'What Wild Stone ad is this?' Fans slam Yash's Toxic teaser for overshadowing female cast, call it a 'cringefest'

THe young Toxic teaser, titled Ladies & Ladies, was released on wed, offering a glimpse of all the female person leads in the shoot. These include Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth. Before, all promotional material for the film, including its first official teaser, had focused almost entirely on the main male lead, Yash, while largely ignoring the female cast.After fans expressed frustration over the lack of focus on the women in the film, the makers unveiled a new teaser featuring the female cast. However, while many expected the teaser to satisfy fans, several viewers pointed out that even in a teaser meant to introduce the film's leading ladies, Yash dominated the screen time.'Toxic needs to be careful from CBFC'The reaction to the new teaser has been mixed, to say the least. Many viewers have also objected to one of the dialogues featured in the teaser, while others questioned whether Geetu Mohandas had full creative control over the film, saying they found it difficult to believe that a female director helmed the project.A fan expressed concern over the teaser's controversial nature and wrote on Reddit, "Man what was that 😅🎬📈 Toxic needs to be careful from CBFC." Questioning whether Toxic was shadow-directed by Yash, another fan wrote, "I am pretty confident that yash has shadow directed this film." Another comment read, "i can’t convince myself that this film was written and directed by a woman it’s SO painfully obvious that this movie is only going to cater to the male gaze."'What Wild Stone ad is this?'Another viewer questioned how the film caters to women audiences. The comment read, "Someone was saying that this movie is for women. I don't know how!?" Another fan made a hilarious observation and compared the teaser to a men's deodorant commercial, writing, "What in the wild stone ad is this?"One more comment questioned the teaser's closing dialogue — "Don’t forget the predictable spectacle of men and their c**k.” — and wrote, "Also what was that closing line. Cringefest 😭😭." 'They made the ladies teaser all about Yash'Several viewers also pointed out that Yash received significantly more screen time than the female leads despite the teaser being titled Ladies & Ladies. One user wrote, "They have more of Yash in Ladies teaser😭." Another comment read, "It says ladies and ladies but they still have his picture in the thumbnail, grade one narcissistic behaviour." Another viewer echoed similar sentiments, writing, "No female character spoke in the teaser nor any of them were shown for more than 5-10 seconds. 😭 Irony was lost to the makers. And they made it all about Yash and how they will revolve around him. 🤦‍♂️"About ToxicToxic is jointly produced by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash under KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, respectively. The film is reportedly mounted on a massive budget of ₹850–1000 crore. Its release has been delayed multiple times over the past few years. The film is finally scheduled to hit theatres on August 26.