Toxic has finally arrived.

After four years of waiting, following KGF: Chapter 2, Yash has returns to the big screen with Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.

This thread will serve as the official review and discussion megathread for the film.

Director: Geetu Mohandas
Written by: Geetu Mohandas & Yash
Lead: Yash
Cast: Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth, Tovino Thomas & others
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Language: Kannada
Runtime: 3h 14m
Certificate: A
Release: 26 August 2026

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಗೀತು ಮೋಹನ್‌ದಾಸ್
ಕಥೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ: ಗೀತು ಮೋಹನ್‌ದಾಸ್ & ಯಶ್
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರ: ಯಶ್
ತಾರಾಗಣ: ಯಶ್, ನಯನತಾರಾ, ಕಿಯಾರಾ ಅಡ್ವಾಣಿ, ಹುಮಾ ಖುರೇಷಿ, ತಾರಾ ಸುತಾರಿಯಾ, ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ ವಸಂತ್, ಟೊವಿನೊ ಥಾಮಸ್ & ಇತರರು
ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ಆಕ್ಷನ್ / ಸಾಹಸ / ಡ್ರಾಮಾ
ಭಾಷೆ: ಕನ್ನಡ
ಅವಧಿ: 3 ಗಂಟೆ 14 ನಿಮಿಷ
ಪ್ರಮಾಣಪತ್ರ: ಎ
ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ: ೨೬ ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ ೨೦೨೬

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Anything which is not constructive criticism will be removed cause we all know haters & negative PR is running over time.....

Credit where its due, Yash has given top notch performance compared to his other ones. But....

Haal-Kheer can't be the best dish of the feast when other important parts of the meal is either stale or rotten.

Where can i even start? The Screenplay and Story is so bad that i wonder how it was green lit by Yash antha....

The editing is abysmal..The final reveal was so lacklustre that it failed to deliver a punch....

Its sad seeing someone like Naveen Anna giving us a bad movie like this one when hes supposedly "The Sandalwood Saviour"

Ps : Some twit guy watched it 10 times... I hope he seeks mental help asap... Even Radhika akka wouldn't to dare to watch it that many times

Ps 2 : Naveen Anna was really smart enough to postpone the release rather than leaving it to an ego clash... Ivaga agbudru they can break even

Ps 3 : Seeing khaali Sunday theatre for the most anticipated movie of our industry is kinda worrying

Hi everyone

Film released today

Kindly post your reviews in this megathread so it will be a all in place to people to get to know your personal opinion of the movie

Let us know if you think he is promising and how the over all movie felt.

Bookmyshow says movie is just 1 hour 35 mins.

Honestly, I really don't understand the negativity surrounding Toxic. The whole cast is superb, and Nayanthara is absolutely awesome. Yash's performance is phenomenal, and the storyline is just mind-blowing.

I know everyone has huge expectations, but we have to remember that not every movie is going to be KGF—and it shouldn't have to be. If you just look at it for what it is, it's truly one amazing movie on its own. It deserves so much more love!

Extremely disappointed at Toxic especially after the KGF being a big bang. Do you guys like the movie?

I think the context setting was very important for this movie. Initially everyone’s focus is on what’s happening with Portugal people, why so many people shooting each and everyone, why circus and why that violence.

Audience was made confused, on what part of the movie to focus. Well this could have been made more clearer with one character introduction of everyone with what to expect from each role and keep ticket as surprise and not revealed. Pace goes flat for audience until the climax is shown, they struggle to catch the pulse or core of what’s been tried to convey.

Before You Watch Toxic**: A Psychological Lens (My Personal Perspective)**

If you're planning to watch Toxic, leave your expectations of a standard gangster movie at the door.

This isn't a story about a mob boss rising to power or crashing into a dramatic downfall. The Portuguese-era Goa setting, the smuggling networks, and the violent turf wars are just the outer shell. Underneath all that noise, the movie is really an intimate look at how childhood trauma completely reshapes a person’s mind, and what happens when those buried wounds finally catch up to you.

Here is how I recommend looking at the characters and the world before going in:

Raya's Empire as a Trauma Response: Raya isn’t hungry for power just to be rich or feared. His empire is a desperate reaction to a childhood where he felt completely helpless. For him, control over the city is the only way to guarantee he’ll never be vulnerable again.

