Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is the most awaited pan-India film after KGF. Directed by Geetu Mohandas and produced by KVN Productions, it releases worldwide on August 26, 2026. Trade buzz is huge due to Yash’s comeback and massive-scale production. Reports claim Toxic has a runtime of 3 hours 11 minutes. The length is to accommodate action, emotional drama, and world-building. The film is rated A for intense violence and bloodshed. It will release in IMAX, making Yash the only Kannada star with two IMAX films after KGF
Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is the most awaited pan-India film after KGF. Directed by Geetu Mohandas and produced by KVN Productions, it releases worldwide on August 26, 2026. Trade buzz is huge due to Yash’s comeback and massive-scale production.
Reports claim Toxic has a runtime of 3 hours 11 minutes. The length is to accommodate action, emotional drama, and world-building. The film is rated A for intense violence and bloodshed. It will release in IMAX, making Yash the only Kannada star with two IMAX films after KGF 2.
The ensemble includes Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth. Yash plays three shades in a Goa gangster story. Music is by Ravi Basrur. Multilingual release in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and English targets 2000+ US screens and premium formats globally.
With big expectations, the challenge is balancing action with story and emotion. Audiences have seen many action spectacles post-KGF. Post Animal, makers didn't budget down to trim their vision. Followed by the success of Pushpa and Dhurandhar, the audience is also prepared to watch long-duration films if it's engaging. So, if Geetu Mohandas delivers strong twists and depth, the long runtime won’t matter. Toxic aims to set new benchmarks for Kannada cinema at the box office.