Sardar (2022 film)

Sardar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. S. Mithran
Written byP. S. Mithran
Pon Parthiban
Roju
Bipin Ragu
Geevee
Produced byS. Lakshman Kumar
Starring
Narrated byP. S. Mithran
CinematographyGeorge C. Williams
Edited byRuben
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Prince Pictures
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (India)[1]
Running time
165 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹103.50 crore[3]

Sardar (transl. Chief) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language spy action-thriller film written and directed by P. S. Mithran and produced by S. Lakshman Kumar under his production banner Prince Pictures.[4] The film stars Karthi in a dual role alongside Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Pandey, Laila, Rithvik Jothi Raj, Munishkanth, Avinash, Yugi Sethu and Balaji Sakthivel in pivotal roles.[5][6] The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography handled by George C. Williams and editing done by Ruben. The film marks Hindi film actor Chunky Panday's debut and Laila's comeback to Tamil cinema.[7][8]

Principal photography commenced in April 2021 and took place in locations across Chennai, Mumbai, Mysore, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Sardar was released by theatrically on 21 October 2022, prior to the Diwali week, with received highly positive reviews from critics and audience, and critically and commercially successful, Sardar has a worldwide gross of over ₹103.50 crore (US$12 million) worldwide, making it one of the top-grossing Tamil films of 2022.[9][10] A sequel is in development.

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  2. ^ "Karthi's 'Sardar' runtime revealed; censor details to be out soon". The Times of India. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "'Sardar' box office collection: Karthi starrer enters the Rs 100 crore club". The Times of India. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ "It's Official: Karthi's next with PS Mithran". The Times of India. 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "First look of Karthi and Raashi Khanna's Sardar out". The Times of India. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Rajisha Vijayan announces her next in Tamil, to act opposite Karthi". Mathrubhumi. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Simran, Raashi Khanna, and Rajisha Vijayan on board for Karthi's 'Sardar'!". Sify. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Laila replaces Simran in Karthi and Raashi Khanna's Sardar!". The Times of India. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Sardar box office collection day 2: Karthi starrer spy thriller estimated to earn Rs33.35.crore". The Times of India. 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022. received overwhelming reviews from the audience and the critics who applauded the film for its plot line and performances.
  10. ^ "Sardar crosses one hundred crores at the box office". Cinema Express. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.