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Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups review

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2026 · Kannada · 3h 12m · Action, Crime, Drama · CBFC A

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Filmi Score

Mixed

41 reviews

2 exceptional4 very good7 good3 mixed20 weak5 poor

What the critics say

Toxic dazzles with Yash's commanding performance, striking visuals and strong support from Kiara Advani and Nayanthara, but critics are split by chaotic editing, thin writing, underwritten women and an overlong, uneven runtime.

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Summary

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 41 from 41 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).

A powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges during the crumbling of Portuguese colonial rule.

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Box office collection ₹$

₹342.26 CrWorldwide gross in 37 days

India gross₹298.51 Cr

Overseas gross₹43.75 Cr

As of 23 Oct 2026 · Sacnilk · still running

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Cast & crew

Directed by Geetu Mohandas · written by Geetu Mohandas & Yash & Raaghav Vinay · music Ravi Basrur & Vishal Mishra & Tanishk Bagchi & Faheem Abdullah & Arslan Nizami

Geetu MohandasDirector · Writer

YashWriter

Raaghav VinayWriter

Ravi BasrurMusic

Vishal MishraMusic

Tanishk BagchiMusic

Faheem AbdullahMusic

Arslan NizamiMusic

Rajeev RaviCinematography

Ujwal KulkarniEditing

Cast

YashLead

Kiara Advani

Nayanthara

Huma Qureshi

Tara Sutaria

Rukmini Vasanth

Sudev Nair

Akshay Oberoi

Balaji Manohar

Darrell D'Silva

Amit Kumar Tiwari

Sanjeeda Sheikh

Full crew

SoundPiousmon Sunny · Kunal Sharma

Production designAbid T.P. · Mohan B. Kere · Sandeep G. Sharma

CostumeSania Sardharia · Neha R. Bajaj

ChoreographyGanesh Acharya · Imran Sardhariya · A. Harsha

LyricsYogaraj Bhat · Pramod Marvanthe · Aira Udupi

ActionAnis Cheurfa · Lucy Cork · J.J. Perry · Anbumani · Arivumani

MakeupShipra Acharya

Summary

A powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges during the crumbling of Portuguese colonial rule.

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups (2026, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 41 from 41 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).

Where to watch

Not streaming yet

What the critics said

41 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one

Five of 41 · the critic’s own number where they gave one

Name is Madhu

Madhu · YouTube, Kannada · rating spoken aloud · 27 Aug 2026

5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 92

100

Mathrubhumi (Malayalam)

അരുൺ മധുസൂദനൻ · 26 Aug 2026

The critic calls Toxic a rare Yash gangster film elevated above formula by Geetu Mohandas's women-forward screenplay, strong performances… Read it there →

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Cinema Express

A Sharadhaa · 26 Aug 2026

Sharadhaa finds Toxic ambitious and often affecting — Yash's most mature performance yet, anchored by a genuine theme of guilt — undercut mainly… Read it there →

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Mid-Day

Onam Gupta · 26 Aug 2026

The critic calls Toxic one of Yash's finest performances, praising his dialogue delivery and commanding screen presence, and describes the film as… Read it there →

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OnlyKollywood

Karthik Krishnasamy · 26 Aug 2026

Krishnasamy calls Toxic a stylish, ambitious gangster drama carried by Yash's commanding performance, grand visuals and a strong ensemble, with… Read it there →

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Galatta Plus

Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 26 Aug 2026

Rangan finds Toxic uneven — a hasty, generic gangster-plot first half weighed down by style, redeemed by a much stronger second half about the man… Read it there →

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Review Corner

Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Likhith calls Toxic an above-average watch, praising its stylish presentation, action, Ravi Basrur's music, and Yash's screen presence, but says… Watch it there →

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Yogi Bolta Hai

Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 26 Aug 2026

2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 62

Navbharat Times

रेखा खान · 26 Aug 2026

The critic says Yash's screen presence and dialogue delivery are the film's strongest asset, but non-stop violence, a tangled plot, weak music and… Read it there →

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Times of India

Sridevi S · 27 Aug 2026

Toxic Review: Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups Movie Review: Yash’s kgf-esque toxic is all style, a lot of violence and little substance Read it there →

Published · 3.0/5 Filmi’s reading 62

Kannada Prabha

Shilpa D · 27 Aug 2026

Praises Yash's dual performance and the film's rich visuals and cinematography, notes the screenplay needed more strength and could have been… Read it there →

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The Hollywood Reporter India (YouTube)

Kairam Vaashi · YouTube · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Kairam Vaashi admires the ambition — the psychological premise, the bold sensuality, the massive scale — but finds it insufficient. The first half… Watch it there →

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Nona Prince (YouTube)

Nona Prince · YouTube · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Reviewer opens by saying the film did not come together as a great film despite Yash's audacity and the film's technical brilliance. Strong praise… Watch it there →

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Filmfare

Devesh Sharma · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups Review: Sound and Fury Spectacle | Filmfare.com Read it there →

Published · 2.0/5 Filmi’s reading 48

Cinema with Varun

Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Varun praises Toxic's visual craft, cinematography, art direction and Yash/Kiara's screen presence, but says the writing is superficial, emotional… Watch it there →

