The Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial stars Ranbir Kapoor alongside Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna.
In the latest trailer, Ranbir's character's brutality originates from a troubled past and possessiveness towards his father.
Sandeep is known for directing ‘Arjun Reddy’ and its Hindi adaptation ‘Kabir Singh’. He faced criticism for glorifying toxic traits in lead characters
At a recent event, he stated that the controversy hadn't altered his approach. Characters like Geetanjali in 'Animal' remain his focus.
Ranbir shared that despite playing a violent role, he separates from the character post-shoot, respecting his loved ones' peace.
Sharing the trailer, Alia wrote, ‘My mind has been blown. I need to see this film. Like right now’
'Animal' has got an 'A' certificate from CBFC with a run time of three hours and 21 minutes.
‘We felt that the story required this amount of time to reach the audience in the best way possible,’ Ranbir said.
The film reportedly sold over 1.2 lakh tickets in less than 24 hours since its advance bookings opened.
‘Animal’ will clash with Vicky Kaushal’s forthcoming film ‘Sam Bahadur’ at the box office.