# Toxic’s Second Single “Manamohaka” Reveals a Softer Side of Yash’s Character Raya

URL: https://technosports.co.in/toxics-second-single-manamohaka/  
Published: 2026-07-21  
Updated: 2026-07-21  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

Yash’s much-awaited Toxic just dropped its second single, and this one trades chaos for quiet emotional depth — a deliberate shift from the film’s fiery first track.

### Toxic: Overview

| Detail | Information |
| --- | --- |
| **Film** | Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups |
| **Song** | Manamohaka (Madhosh in Hindi) |
| **Lead Cast** | Yash, Tara Sutaria |
| **Composers** | Tanishk Bagchi, Arslan Nizami, Faheem Abdullah |
| **Director** | Geetu Mohandas |
| **Release Date** | August 26, 2026 |

### A Softer Contrast to the First Single

While the film’s first track, Tabaahi, leaned into chaos and fiery passion alongside Kiara Advani, Manamohaka takes a gentler approach. Featuring Tara Sutaria, the song explores a quieter, more vulnerable side of Yash’s character Raya, focusing on emotional conflict and hesitation around commitment rather than intensity.

### A Multilingual Release

True to the film’s pan-India ambitions, the track has been released across five languages — the original Kannada version, plus Hindi (Madhosh), Telugu (Manasagadhe), Tamil (Thadumaarudheyyy), and Malayalam (Madhu Mohini) — with multiple lyricists contributing to each regional version.

### What the Composers Had to Say

Talking about the track, Tanishk Bagchi shared that reuniting with his regular collaborators for a film of Toxic’s scale made the song especially meaningful, and credited playback singer Siddharth Basrur for bringing emotional depth to the track. According to the makers, the song is designed to capture the push and pull of love and longing between Raya and Tara Sutaria’s character, Rebecca.

### Fan and Cameo Highlights

While the track centers on Yash and Tara Sutaria, it also includes brief appearances from Kiara Advani and Nayanthara. Early reactions have largely praised the visual quality, with some viewers comparing the aesthetic to Hollywood-level production, though a few expressed mixed feelings about the overall content.

### More About Toxic

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups also features Rukmini Vasanth, Huma Qureshi, Akshay Oberoi, and Sudev Nair in key roles, with the film set to hit theaters on August 26, 2026.

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## FAQs

### **Q1. When does Toxic release in theaters?**

The film is scheduled to release on August 26, 2026.

###    **Q2. Who stars alongside Yash in the song Manamohaka?**

  
Tara Sutaria features alongside Yash in the track, which also includes brief glimpses of Kiara Advani and Nayanthara.