The Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups trailer has made a strong start, clocking around 29 million combined views across languages within nine hours of its release.
Published: August 9, 2026, 10:36 AM IST
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Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups has made a strong start onlineThe film’s multilingual trailer has reportedly surpassed 29 million combined views within 9 hours of its release, with the Hindi version emerging as the largest contributor. The Hindi trailer has recorded around 14 million views in nine hoursThe Kannada version has received around 5 million views, while the Telugu trailer has clocked 4.5 million viewsThe Tamil version has garnered 4 million views, followed by Malayalam with 1.9 million views.
The trailer had also shown strong numbers within its first hourDuring that period, the Hindi version crossed 1.2 million views, Kannada recorded more than 774K views, Telugu crossed 378K, Tamil reached 268K and Malayalam stood at around 90K views.
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Toxic trailer gets mixed response across languages
The trailer has received an enthusiastic response from fans and media, with Yash’s intense look and the film’s stylish action sequences becoming major talking pointsNayanthara, Kiara Advani and Huma Qureshi have also attracted attention for their roles. However, some social media users felt the Kannada trailer made a stronger impact than the Hindi version, with the Hindi dubbing and lip-sync receiving criticism.
Kiara says Toxic will mark a new phase in her career
At the trailer launch, Kiara Advani thanked director Geetu Mohandas and Yash for trusting her with the role of NadiaShe said, “I truly believe that Geetu and Yash manifested for me to be Nadia in this filmThey saw it in me and believed I was capable of this much before I knew that fearless leap I was ready to take as an actor.”
Nayanthara also praised Kiara, saying, “Kiara, I think this is one of the best films you have done in your entire career…” She added, “Toxic is going to be your best and you look absolutely stunning in the movie.”
Yash, meanwhile, stressed that Toxic is not just his film but an Indian film made with the aim of taking Indian cinema to a global audience“This movie is not Yash’s filmThis is an Indian film where all the top stars, where all the successful people, where all the talented people have kept their insecurities, their goals, or even their selfish – every actor is selfish- their egos asideAnd come for just one cause – to put an Indian film on a global mapWe have shot this in Kannada and EnglishLot of people told I am from BhuvanahalliYou know my English before yaaWhat i believe is if you want to do something in life, nothing should stop you”, the star said.
Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic stars Yash alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria, Huma Qureshi and Rukmini VasanthThe film also features Akshay Oberoi, Sudev Nair and Amit Tiwari and is scheduled to release in theatres on August 26, 2026.
