The April 10 Kannada box office: Prajwal Devaraj, Nagabhushan and Dhanveerrah take up slot vacated by Toxic

When it became clear that Rocking Star Yash’s much-awaited Toxic would not be in theatres on April 10, 2025, there were a few major release announcements from other languages. Initially, it was said that Rebel Star Prabhas’ The Rajaa Saab was eyeing the date vacated by Yash, but it was later revealed that production and VFX delays would not allow it to be in theatres on April 10.

Thereafter, it was the turn of Malayalam superstar Mammootty, whose action thriller Bazooka has zeroed in on the date and is sticking to that plan. Directed by Deeno Dennis, the film, which has music by Midhun Mukundan, features an ensemble cast including the likes of Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sharaf U Dheen, Shine Tom Chacko, Sidharth Bharathan, among many others.

And then came the announcement from the team of Thala Ajith’s Good Bad Ugly. The Adhik Ravichandran directorial is definitely releasing on April 10. Joining Ajith’s film at the box office was Dhanush’s new directorial Idli Kadai, but the buzz is that the latter may push his film ahead, as he’s rumoured to be collaborating with Ajith on a project shortly.

Good Bad Ugly will, no doubt, get a wide outing in Karnataka too, and will be the big release of the week and the theatre allocation for the Ajith film will decide how the Kannada theatricals will fare. As of now, 4 Kannada originals have decided to try their luck at the box office in the week of April 10. 

First up was Nagabhushana’s Vidyapati, the comedy produced by Dhananjaya’s Daali Pictures, followed by actor Dhanveerrah’s actioner, Vamana. Prajwal Devaraj’s collab with Gurudutt Ganiga, Karavali was the third, while Krishna Ajai Rao’s courtroom drama Yuddhakaanda is the fourth. The last one to join in was Janardhan Chikkanna's Agnyathavasi, which has been produced by Hemanth M Rao. 

Following the April 10 window, the next set of major releases are planned for April 25, which should give the four Kannada chance a fair chance to try and draw audiences. While Nagabhushana’s Vidyapati looks like a laugh riot, Karavali has a more intense vibe, as also Yuddhakaanda, which is a home production for Ajai Rao.