Overview
- The complaint alleges the teaser contains “obscene visuals” that harm women and children and insult Kannada cultural values.
- AAP’s petition asks the commission to direct the state government and police to withdraw the teaser and remove it from social media, while also calling for stricter content laws and citing the lack of age restrictions or warnings.
- The Karnataka State Women’s Commission has acknowledged receipt and will examine the matter under standard procedure, and no enforcement action has been announced.
- Released on January 8, the teaser drew online criticism for a brief intimate car scene, prompted a cryptic Instagram response from director Geetu Mohandas, and received public praise from filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma.
- Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, starring Yash with Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth and Tara Sutaria, is slated for a March 19, 2026 theatrical release.