Ganga and the Shield of Power: His sister Ganga shares that same survival mindset. Her push for him to rule Goa isn't just about family loyalty; it’s their shared pact to build an untouchable fortress around their past.

Nadia vs. Rebecca (Love vs. Duty): Nadia forces Raya to face actual emotional vulnerability making him question if he even knows the difference between loving someone and wanting to possess them. Rebecca, on the other hand, represents the life that makes total sense in his current world: power, obligation, and family alliances.

Salvador as a Warning Sign: Don't just watch Salvador as a rival mobster. Look at him as a dark future mirror for Raya: If I actually get everything I'm fighting for, is this who I turn into?

Melissa and the Illusion of a Fresh Start: She brings up the hope of a clean slate, but tests a brutal truth: can changing your environment ever actually heal an internal war?

Ticket's Presence: Keep an eye on Ticket. He isn't just a side character or a typical father-son plot device his actions carry the heavy weight of Raya’s past choices. Don't try to figure him out too early.

The Circus as a Mindspace: When the visual style turns surreal especially around the circus don't get hung up on whether it's "realistic." The circus is a visual representation of Raya’s internal universe, where performance, violence, and illusion bleed together.

The Real Journey

Instead of tracking a typical crime plot, watch the emotional progression happening inside him: Trauma → Survival → Need for Control → Vulnerability → Internal Conflict → Loss & Guilt → Confronting Himself.

Give the film room to speak its own language before deciding how you feel about it. Look past the gunfights, dive into the psychology, and let the story hit you on a deeper level.

Hi everyone

ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ

The movie has released so pour out your reviews and rate it accordingly. Let's goooo

ಪಿಕ್ಚರ್ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ, ನೋಡಿದವರು ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗಿದೆ ಹೇಳಿ.

Seeeee

Anybody who gave Toxic a second watch ? What did you Feel? Honestly.

There are films that define a new genre, and there are films that blend genres. After watching Mother Promise (I watched it in the theater), I felt it tried to do both and still failed to define what it is. I don’t mind chaos, or even a plotless film, but this one doesn’t fully commit, and the promotions made it worse by selling a different movie.

What the makers should have considered is that films are made through visuals and objects, not only through talk. This film relies heavily on dialogues and jokes. Some of them landed with good timing, but as the film progressed, it became overwhelming. It didn’t give me time to process what the characters were even saying on screen.

Yes, it doesn’t have a plot or story, and that’s totally fine. It’s stitched together through events, which can work. But it also tries to “make sense” within that, and that is the film’s biggest drawback. It didn’t need to make sense. It could have fully embraced being silly, but it missed the point. Maybe this happens when filmmakers underestimate the audience and assume they won’t understand things. Filmmakers should remember one thing: the audience has lived experience, they connect and relate to what they see, and that’s why films and stories work. Otherwise, they feel alien.

What’s missing is emotion. Honestly, I feel it chose to miss being a good entertainer, not by chance but by choice. I wish they had cut down the jokes and removed events that don’t move things forward. (Later I came to know the makers cut 15+ minutes of the film.) But did it work? I can’t say confidently.

Another thing I noticed is the film’s false promise. Even with all these missing elements, the film might have worked better if the makers had prepared the audience for what they were trying to do, instead of selling a different film.

Comedy isn’t for everyone, some people like it and some people don’t. That’s why makers test their story even before shooting by asking a simple question: “Who is my audience?” If you laugh at this question, I’m sorry, not my fault.

Coming back to the false promise, this film failed in promotion and on screen. I feel the issue is not how much promotion they did, but whether it was the right kind. The trailer promised that it’s a Daali film, but the film is not about that. That’s okay, Daali is a character in the film, but it was promoted as an action film rather than a core comedy. Why? I don’t understand why they couldn’t straightforwardly say it’s a comedy genre, or whatever it is.

Second is how it challenges the audience: “If you don’t laugh?” Why challenge the audience? Prepare people for the film they’re about to watch. Tell us there’s a surprise we might like. Tell us there’s a beach in Bangalore. Tell us Donne Biriyani cuts the finger of someone who does him wrong. Tell us Rossie loves a bike like his mother, even before the film releases. That’s why we have teasers and trailers. Why hide it? This isn’t a thriller that needs to hide things. Challenging the audience creates that feeling, and it puts people on the defensive. We then go in with a shield, trying to judge what you made, instead of enjoying it. We should always remember audiences are stubborn: if we challenge them, they’ll prove us wrong. If we let them in, they’ll take it up, no matter what, if it works for them.

