Toxic teaser is just misogyny packaged in shiny ragebait; it’s clear Yash-starrer wants to rile up to stay relevant
With a film called Toxic, one needn’t expect too much in terms of sensitivity and balance. But when the film is directed by Geetu Mohandas, you hope there’s something different there. The first assets demolished those expectations. But then, Yash, the film’s star (and co-writer), announced they’d have a teaser only for the women in the film. And there are quite a few of them. Toxic has five female leads. The new teaser arrived on Wednesday morning and introduced the women for the first time. The only problem – all of them, including the superstar Nayanthara – got one shot each, while Yash dominated the frames, as did graphic sex scenes and innuendos about penises. Definitely, not one for the ladies! Toxic teaser: Yash in a still from the teaser, supposedly for women. A toxic teaser, surely Titled Ladies and Ladies, this 1-minute, 42-second teaser features Yash’s voiceover (and his thumbnail, too). Like death and taxes, he is everywhere. We get glimpses of Nayanthara riding a bike, Kiara looking stunning, Tara Sutaria sashaying, Huma Qureshi …
