The makers of Toxic have unveiled a video with a female cast featuring Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth, following Yash’s teaser on X. The clip suggests all four women are romantically linked to Yash’s character and foreshadows a confrontation, underscoring the film’s dark view of love as illusion in this multilingual period gangster tale.
The makers of Toxic released a video on July 1 highlighting the film's female ensemble, which comprises Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth. The video was released following a teaser posted by Yash on X on June 30 announcing its arrival. Toxic is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26, 2026.
The video’s voiceover indicates that the film's female characters are all involved in relationships with Yash, and the final lines suggest a confrontation between the women and Yash. It explains that love is a “beautiful illusion” and hints that the women are “fighting for his scraps of devotion.”
Prior to the video, the team had released individual character posters late last year that introduced each of the film's leading ladies - Kiara Advani as Nadia, Nayanthara as Ganga, Tara Sutaria as Rebecca, Huma Qureshi as Elizabeth, and Rukmini Vasanth as Melissa.
Toxic, subtitled A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, is a period gangster film directed by Geetu Mohandas. Yash plays a dual role in the film and is also co-writer and co-producer on the project. The film is produced jointly by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash through KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, respectively. It was shot simultaneously in Kannada and English and will be released in Kannada, Hindi, English, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
Other characters introduced include Sudev Nair as Karmadi, Akshay Oberoi as Tony, Balaji Manohar as Bheera and Darrell D'Silva as Salvador.