Overview
- An in-cinema announcement video confirms Aneet Padda as the title character and highlights the persona with the lines “The Protector, The Destroyer, The Mother of All.”
- The clip locks a December 24, 2026 release for Shakti Shalini, shifting the film from an earlier 2025 expectation reported by trade outlets.
- Leaked images from Thamma’s post‑credit scene showing a veiled woman in a white lehenga circulated online before the official reveal and fueled casting speculation.
- Maddock Films had previously urged media to treat reports about Shakti Shalini casting as speculative, reserving confirmation for an official announcement.
- Positioned as a heroine-led chapter in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, the project now moves into formal rollout with fuller first-look materials still to come.