India, Aug. 27 -- Geetu Mohandas and Yash's Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups was released in theatres on Wednesday to lukewarm response. The film performed well at the box office on its opening day, but that seems to have changed today. Amid trolling, memes and negative reviews, filmmaker R Chandru spoke up in support of Yash and the film. He also urged Kannadigas to stand in support. (Also Read: Toxic movie review: Yash's film is a soulless nightmare, a sensory overload that tests your patience)

On Thursday, a day after Toxic's release, Chandru took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to post about Toxic. He wrote in Kannada, "Dear Yash...TOXIC - This is not just a movie. It is an attempt by a Kannadiga to conquer the world. So every K...