The poison is taking over the fans. Following the first look of Kiara Advani as Nadia, Huma Qureshi as Elizabeth, Nayanthara as Ganga, Tara Sutaria as Rebecca, and Rukmini Vasanth as Melissa, a teaser for Yash’s role as Raya was released in celebration of the actor’s 40th birthday. With the teaser revealing a never-before-seen version of the star, another name has piqued fans’ interest. Seen during a provocative car moment with Yash at the cemetery, we take a look at the identity of actress, Beatriz Taufenbach.
Who is Beatriz Taufenbach from Toxic Teaser?
Director Geetu Mohandas has cleared all confusion about the woman seen romancing Yash as Raya in his first teaser clip. While it was initially believed that it was Natalie Byrne, the filmmaker later shared a photo of the beautiful lady on his Instagram handle and added the caption ‘This beauty is my graveyard girl" Tagging Beatriz Taufenbach and adding a heart emoji next to it. Not much has been revealed about the woman in the clip.
About Natalie Byrne
Earlier it was believed that the woman seen with Yash in Toxic was Natalie Byrne. Ukraine-born American actress, model, screenwriter and filmmaker Natalie Byrne was seen with Yash in the recently released Toxic teaser of her character Raya. While only a few glimpses of her were revealed, and it is not known whether she will have an extended role in the project, audiences remain curious about her. Her acting contributions include films like The Expendables 3, Mechanic: Resurrection, Downhill, Mamula, In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds, Mothers and Daughters, Acceleration, Fortress: Sniper’s Eye and many more. Meanwhile, he is also said to have played a key role in the screenwriting and production of some of these titles (Acceleration, Fortress, and The Enforcer). Her birth name is Natalia Guslista.
Represented by Maverick Artists Agency, she is said to be the CEO of a production company called 7Heaven Productions. Starting her Indian acting career in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, she is also preparing for her other releases including The Movers and Chupacabra. She has an impressive follower count of 213 thousand on Instagram.
about poisonous
The upcoming period action thriller film directed by Geetu Mohanda stars Akshay Oberoi, Darrell D’Silva, Sudev Nair, Amit Tiwari and Tovino Thomas along with Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth. Based on a power struggle, the film, set in 1980s Goa, has been one of the most awaited releases of the year.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is scheduled to be released globally on March 19, 2026.
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