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Yash’s Toxic gets ‘A’ certificate; runtime 3 hours 14 minutes
The Central Board of Film Certification has given an 'A' (adults only) certificate to Yash's upcoming action thriller *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups*. The Bengaluru regional office cleared the film on…
The Story in Brief
The Central Board of Film Certification has given an 'A' (adults only) certificate to Yash's upcoming action thriller *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups*. The Bengaluru regional office cleared the film on August 13, 2026, with a certified runtime of 194 minutes and 12 seconds, making it a three-hour-14-minute affair.
Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the Kannada-language film is set in post-independence Goa and follows a gangster's struggle for redemption amid violence. The cast includes Yash (in dual roles), Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth. Dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam are planned. The film releases in theatres on August 26, 2026.
The Indian Opinion
It would be lazy to frame this as another star-driven potboiler scraping through the censors. At 194 minutes, the film is deliberately long, a risk that bets on storytelling over interval sales. The 'A' certificate and the title's *Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups* tag suggest the makers are aiming for adult themes, not mere gore. The real test will be whether audiences in Karnataka and beyond sit through a three-hour Kannada film when dubbed versions compete for screens. That runtime itself is the number to watch.
Source: indiatoday.in
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