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Mathrubhumi (English)

Sia Viju · 26 Aug 2026

‘Toxic’ movie review: Yash starrer has plenty of style but very little substance Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 42

Unni Vlogs Cinephile

Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

The critic found the climax genuinely good but felt the nearly three-hour film was a drag overall, undone by weak, theatrical dialogue and… Watch it there →

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Scroll.in

Nandini Ramnath · 26 Aug 2026

Ramnath calls Toxic an excess-driven gangster spectacle with striking, seductive violence and cinematography, but says its attempt to interrogate… Read it there →

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Poolachokka

YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Critic personally connected with the Raya-Nadia love story and praised Yash and Kiara Advani's performances, but felt the gangster-epic trappings… Watch it there →

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The Hindu

Vivek M.V. · 26 Aug 2026

Vivek M.V. calls Toxic an 'ambitious misfire' where Geetu Mohandas's ideas and Yash's commercial instincts never fuse; visuals are grand and Kiara… Read it there →

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Thyview

YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

The critic found Toxic largely unsatisfying — praised Kiara Advani's performance, Yash's acting, cinematography and production design, but felt… Watch it there →

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Nanna Prakaara

YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Reviewer praises the lead performance and technical polish but says the story drags badly and pacing kills the experience. Closing steer leans… Watch it there →

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India Today

Sanjay Ponnappa · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic review: Yash's big comeback is a frustrating let-down, style over substance Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 32

GreatAndhra

Venkat · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic Review: Yash’s Swag Can’t Save This Mess Read it there →

Published · 1.75/5 Filmi’s reading 32

The Hollywood Reporter India

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman · 26 Aug 2026

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman says Toxic hints at a genuinely complicated gangster but settles for generic beats — choppy editing and underwritten women… Read it there →

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Tried&Refused Productions

Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

The critic praises the film's production design, cinematography and Yash's committed lead performance, but says disorienting editing, an… Watch it there →

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Bollywood Hungama

26 Aug 2026

Toxic Read it there →

Published · 2.0/5 Filmi’s reading 32

The Hollywood Reporter India (YouTube)

Anupama Chopra · YouTube · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Anupama Chopra calls it a fascinating mess — ambitious and audacious, with glimpses of something brilliant, but undone by its telling. Brutal… Watch it there →

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Filmi Indian

Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Deeksha Sharma calls Toxic visually ambitious with a magnetic Yash performance, but blames chaotic editing, mismatched dubbing and gratuitous… Watch it there →

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Mint (Lounge)

Uday Bhatia · 26 Aug 2026

Bhatia calls Toxic thin, ugly and derivative — juvenile provocations, a story with no ideas, and a screenplay so focused on Yash's swagger that… Read it there →

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Deccan Herald

Pranati A S · 26 Aug 2026

Pranati A S argues Toxic ends up glamourising the machismo and violence it claims to interrogate — Yash struggles for tenderness beneath a… Read it there →

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Telugu360

Krishna · 26 Aug 2026

TOXIC Review: This shit has hit the ceiling Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 28

Telugu360

Anwar Mohammad · 26 Aug 2026

‘టాక్సిక్’ రివ్యూ: న‌ర‌కానికి వ‌న్ వే టికెట్ Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 28

Sucharita Tyagi

YouTube · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Critic calls the film a pandering, incoherent star vehicle for Yash with terrible dialogue and flimsy plotting, salvaged only by two well-crafted… Watch it there →

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Gulte

Satya · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic Movie Review Read it there →

Published · 1.75/5 Filmi’s reading 26

Mid-Day

Mayank Shekhar · 26 Aug 2026

1/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →

Stated in text Filmi’s reading 25

The Indian Express

Shubhra Gupta · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic movie review: Yash-starrer is full of sound and fury, signifying little Read it there →

Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 18

Hindustan Times

Neeshita Nyayapati · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic movie review: Yash's film is a soulless nightmare, a sensory overload that tests your patience | Hindustan Times Read it there →

Published · 1/5 Filmi’s reading 16

Suraj Kumar

YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Suraj Kumar delivers a scathing comic takedown of Toxic, calling it among the worst-edited, worst-written films he's seen and mocking its… Watch it there →

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Rediff

Sukanya Verma · 26 Aug 2026

Toxic Review: All Yash, No Glory Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 8

Aswanth Kok

YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 26 Aug 2026

Aswanth Kok delivers a crude, insult-laden rant dismissing Toxic as confusing, repetitive shooting scenes and clownish filmmaking, mocking… Watch it there →

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How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 41 readings; 15 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.

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Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups: quick answers

Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.

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What is Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups's box office collection?

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups has a box office collection of ₹342.26 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹298.51 Cr India gross and ₹43.75 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 23 Oct 2026, day 37 and still running. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.

How much has Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups collected at the box office?

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups has collected ₹342.26 Cr worldwide in 37 days, as of 23 Oct 2026, according to Sacnilk.

Where can I watch Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups?

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups?

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups has a Filmi Score of 41 (Mixed), the mean of 41 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 5 (Aswanth Kok) to 92 (Name is Madhu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

What readers say

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