In a recent interview, Rukmini opened up about her experience on the much-anticipated pan-India film starring Yash and directed by Geethu Mohandas, describing it as the most unusual project of her career so far, a defining creative leap at the peak of her momentum.

“It’s unlike anything that I’ve taken on before,” she said, revealing that the film comes with “equal doses of nerves to see how it unfolds.” She shared, “The working style has been really, really fascinating and very different from anything I’ve encountered. The way that Yash Sir and Geethu approach this film, the scripts, and the way that we’ve gone about shooting has been an incomparable experience for me.”

About Toxic

Written by Yash and Geethu Mohandas and directed by Geethu Mohandas, Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups has been filmed simultaneously in English and Kannada, with dubbed versions planned in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and several other languages, underscoring its global ambition.

Produced by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash under KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, Toxic is slated for a grand theatrical release on the long festive weekend of 19 March 2026, coinciding with Eid, Ugadi, and Gudi Padwa.

Toxic will hit cinemas on March 19, 2026, a date that now sets up a high-voltage box-office clash between Yash and Ranveer Singh, whose action drama Dhurandhar 2 is slated for the same day.

Yash was first announced in December 2023 under the working title Yash 19, marking the actor’s 19th film as a lead. The official title was unveiled shortly after. Production began in August the following year in Bengaluru, with Rajeev Ravi handling cinematography.

Rukmini Vasanth has quite a lot of projects in her pipeline, like Ace, Madharaasi, and Sapta Sagardaache Ello, expanding her presence across Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu cinema.