Producer says working on Toxic revealed a different side of Yash, praising the actor's involvement in every stage of filmmaking, his eye for detail and the responsibility he carried as co-writer and co-producer.
The trailer launch of Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups in Bengaluru brought together Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth, director Geetu Mohandas and veteran actor Shivarajkumar. While the evening celebrated the film's first full trailer, producer Venkat K Narayana chose to speak about the man he said had a defining role in shaping the project.
Calling Toxic his first collaboration with Yash, the KVN Productions producer said working with the actor gave him a completely different understanding of his approach to filmmaking. What stood out, he said, was not just Yash's dedication but the questions he continued to ask until everyone was convinced they had arrived at the best possible result.
Narayana said Yash was never content with the first idea placed before him. Whether it involved a scene, a song or a promotional campaign, discussions would continue until the team believed it had found the strongest version. According to the producer, that attitude stayed the same from the first day of production until the film was completed.
He also recalled that Yash often spoke with certainty about how audiences would respond to particular songs, scenes and promotional material. Narayana said those predictions were made well before the film was ready and added that many of them eventually turned out to be right.
Speaking about Yash's role in the film, Narayana said his contribution extended well past acting. As a co-writer and co-producer, he remained involved in major creative and production decisions, taking responsibility whenever challenges surfaced. That, Narayana said, is what gives him confidence as a producer because Yash stays with the film until issues are resolved.
During his address, Narayana also shared one observation that stayed with him after working with Yash. He said most people see excellence as something to achieve, while Yash treats it as the minimum standard before looking for ways to improve further.
Narayana also praised Yash's discipline, work ethic and value system, saying those qualities earned the respect of everyone on the set and made the collaboration a memorable one.
Concluding his speech, Narayana expressed confidence that Toxic would reach audiences across countries and generations. Years of work had gone into the film, he said, but its real test would come only when audiences watched it in theatres.