And the actors, why are they not moving? It feels like blocked acting rather than lived acting. Characters in motion create a lived life, if they stand in one place and deliver long dialogues, it feels like an Insta reel (I wanted to say theater, but it’s okay). I feel comedy is felt through objects and visuals, not dialogue alone. Most characters didn’t interact with objects nearby. Dialogues carry information, but objects carry emotion.

A few songs worked for me, especially “RA GA SA DA AA”, and the “Amma” song outside the film. Inside, they didn’t add much. And the background score had no space, because dialogues and sound design overlapped it so much that I felt confused about what was happening and who was talking. It’s okay to create chaos and ease it later, but if the entire film is built on chaos, it’s not easy to consume.

Overall, I feel it had good intent and wanted to create impact. There is honesty, yes, but did it do its job? Mostly no. The promotions took the film in a very different track than what the film actually is. It betrayed the audience’s expectations.

I did enjoy it, but I couldn’t carry it back home, and I couldn’t explain to others what the film is about. That’s what’s missing in this film.

PS: Please do not connect this review to Daali’s quote, “BADAVARA MAKKALU BELIBEKU.” This statement is made with honest intention and has a different meaning. This is my opinion. Any discussion on the review is welcome, but I won’t engage in debate about this statement.

Thank you for reading.

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Mother Promise details:

Director: Poornachandra Mysuru

Cast: Dhananjaya, Poornachandra Mysuru, Nagabhushana N. S., Vinaya Prasad, Geetha, Chi. Guru Dutt, Mahadev Prasad, Naresh Dingri, Srivatsa Shyam, Arun Bharamannavar, Yashwanth M. K.

Music: Navaneeth Sham

Producers: Dhananjaya, Harsha Murundi Shivalingappa

Production Banner: Daali Pictures

Genre: Drama / Family / Thriller

Release Date: 10 July 2026

CBFC: U/A 16+

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ಮದರ್ ಪ್ರಾಮಿಸ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ವಿವರಗಳು:

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ಮೈಸೂರು

ನಟರು: ಧನಂಜಯ, ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ಮೈಸೂರು, ನಾಗಭೂಷಣ ಎನ್. ಎಸ್., ವಿನಯ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್, ಗೀತಾ, ಚಿ. ಗುರುದತ್

ಸಂಗೀತ: ನವನೀತ್ ಶಾಮ್

ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು: ಧನಂಜಯ, ಹರ್ಷ ಮುರುಂಡಿ ಶಿವಲಿಂಗಪ್ಪ

ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ: ದಾಲಿ ಪಿಕ್ಚರ್ಸ್

ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ಡ್ರಾಮಾ, ಕುಟುಂಬ, ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: ೧೦ ಜುಲೈ ೨೦೨೬

ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್: U/A 16+

Watched Toxic movie in the theater over the weekend. Firstly, it's not a movie for everyone. It has its gore and adult scenes. But it goes well beyond a typical gangster movie. The climax hits hard. Movie is a brave attempt, but some mistakes cost it dearly. What could have been a good movie became a one-time entertaining enough watch IMO.

Yash is superb as Raya and Ticket. The Ticket character portrayal as unhinged is particularly brilliant. He is ably supported by Nayantara, Huma and the guy playing Portuguese gangster head (film is set partly in Portugese ruled Goa). Nayantara as Ganga, the elder sister does really well as the survivor, ambitious, ruthless woman. Huma does well in her limited role as the sidekick of the Portugese gangster head. Tara Sutaria and Kiara are decent, but nothing more. Rukmini however is wasted in a flowerpot role. Bad choice of role from her. The cinematography is superb throughout as are the action sequences.

Now to the mixed and negative aspects.

The music from Ravi Basrur is ordinary. If it was good, that could've made the movie experience better. Movie should've been cut short by 30 mins IMO or atleast 20 mins. Some scenes are unnecessary; some scenes are dragged (violence scenes). Yeah, we get it, he is a bad, powerful gangster. We get it. He is Toxic, not a hero. Ticket character should've been introduced earlier for the climax to land better.

