse provide occasional highs, but the uneven screenplay, sluggish portions and a climax twist that is unlikely to resonate with the mass audience prove to be major deterrents."[107] Arfa Javaid of ABP Live also gave the film 2 stars out of 5, noting "Toxic is an over-the-top action spectacle rescued by Yash, but weighed down by a screenplay that struggles to give all that violence, sex and visual excess a compelling purpose."[108] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film 2 stars out of 5 as well, noting "Purely relying on Yash's aura to the point of draining him dry, Toxic doesn't have an smidgen of storytelling in its body rolling in sex, shock and sounds of bullets fired at anyone and everyone."[109] Sanjay Ponnappa of India Today, too, gave the film 2 stars out of 5, remarking, "The biggest problem is the film's lack of clarity about what it wants to be. Is it a gangster drama? An emotional drama? A psychological thriller? It tries to dabble in all of these, but never quite commits to any one of them. Being a jack of all trades and master of none can still work if the film manages to keep you invested. But what happens when the card you're dealt is a dud? That is, unfortunately, what Toxic feels like.[110]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing "It may be Geetu Mohandas at the helm, but it is finally, and irrevocably, a Rocking Star Yash film, with eye-glazing, endless litany of violence."[111] Pranati A. S. of Deccan Herald also gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, summing up in her review, "Perhaps it is time to say this again: Godard's famous line, "All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun", was never meant to be taken this literally.[112] Debanjan Dhar of Outlook gave the film 1 star out of 5, noting "Director Geetu Mohandas probes how far men with vain, violently maniacal impulses can go, but her design is almost cartoonish and her voice is dulled by studio artillery, despite DP Rajeev Ravi's extravagant mounting."[113] Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times also gave the film 1 star out of 5, summing up in her review, "Toxic tries to be the antithesis of glorifying problematic characters but ends up pandering to them."[114] Mayank Shekar of Mid-Day rated it 1 out of 5 and was critical towards the storytelling and unclear character motivations.[115]

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote in her review, "The star's charisma gets him and his character out of a lot of sticky situations in Geetu Mohandas's 'Toxic,' but is still not enough to save the film's inconsistent and lavishly hollow drama." [100] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in juxtaposed, "Despite the opportunity to populate an overtly male genre with female characters, Toxic peddles tiresome stereotypes about damaging mothers and damaged single mothers. There are sharper insights into toxic masculinity from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal, which, while valourising its hero, also provides a glimpse into the roots of his derangement."[116]

Vivek M.V. of The Hindu highlighted the blurred lines of distinction between Toxic and KGF writing, "With Toxic, Yash makes it clear that he is, above all, an image-conscious star. The dialogues of his character, which he is now understood to have written, feel like they belong to the KGF universe. Even his dialogue delivery seems like an extension of his performance in KGF. None of it fits the world of Toxic."[117] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute appreciated Kiara Advani particularly, writing, "The real show-stopper, however, is Kiara Advani as Nadia. Her luminescent beauty lends a fairytale quality to the scenes, mingling the princess archetype of innocence and purity with a luscious sensuality that makes her 'Other Woman' role irresistible." She also had praise for Yash's portrayal as Ticket and wrote, "Yash also plays Ticket, Raya's son, who appears to be part Animal, part Joker. Here, too, there is manic energy and deadpan comedy, but the actor also brings a certain shattered vulnerability to the role. This is crucial because beneath all the glitz and glamour, Toxic aspires to be a character study." However, she criticised the lack of subversion in the film, as a counterweight against toxicity, writing, "When the toxicity offers so many concrete pay-offs, the subversion also has to do that to dilute its impact. Instead, the unravelling, set in a snowy fairyland with a montage of abstract visuals, does not have the same power over the audience."[118]

BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle critiqued, "The problem is that the fictional world created by director Geetu Mohandas never manages to draw the audience in. Instead of building a compelling narrative around its period setting and gangster backdrop, the film relies heavily on violence, gore, intimacy and glamour. The result is an over-the-top action adventure with very little substance." He juxtaposed, "Unlike KGF, where the core story had a strong emotional and relatable foundation that made Yash's larger-than-life heroics work, Toxic feels contrived from the outset. The film's premise of a power struggle surrounding Portugal-ruled Goa, opium and casinos is difficult to buy, and the narrative repeatedly sacrifices logic for style." [119]

Thematic analysis

Sreeju Sudhakaran of Rediff.com pointed out, "It is deeply ironic that a film helmed by a female director, featuring five major actresses, utterly fails the Bechdel Test."[120]

Controversies

Following the release of the glimpse video for one of Yash's characters in the film, the Women's wing of Aam Aadmi Party submitted a complaint to the Karnataka State Commission for Women as they had objections with the obscene visuals featured in the teaser.[121] In February 2026, another formal complaint was lodged to the CBFC by the National Christian Federation where they alleged that the film's teaser depicts obscene scenes and also hurts religious sentiments by including a statue of Archangel Michael in the fight sequence inside the cemetery.[122][123]

Following the film's Hyderabad pre-release event in Malla Reddy University that was held on 22 August, a case was registered against the event organisers and management after a scaffolding-mounted soundbox collapsed, which injured five people.[124]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Quoting India Today, "As per reports, budget estimates [for the film, Toxic] have varied dramatically, from around Rs 500 crore to close to Rs 1,000 crore."[4]
  2. ↑ The Times of India reported the genre as a gangster film.[3]
  3. ↑
    • Quoting NDTV, "Toxic has received mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences in its early response."[17]
    • Quoting The Free Press Journal, "The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and the audience, and it is being trolled on social media."[18]
    • Quoting Wion, "However, the film opened to mostly negative reviews from critics.[19]
  4. ↑ Yash portrayed a single character, Raya, who has a split personality manifested as his son, Ticket.[21]

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