Sardar

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Movie Details

Country India
Language Tamil
GenreAction, Spy, Thriller
Release date21 October 2022 (India)
Running time2hr 46min
CertificateU/A
StarringKarthi, Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Pandey
Directed by P. S. Mithran
Written byP. S. Mithran, Pon Parthiban, Roju, Bipin Ragu, Geevee
Produced byS. Lakshman Kumar
Cinematography by George C. Williams
Edited by Ruben
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Casting ByVarsha Varadarajan
Art Direction byK. Kadhirr
Production CompanyPrince Pictures
Distributor Red Giant Movies

Cast & Characters

  • Karthi in a dual role as
    • Agent Chandra Bose “Sardar”
    • Inspector Vijay Prakash, Bose’s son
  • Raashii Khanna as Shalini, a lawyer, Vijay’s love interest (Voice dubbed by Ashmini Balakrishnan)
  • Rajisha Vijayan as Indhrani, Bose’s wife and Vijay’s mother
  • Chunky Panday as Maharaj Rathore
  • Laila as Sameera Thomas, a social activist and Timmy’s mother (Voice dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
  • Rithvik as Timothy alias Timmy, Sameera’s son
  • Munishkanth as Paavadaisami, Vijay’s adopted uncle
  • Syed as Raw Agent
  • Sengottuvel as Kathiresan, Vijay’s friend
  • Ashwin Kkumar as Rathore’s hitman
  • Yugi Sethu as Agent Karapanpoochi
  • Avinash as Victor (Chetta)
  • Yog Japee as Chandra Mohan, RAW Chief
  • Mohammad Ali Baig as P. K. Abraham, NSA Chief
  • Balaji Sakthivel as Chidambaram, Bose’s father, an ex-military officer and Vijay’s grandfather
  • Dinesh Prabhakar as Chittagong Prison guard
  • Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Muthulakshmi, Bose’s mother and Vijay’s grandmother
  • Sal Yusuf as General Yusuf (Pakistan Army)
  • Ilavarasu as Politician
  • Sahana Vasudevan as RAW officer
  • Shyam Krishnan as Rathore’s assistant
  • Swaminathan as Reporter

Storyline

This film is a depiction of the contrast between father and son`s beliefs. The son, a police officer, believes that any deed of his should be broadcasted whereas the father, an intelligence officer, spent thirty-two years in prison for the greater good. Will they ever understand each other?

About Sardar Movie

Sardar is a Tamil spy action-thriller film directed by P. S. Mithran, who co-wrote the script with Pon Parthiban, Roju, Bipin Ragu, Geevee. The film stars Karthi in a dual role alongside Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Pandey, Laila, Rithvik, Munishkanth, Avinash, Yugi Sethu and Balaji Sakthivel in pivotal roles.

Karthi plays a dual role as Agent Chandra Bose alias Sardar, an ex-RAW field operative and Vijay’s father, and Inspector Vijay Prakash, a publicity-hungry police officer and Sardar’s son.

In October 2020, sources claimed that Karthi was reported to star in new film helmed by P. S. Mithran, who directed Vishal’s Irumbu Thirai (2018) and Sivakarthikeyan’s Hero (2019).

The film was officially announced on 14 November 2020 (on Diwali), coinciding puja at the Prince Pictures.

In April 2021, Raashii Khanna was announced as a lead actress to star opposite Karthi, with Simran being signed to play a social activist role in the film.

The makers announced that Chunky Panday was cast as the main antagonist in the film, which marks his debut in Tamil cinema.

In May 2021, Rajisha Vijayan was announced as the second female lead. In March, Simran opts out of the project due to her sitting schedule conflicts. Instead, actress Laila signed the project in the same month, marking her return to the cinema industry after 16 16-year break.

Then, the first day of shooting was started on 26 April 2021. Due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting was halted on 29 April 2021 after two days of shooting at Chennai. The shoots resumed on January 9, 2022. The makers constructed a set worth of 2 crores, planning to shoot major portions of the film on the sets in the meantime.

Raashii Khanna joins the sets on February 5, 2022. And second schedule begins on March 19, 2022. her portions were filmed for 12 days in Chennai, Mumbai, and Mysore.

Chunky Panday’s major portions were filmed in the Parliament building, Azerbaijan and Georgia so far the makers have spent more 4 crore for the sets.

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by Aha. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV, even before the shootings. The film had its digital premiere on the streaming platform on 18 November 2022.

The sequel of the film was officially announced by the production house, on the film’s success meet, which was held on 27 October 2022. It is tentatively titled as Sardar 2.

Sardar Release Date

Sardar was released theatrically on 21 October 2022, prior to Diwali week, and received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences, and critically and commercially successful, Sardar has a worldwide gross of over ₹103.50 crore (US$13 million) worldwide, making it one of the top-grossing Tamil films of 2022.

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Budget & Box Office Collection

BudgetN/A
Worldwide Collection₹103.50 crore (US$12 million)

Soundtracks

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1.“Yaerumayileri”YugabharathiKarthi4:12
2.“Mere Jaan”GKBNakash Aziz4:20
3.“Soraka Poove”EkadesiAditya RK, Bhadra Rajin3:52
4.“Inky Pinky Ponky”Arivu, RokeshArivu, Santhosh Hariharan3:26
Total Length:15:51

Awards & Nominations

TitleYearCategoryNomineeResult
SIIMA – Tamil2023Best Music DirectorG.V. Prakash KumarNominee
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