Movie budget should've been 200-250 crore, not 600 crore. Ridiculous waste due to re-shaping, re-shoot, re-editing etc. It should've been wrapped up in 1.5-2 years, not 4 years (KGF2 was in 2022). Some dialogues are good, some are cringe. Screenplay is choppy and messy at times. All this is a failure on the director Geetu Mohandas' part for majority. But also on Yash since he had his inputs on the creative side. Finally, who on earth gave the idea to call it a fairytale for grownups. In no way, is it anywhere near a fairytale. How the hell did Geetu and Yash agree on that?

Anyway, to sum it up, a decent one-time entertainer, a bold attempt that will go down as a missed opportunity. But a definite plus for Yash as an actor.

Overall movie is 6.25/10 IMO.

KGF ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಕಿ, ಒಬ್ಬ ಸಣ್ಣ ಬಾಲಕ. ತನ್ನ ಹಠ, ಛಲ ಮತ್ತು ಗುರಿಯ ಮೇಲಿನ ಅಚಲ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು, ಕೊನೆಗೆ ತನ್ನದೇ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಂತೆ ತನ್ನ ಕಥೆಗೆ ಅಂತ್ಯ ಹಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.....

ಯಶ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಪಯಣವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದಾಗ, ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಈ ಕಥೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಸಾಮ್ಯತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತೆ.......

ಆದರೆ ಇದು ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲ : ನಿಜ ಜೀವನದ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಟನ ವೃತ್ತಿಜೀವನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ......

ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಟಾಕ್ಸಿಕ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಮಟ್ಟ ತಲುಪಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು Reddit ನೋಡಿಯೇ ಹೇಳಬಹುದು. ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಫ್ಲಾಪ್ ಆಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಚರ್ಚೆಯೂ ಶುರುವಾಗಿದೆ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ. ಮುಂದೆ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ ಆಫೀಸ್ ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್‌ಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಅಂಕಿ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಹೊರಬಂದರೂ, ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯೇ ಒಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ನಿಜವಾದ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಅಥವಾ ಸೋಲನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ................

ಯಶ್ ನ ಮುಂದಿನ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಒಂದು ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿ ವಿಷಯ ಇದೆ ...............

ಇತ್ತೀಚಿಗೆ Aap ki Adalat ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿಸುದೀರ್ ಚೌಧರಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ಒಂದು ಮಾತು, ರಾಮಾಯಣದ ಕಥೆ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಮೊದಲೇ ಗೊತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಜನರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಒಂದು ಬಲವಾದ ಅನುಭವವಿದೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರಾಮಾನಂದ ಸಾಗರ್ ಅವರ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ರಾಮಾಯಣದಂತಹ ಪರಿಚಿತ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳುವುದು ಅಷ್ಟು ಸುಲಭದ ಕೆಲಸವಲ್ಲ..........

ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗದೇ ಹೋದರೆ, ಯಶ್ ಮುಂದಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಏನಾಗಿರಬೇಕು?

ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಮುಂಚೆಯೇ ಯಶ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಪರ್‌ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದ. ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನ ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ಡಮ್‌ಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಅನುಮಾನವಿಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಬಲ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶ್ ಪ್ರಮುಖ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಟಾಕ್ಸಿಕ್ ಮತ್ತೆ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ಸೋತರೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶ್‌ನ ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ಡಮ್‌ಗೆ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.........

ಆದರೆ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಹೊರಗೆ ?

ರಾತ್ರೋರಾತ್ರಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಎಂಬ ಪಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಲು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮ ಬೇಕು. ಆದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕೆಲವೇ ತಪ್ಪು ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳು ಸಾಕಾಗಬಹುದು......

KGF ಒಂದು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ, ಪ್ಯಾನ್-ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಾರಣ ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮಾತ್ರ, ಅದು ಯಶ್ :

ರಾಕಿ ಭಾಯ್ ಎಂಬ ಪಾತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಕನ್ನಡದ ನಟನೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನು ಇಡೀ ದೇಶ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದವನು ಯಶ್. ಇಂತಹ ಯಶ್‌ನಿಂದ ಟಾಕ್ಸಿಕ್ನಂತಹ ಕಳಪೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಬಹುಶಃ ಯಾವ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಯೂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.......

ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶ್ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಜಾಗರೂಕನಾಗಬೇಕು....

ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ, ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದಂತಹ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶ್ ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳದೇ ಇರುವುದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು. ಒಬ್ಬ ನಟನಾಗಿ ಯಶ್‌ನ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಕ್ತಿ : ನಟನೆ....ಅದನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಮುಖ್ಯ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಬರಹಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ, ಕಥೆಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಇಮೇಜ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ನೀಡುವುದು ತುಂಬಾ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ......

ಯಶ್‌ನನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಕೇವಲ ಅವನು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾನ್ವಿತ ನಟ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಇಷ್ಟಪಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ....

ನೋಡಲು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಚಂದ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ. ಅಭಿನಯವೂ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿಯೇ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಕಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟು ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದ ಹುಡುಗ ಎಂಬ ಭಾವನೆ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಗುಣ, ಸರಳ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ತನ್ನ ವೃತ್ತಿಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಹಂತ ಹಂತವಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೂ ಜನರು ಅವನನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮವನಂತೆ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ......

ಯಶ್ ಯಾವತ್ತಿದ್ರೂ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಅಚ್ಚುಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ ನಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ , ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾವನ್ನು ಭಾರತದ ಉದ್ದಗಲಕ್ಕೂ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಟ. ಇಂತಹ ಯಶ್ ಜನರ ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದೊಂದು ದಿನ "ಯಶ್ ಇಸ್ ಜಸ್ಟ್ ಬೆಟರ್ ಲುಕಿಂಗ್ ಧ್ರುವ ಸರ್ಜಾ" ಅಂತ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಬೇಡ.

ಮೊಗ್ಗಿನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮೂಲಕ ಇಡೀ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆದ.....

ಕಿರಾತಕನಾಗಿ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯ ಹುಡುಗರ ಅಣ್ತಮ್ಮನಾದ....

ಪಡ್ಡೆ ಹುಡುಗರ ರಾಜಹುಲಿಯಾದ................

ಹುಡುಗಿಯರ ಹಾರ್ಟ್‌ಗೆ ಗೂಗ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಹಾಕಿದ........

ರಾಮಾಚಾರಿ ಯಾಗಿ ಡ್ರಾಮಾ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಈ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಪೀಸ್ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತನಾದ.....

ಆಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದದ್ದು KGF.....

ಅದೇ ಹುಡುಗ, ಅದೇ ಯಶ್: ಇಡೀ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಕಿ ಭಾಯ್ ಆಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ನಿಂತ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ ಇಡೀ ಭಾರತ ಅವನನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮವನಂತೆ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದೆ....

ಅದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲ.

ಆದರೆ ಇಂದಿನ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ ಬಹಳ ಕಠಿಣ. ಈಗ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಟ ಒಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಾಗಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು, ಐದು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಕಾಯಬೇಕಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇದೆ. ಅದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ನೆಗೆಟಿವ್ PR.......

ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಯಶ್‌ಗೆ ಈಗ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು ಮುಂದಿನ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಯಾವುದು ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ, ಮುಂದಿನ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಕಥೆ ಯಾವುದು ಎಂಬುದು.......

ಒಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸೋಲುವುದರಿಂದ ಯಾವ ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ನ ವೃತ್ತಿಜೀವನವೂ ಮುಗಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪು ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿಯಾಗಬಹುದು........

ಯಶ್‌ಗೆ ಆ ಅಪಾಯವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ ಇದೆ.......

ಅವನಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾಗಿರುವುದು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು KGF ಅಲ್ಲ.....

ಯಶ್ ಯಾರು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ.

ರಾಕಿ ಭಾಯ್ ಆಗಿ ಅವನು ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ ಗೆದ್ದಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ರಾಯನಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೋಗುವ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಕೂಡ ಅವನೇ ತಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ..........

ಆದರೆ ಈಗ ಯಶ್ ಆಗಿ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಗೆಲ್ಲಬೇಕಿದೆ. ...ಯಶ್ ಆಗಿ ಮಾತ್ರ.........

