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!
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 kicking butt, and Rukmini Vasanth pointing a gun. At this point, we’re already hoping she was pointing it at us to rid us of watching more. But there is more – more of Yash. The teaser has five shots of the female leads – one each – and 13 of Yash. Yes, I counted. Normally, I’d say it makes sense because he is the bankable star. But wasn’t this supposed to be a teaser announcing the ‘ladies’ of Toxic? If so, the farce is quite transparent.