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. 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. 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.Principal photography commenced in April 2021 and took place in locations across Chennai, Mumbai, Mysore, Azarbaijan 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$13 million) worldwide, making it one of the top-grossing Tamil films of 2022. A sequel is in development.