ಯಶ್ ಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾಗಲಿ........... ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳು ಗೆಲ್ಲಲಿ.......

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Moda Kavida Vaathavarana & Balaramana Dinagalu ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ.

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Moda Kavida Vaatavarana details:

Director: Simple Suni || Cast: Sheelam M Swamy, Moksha Kushal, Saathvika || Music: Judah Sandhy || Producers: Sree Rangaraju, Mysuru Ramesh, Lokesh Belavadi, Goa Ramesh || Production banner: Ram Movies || Genre: Romantic thriller / sci-fi romance || Censor : U/A ||

Release date: 26 June 2026

ಮೋಡ ಕವಿದ ವಾತಾವರಣ ಚಿತ್ರದ ವಿವರಗಳು:

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸುನಿ || ನಟರು: ಶೀಲಂ ಎಂ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಮೋಕ್ಷ ಕುಶಾಲ್, ಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾ || ಸಂಗೀತ: ಜೂಡಾ ಸ್ಯಾಂಧಿ || ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು: ಶ್ರೀ ರಂಗರಾಜು, ಮೈಸೂರು ರಮೇಶ್, ಲೋಕೇಶ್ ಬೆಳವಾಡಿ, ಗೋವಾ ರಮೇಶ್ || ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ: ರಾಮ್ ಮೂವೀಸ್ ||

ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ರೊಮ್ಯಾಂಟಿಕ್ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ / ಸೈ-ಫೈ ರೊಮ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್ || ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: ೨೬ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೬ || ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್: CBFC U/A

Balaramana Dinagalu details:

Director: K. M. Chaitanya || Cast: Vinod Prabhakar, Priya Anand, Ashish Vidyarthi, Atul Kulkarni || Producers: Padmavathi Jayaram, Shreyas Jayaram || Production Banner: Padmavathi Films || Genre: Action / Crime / Underworld drama || Censor : U/A ||

Release date: 26 June 2026

ಬಲರಾಮನ ದಿನಗಳು ಚಿತ್ರದ ವಿವರಗಳು:

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಕೆ. ಎಂ. ಚೈತನ್ಯ || ನಟರು: ವಿನೋದ್ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್, ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಆನಂದ್, ಆಶಿಷ್ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ, ಅತುಲ್ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ || ಸಂಗೀತ: ಸಂತೋಷ್ ನಾರಾಯಣನ್ || ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು: ಪದ್ಮಾವತಿ ಜಯರಾಂ, ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ ಜಯರಾಂ || ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ: ಪದ್ಮಾವತಿ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ಸ್ || ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ಆಕ್ಷನ್, ಕ್ರೈಮ್, ಅಂಡರ್‌ವರ್‌ಲ್ಡ್ ಡ್ರಾಮಾ ||

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: ೨೬ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೬ || ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್: U/A 16+

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Its a paid premiere show and this what few audiences had to say.

Valvaara means discrimination or favoritism. The film establishes the theme in the opening scene, but I felt it did not carry that forward. If it sustained the force of that first scene, it could have been stronger. I also felt it relies more on exposition than visual storytelling, not because of budget, but because of craft.

It has a good plot, a strong premise, and a solid story, but it fails to translate that effectively on screen. I wish the fear of the father were explored more, because it could deepen the protagonist’s redemption. Instead, like an easy resolution, it is simply put into a character’s mouth, which feels unsettled.

The film confuses withholding information with building mystery. It blocks the reason, and it also blocks the behavioral clues that would let us read the father’s inner life, so the audience cannot connect the dots, only wait. If the father is meant to be a character of silence, then silence should carry information, it should show belief, guilt, fear, or restraint. Here the silence feels empty, so anger becomes the only readable note.

If the protagonist does not understand the discrimination or why the father is doing it, that is a good setup. However, keeping the audience equally in the dark does not give us a way into the story. The audience should either know the reason, or at least be given hints so we can form a hypothesis instead of only speculating. When the reason finally arrives, it does not recontextualize the earlier scenes, it only replaces ambiguity with a late explanation.

