Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Geetu Mohandas’s Journey From Liar’s Dice to Rs 500-Crore Toxic
Geetu Mohandas started working in films when she was five years old.
She first became known as an actor in Malayalam cinema.
Later, she decided to direct films instead.
Her film Liar’s Dice was made with a small budget but won awards and received international attention.
Her next film, Moothon, also premiered at an international film festival.
Now she is directing Toxic, a much bigger action movie.
The film stars Yash along with Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth.
Toxic reportedly costs Rs 500 crore and is scheduled to reach theaters tomorrow.
Geetu Mohandas began acting at age five in the Malayalam film Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare.
She later won major acting honors before moving into directing.
Her debut feature, Liar’s Dice, was reportedly made on a Rs 50 lakh budget and entered India’s Oscar submission.
Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups marks her move into large-scale commercial cinema.
The Yash-led film is reportedly made on a Rs 500 crore budget and releases tomorrow in six languages.
- Who
- Director Geetu Mohandas, actor Yash, and the ensemble cast of Toxic.
- What
- Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups, a pan-Indian action drama, is set to release.
- When
- The film is scheduled to release tomorrow; it has previously been postponed three times.
- Where
- In theaters across six languages; the articles do not specify the release locations.
- Why
- The film represents Geetu Mohandas’s move from independent, internationally recognized cinema into mainstream commercial filmmaking.
Reported Explanation
Production Team’s Explanation
Reason for postponement
Reported Explanation
Internet reports suggested the release was moved because of reshoots and production issues, and later to avoid competition from Dhurandhar 2.
Production Team’s Explanation
The production team said there were zero reshoots, while KVN Productions attributed the later delay to Middle East tensions and the resulting loss of access to that market.
- Reported budget
- Rs 500 crore
- Production banner
- KVN Productions
- Lead actor
- Yash
- Languages
- Six
- Music and background score
- Ravi Basrur
- Directorial debut feature
- Liar’s Dice, reportedly made on Rs 50 lakh
- Previous feature
- Moothon premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019