The first glimpse of Thama, Ayushmann Khurrana’s entry into the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, will be shown on August 19, the makers announced on Friday.

Production house Maddock Films, shared a video on their social media which featured the creatures from their different films. “Who is the most powerful?” a voiceover asks in Hindi. “A Stree who goes away when asked to visit tomorrow? A Sarkata who is headless? A Bhediya who is only half wolf? Or a Munjya who keeps doing ‘lagin, lagin’ all the time? There is another one, the most powerful one…” Visuals of bats are then seen, accompanied by an evil laugh.

The makers made the announcement on the occasion of Independence Day and Stree 2 completing a year of release.

“Independence Day Special! The No. 1 Hindi film Stree 2 turns 1 today. To celebrate, Dinesh Vijan expands the Maddock Horror-Comedy Universe with #THAMA. The World of Thama unveils Tuesday, Aug 19 your first glimpse at the sarvashaktishaali villain set to redefine fear. The film storms into cinemas this Diwali 2025. Brace yourself this chapter is a love story, wilder and deadlier than anything you’ve seen before,” they captioned the post.

Thama is touted to be a love story in which Ayushmann is slated to play a vampire. The film will be helmed by Munjya (2024) director Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films and Amar Kaushik. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rashmika Mandanna and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles.

As reported by Pinkvilla earlier, Thama is expected to be set in two different time periods - the present north Indian city and the Vijayanagara Empire. Nawaz plays the main antagonist, a violent character from centuries ago who is looking to take revenge in the present time.