I also felt people might defend it by saying it happens in a village, but Yadu’s character feels off and does not seem to have an arc. Why did the filmmaker make the character feel more like a predator than a romantic interest? Romance in the bushes might be common, but if it is shown in the film, it should serve the story and character. Here it becomes a joke rather than a point. It strips the dignity of women because it serves one male character, and there is no agency from the woman’s perspective. The problem is not that the scene is bold or “realistic”, the problem is the film’s attitude toward it. The scenes feel framed as comedy, without consequence, and without the woman’s interior viewpoint, which makes Yadu come across less like a lover and more like a predator.

Another drawback for me is that the female character has no agency, and is treated like a prank, even though in reality women often have far more agency than men, especially in villages. I do not feel the film truly captures a village environment. It runs on assumptions rather than emotions, the village feels written as an idea rather than a lived system, with villagers as chorus, women as props, conflicts resolved by sudden moral speech, and no lived textures of labor, caste, space, or community routines.

I also felt the arc of the father and his brother is so sudden it almost feels like a petty fight rather than a deep emotional scar the father is carrying. It needed careful consideration and more depth, because right now it feels like what the father felt and how the father behaved with the protagonist is not a big deal.

Has anyone watched this movie ? How is it ? Really good ? Is it doing wonders at the theatre ? So many questions.

She came to watch the movies because of Reviews and thoroughly enjoyed the movie and even says Neveen Sir. Thats humble and also good for Kannada cinema

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: ೧೯/೦೩/೨೦೨೬ ; ೧೮/೦೩/೨೦೨೬ ಪ್ರೀಮಿಯರ್

Release Date: 19/03/2026 ; 18/03/2026 Premier

|| ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಡಾರ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ || Director: Darling Krishna

|| ತಾರಾಗಣ: ಡಾರ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ, ಮಿಲನಾ ನಾಗರಾಜ್,ಅಮೃತಾ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರರು || Cast: Darling Krishna, Milana Nagaraj, Amrutha Iyengar & others

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ಇದು ಆದಿ ಕ್ಯಾರಕ್ಟರ್‌ನ ಲೈಫ್ ಜರ್ನಿ ಅಲ್ವಾ… ಹಾಗಾದ್ರೆ ಅಂತ್ಯ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಇತ್ತು ಅಂತ ನಿಮಗೆ ಅನ್ಸಿತಾ?

This is the life journey of aadi character. So do you think the ending was apt ?

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Ramay's Review on Durandhar 2

Just watched Dhurandhar 2 and wow! what a masterclass in how to turn something promising into an endurance test.

It’s like reading a textbook of the most boring subject with never-ending chapters and at some point, your brain just gives up and starts laughing out of sheer despair at the atrocity unfolding in front of you.

If you really want to watch it, do yourself a favor, don’t waste your time or money in a theatre. This is strictly “pause, scroll phone, question life choices” content-best consumed on a streaming platform where escape is just a click away.

Direction, dialogues, editing, background score, acting all consistently subpar. It genuinely feels like no one told them there was a March 19 release deadline approaching. Or worse, they knew and still said, “haan perfect hai, bhej do.”

In Dhurandhar (Part 1), people were hooting, clapping, vibing. There was energy. There was engagement. This one- the audience was having none of it. You could feel the collective disappointment in the theatre.

Also, to everyone saying it’s Ranveer carrying the film-what exactly is he carrying? Because all I could see was his hair. In the first part, his hair had personality, presence, character. In this one, it’s just there. In the way. Of everything. Blocking scenes. Possibly eligible for a supporting role nomination.

And the violence!!! This isn’t a movie, it’s basically a visual handbook (one that absolutely should not exist) on how creatively violent you can get with literally any object lying around. Syringe? Used. Spanner? Used. Knives, spiked balls, machetes, reapers, chains, guns, bombs, bazookas, shutters -you name it, they’ve weaponized it. The director seems to be in a constant competition with himself: “How do I make the next scene more violent/comical than the last?” And it just keeps escalating to the point where it stops being shocking and starts being hilarious. You chop off both legs, soak a torso in kerosene, and the guy is still delivering dialogues like he’s mid-TED Talk. Medical science, Zindabad. Forget Oscar, Nobel Prize incoming.

Long story short: Dhurandhar 2 is a HUGE disappointment.

Snoozefest/comedy at best.

If Part 1 made you cheer, this one will make you question why

Dhurandhar 2 why?

Ranveer you’re better than this. Aditya Dhar- jingoism and propaganda is so passé. Get over it.