{
  "id": 567807,
  "title": "Eetha Release Date: Shraddha Kapoor Starrer Avoids Clash With Yash's Toxic; Now All Set To Compete With Prabhas' Fauzi & Akshay Kumar's Untitled Film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/eetha-release-date-shraddha-kapoor-starrer-avoids-clash-with-yashs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:21:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/eetha-release-date-shraddha-kapoor-starrer-avoids-clash-with-yashs-toxic-now-all-set-to-compete-with-prabhas-fauzi-akshay-kumars-untitled-film"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Shraddha Kapoor-starrer film Eetha, initially scheduled to release on August 28, 2026, has been postponed to avoid competing against Yash's Toxic, which was set to premiere on August 26, 2026. The postponement was announced by Maddock Films on Instagram, with the post stating, \"TOOFAN ke liye taiyaar rehna... kyunki #EETHA aa rahi hai, 4th December ko!\" (sic).\n\nDespite the new release date, Eetha will still face competition from two major films on December 4, 2026. Prabhas is set to star in a pan-India film titled Fauzi, while Anees Bazmee's untitled film, featuring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, is also slated to release on the same day.\n\nThe teaser of Eetha was initially released with Cocktail 2, but was subsequently shared online. The teaser received a great response, and viewers expressed high expectations for Shraddha's performance in the film, suggesting it could be her career's best work and potentially win her a National Award. Directed by Laxman Utekar, who helmed the blockbuster Chhaava, Eetha is based on the life of Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar, a renowned Maharashtrian Lavani and Tamasha folk artist.",
  "summary": "Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Eetha was all set to release on August 28, 2026. It was going to clash at the box office over the weekend with Yash's Toxic, which is slated to hit the big screens on August 26, 2026. However, the Shraddha vs Yash clash has been avoided, as Eetha is postponed to December 4, 2026. Maddock Films took to Instagram to announce the new release date and wrote, \"TOOFAN ke liye…",
  "key_points": [
    "Eetha originally set for August 28, 2026, now released on December 4, 2026",
    "Faces competition from Prabhas' Fauzi and Anees Bazmee's untitled film",
    "Based on life of Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar, a Maharashtrian artist"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The postponement of Eetha's release date clears the way for a more focused marketing push, but also puts the film in direct competition with Prabhas' Fauzi and Akshay Kumar's untitled film.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}