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Sardar 2
First look poster
Directed byP. S. Mithran
Written by
Screenplay byNambi
Produced by
  • S. Lakshman Kumar
  • Ishan Saksena
Starring
CinematographyGeorge C. Williams
Edited byVijay Velukutty
Music bySam C. S.
Production
companies
  • Prince Pictures
  • IVY Entertainment
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sardar 2 (transl. Chief 2) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language spy action thriller film directed by P. S. Mithran from a script by the writing team of Rathna Kumar, Ashameera Aiyappan and Vignesh Muniyandi and screenplay by Nambi. Produced by Prince Pictures and IVY Entertainment, it is a follow-up sequel to Sardar (2022). The film stars Karthi and Rajisha Vijayan reprising their roles, with S. J. Suryah, Malavika Mohanan and Ashika Ranganath joining the cast.

Officially announced in October 2022 at the success meet of Sardar, the film's principal photography commenced in July 2024 at Chennai and ended by June 2025. The film has music composed by Sam C. S., cinematography handled by George C. Williams and editing by Vijay Velukutty.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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After the success of Sardar (2022), announced a sequel to the film at the success meet in October 2022.[1] A promotional teaser for the sequel, titled Sardar 2, was screened at the event and conjunctively uploaded to YouTube,[2] which further revealed that Karthi would reprise his roles as agent Sardar Chandra Bose and Inspector Vijay Prakash;[3] the one-minute promo showcased Vijay Prakash, who was being suspended from the police force, being set for a new mission.[a]

In May 2024, Pinkvilla reported that Sardar 2 is the most expensive film in Karthi's career and the sequel would have a bigger and relevant conflict than the first part.[4] The film would be jointly produced by Ishan Saksena of IVY Entertainment.[5]

Pre-production

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Mithran began writing the script for the film by August 2023 and was reportedly completed by that December.[6][7] The film was further reported to be launched in February 2024 and begin filming by April.[8][9] However, the launch was delayed as Mithran did not start the pre-production.[10] Rathna Kumar joined the film as a co-writer, assisting Mithran on the script works.[10] Ashameera Aiyappan and Vignesh Muniyandi further co-wrote the script, while Nambi wrote the screenplay.[5]

By May 2024, Mithran commenced the pre-production process. The team began location scouting in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, the same month, as around 40 percent of the film being shot in international locations. During the recce, the team further shot stock footages which would be used during the film's production.[11] The team also planned to shoot the film on sets as well and three sets were planned to be constructed in Chennai and Hyderabad.[12]

A muhurat puja was held on 12 July at a film city in Chennai with the cast and crew.[13][14] Mithran's norm technicians—cinematographer George C. Williams and stunt choreographer Dhilip Subbarayan—were retained for the film, after previously working on the predecessor;[15][16] editor Vijay Velukutty, production designer Rajeevan and stunt choreographer Chethan D'Souza were further brought on board.[15][17]

Casting

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Varsha Varadarajan served as the casting director.[5] In July 2024, shortly after the film's production being commenced, S. J. Suryah was confirmed to play the antagonist.[18][19][20] The following month, Malavika Mohanan, Ashika Ranganath and Rajisha Vijayan were confirmed to play the female leads;[21][22] Rajisha would reprise her role from the original film as Indhrani Chandra Bose.[23] The film would also mark Ranganath's third Tamil film after Pattathu Arasan (2022) and Miss You (2024).[24] Since the film featured extensive action sequences, Malavika followed an intense training and diet regimen, in order to be agile and flexible.[25][26] VTV Ganesh, Yogi Babu, Shah Ra, Babu Antony, O. A. K. Sundar, Sajol Ahamed and Anbu Thasan were cast in supporting roles.[5]

Filming

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Principal photography began with the first schedule on 15 July 2024 at Prasad Labs in Chennai.[15] On the third day of filming, while shooting an action sequence, stuntman Ezhumalai fell down from a twenty-foot rostrum and succumbed to fatal injuries;[27][28] this incident resulted in the filming being temporarily halted.[29][30] On 25 July, the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) cancelled the shoot for one-day as a mark of respect to the deceased stuntman and they conducted a safety awareness meeting for film artists and technicians at the Kamala Theater in Vadapalani, Chennai.[31][32]

Filming silently progressed with subsequent schedules taking place in Hyderabad, Bangkok, Luton, Madurai and Kochi.[33] In early March 2025, the team left to Mysore, for filming a crucial action sequence.[34] During the schedule, Karthi sustained a leg injury which led to a pause in filming and the crew subsequently returned to Chennai. Producer Lakshman Kumar issued a press statement that Karthi had twisted his foot while performing a stunt sequence, resulting in a ligament tear, and emphasised that the injury was not severe, despite the actor being advised to take rest for a week.[35]

The team planned to resume shooting at Chennai with filming mostly taking place in sets and would continue filming in other international locations.[35][36] By late March 2025, 90 percent of the film's shooting was complete.[33][37] Filming wrapped in June 2025.[38]

Post-production

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Post-production works commenced on 10 March 2025, and Karthi began dubbing for his portions the same day.[39][36]

Music

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Mithran's norm composer Yuvan Shankar Raja was earlier brought onboard to compose the music for the film, replacing G. V. Prakash Kumar, who composed the first film.[40][41] However, he was replaced by Sam C. S. in his second collaboration with Karthi after Kaithi (2019) and first with Mithran.[42][43] The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India.[5]

Marketing

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The film's prologue was released on 31 March 2025, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr.[44][45] The teaser introduced S. J. Suryah's character "Black Dagger", whom the protagonist combats with.[46][47]

Notes

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  1. ^ As depicted in the end credits of Sardar (2022).[2]

References

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