Cobra is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu and produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar under the banner 7 Screen Studio. The film stars Vikram in a seven roles alongside Irfan Pathan, Roshan Mathew, Sarjano Khalid, Srinidhi Shetty, Mirnalini Ravi, Miya George, K. S. Ravikumar, Anandaraj, Robo Shankar and Meenakshi Govindarajan play supporting roles. It also marked the cinematic debut of Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, and the Tamil debuts of Srinidhi Shetty, Sarjano Khalid and Roshan Mathew. The music is composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by Harish Kannan and edited by John Abraham and Bhuvan Srinivasan. In the film, Interpol officer Aslan Yilmaz is assigned to catch a mysterious assassin named Cobra, who intelligently assassinates people using mathematical skills.

The project was officially announced in May 2019, under the tentative title Vikram 58, before the official title was announced that December. Filming began in October 2019 and nearly took three years due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on film shootings, travel restrictions and Vikram's commitments on other projects, effectively delaying the initial May 2020 release plans. It was primarily shot in Chennai, while filming also took place in Kerala, Kolkata and Russia.Cobra was theatrically released on 31 August 2022, coinciding with Vinayaka Chathurthi. The film was a box-office bomb and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences, who praised Vikram's performance, the cinematography, concept, soundtrack and musical score, but criticised its convoluted screenwriting and excessive length.