Vignesh Shivan Pokes Fun at Box-Office Setback, Pays Tribute to Yash

Vignesh Shivan had the audience in splits at the Chennai pre-release event of Yash-led Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups as he poked fun at his own box-office setback. The event was attended

The Chennai pre-release event of Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups saw Vignesh Shivan sharing an anecdote about meeting Kiara Advani years ago to narrate a script. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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The story followed a man who goes up against a high-tech dating platform that alleges it can determine whether a couple is truly compatible.

Although the film received a better response from some viewers after its OTT release, it could not find the same traction during its theatrical run.All about ToxicDirected The film also stars Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria, Huma Qureshi and Rukmini Vasanth in key roles.

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Actor and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan had the audience in splits at the Chennai pre-release event of Yash-led Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups as he poked fun at his own box-office setback. The event was attended The filmmaker recalled meeting Kiara Advani years ago to narrate a script and jokingly informed her she was lucky to have turned it down.[ Looking back, he joked that Kiara may have made the right call Vignesh stated, “Kiara, I remember you.

Before Kabir Singh, I met Kiara to narrate a story. I made that film now. It's called Love Insurance Kompany.

You are lucky. You didn't do it.”Kiara, who was seated in the audience, seemed to remember the meeting and laughed along with Vignesh. It also left the audience in splits.

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Vignesh Shivan calls Yash an inspirationVignesh also had plenty of praise for Yash. Calling him someone he has always admired, the filmmaker stated getting the chance to work with the actor and spend time with him was an experience he would always remember.

“In life, there are certain people who become role models for us, icons.

We look up to some people, get inspired and want to do a lot of things. Yash sir is one such icon,” he said.Vignesh also spoke about working on several songs for the film, saying it gave him more chances to spend time with Yash and get to know him better.

He stated, “My only thought was, 'Okay, at least I get one day to be next to him.' I was so lucky. Then I got one more song, and one more song. As it kept happening, I got so much time to be around him and spend time with him.

I can never forget that. Thank you so much for being so kind, sir."About Love Insurance KompanyLove Insurance Kompany, featuring Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty, hit theatres in April 2026.

Made on a reported budget of around ₹90 crore, the sci-fi romantic comedy struggled to recover its investment, earning around ₹58 crore to ₹66.47 crore worldwide, according to reports.Set in 2040, the film imagined a world where technology had become deeply involved in matters of love and relationships. The story followed a man who goes up against a high-tech dating platform that alleges it can determine whether a couple is truly compatible.

Although the film received a better response from some viewers after its OTT release, it could not find the same traction during its theatrical run.All about ToxicDirected The film also stars Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria, Huma Qureshi and Rukmini Vasanth in key roles.