Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna’s ‘Thama’ Officially Announced, Release Date Revealed
Rashmika Mandanna and Ayushmann Khurrana are all set to share screen space for the first time in Maddock's horror-comedy ‘Thama’.
Get ready to witness a fresh pairing on screen! Maddock Films has officially announced its upcoming film ‘Thama’, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. An announcement video for the same was unveiled by Maddock Films on Instagram. The video teased a mix of romance and horror along with a dash of comedy, promising a “bloody love story”. This announcement comes after there were reports of Ayushmann and Rashmika being roped in to headline a vampire love story. This movie comes from the makers of hit horror-comedies like ‘Stree’, ‘Bhediya’, and ‘Munjya’.
Along with sharing the announcement video, Maddock Films also revealed the release date in the caption. “Dinesh Vijan’s Horror Comedy Universe needed a love story... unfortunately, it’s a bloody one. Brace yourselves for #Thama - Diwali 2025,” the caption read.
Check out the post here:
Produced by Dinesh Vijan, ‘Thama’ will also star acclaimed actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Paresh Rawal. The film will be co-produced by Amar Kaushik, who recently directed the blockbuster hit ‘Stree 2’.
The movie will be directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, who earlier helmed Abhay Verma, Sharvari Wagh and Mona Singh-starrer ‘Munjya’. It turned out to be a surprise box office hit.
In ‘Thama’, Ayushmann Khurrana is rumoured to be playing a vampire, a reference to this character was made at the end of ‘Stree 2’. ‘Thama’ is written by Niren Bhatt, Suresh Mathew and Arun Fulara.
Ayushmann and Rashmika’s ‘Thama’ was previously titled ‘Vampires Of Vijaynagar’, as per several reports.
Meanwhile, Maddock Films’ most recent release ‘Stree 2’ emerged as the biggest Hindi-language hit of the year, grossing over Rs 800 crore at the worldwide box office.
Ayushmann Khurrana has been having a rough run in theatres recently, but appeared to bounce back with the hit 2023 movie ‘Dream Girl 2’. Rashmika Mandanna, on the other hand, was last seen in the blockbuster hit ‘Animal’, which starred Ranbir Kapoor.
She is now gearing up for the release of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, co-starring Allu Arjun and Fahadh Faasil. It will release on December 5.
Rashmika also has ‘Chhava’ with Vicky Kaushal and 'Sikandar' with Salman Khan in the pipeline.
