Director P.S Mithran’s superhit spy thriller ‘Sardar’, featuring Karthi in the lead, will release on OTT on November 18.

The Tamil and Telugu versions of the edgy, engrossing, and entertaining spy thriller, which also features Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Panday and Laila in pivotal roles, will release on the OTT platform Aha.

‘Sardar’ revolves around Vijay Prakash (Karthi), a publicity-hungry cop, haunted by the spectre of being a traitor’s son. The turning point in Vijay Prakash’s life comes when Samira (Laila), an activist campaigning against privatisation of water bodies dies mysteriously.

Vijay Prakash tries to find out the killers, only to unearth a complex web of lies and deceit. He realises the gravity of the situation and understands that this could put the nation in danger. At the centre of it all is Rathore, an evil businessman (Chunky Panday).

Vijay Prakash realises that the only person who can foil Rathore’s nefarious plans is his superspy father (codenamed Sardar), who is living in exile…

Karthi, who plays a dual role in the film, said: “Being part of an enigmatic story was the biggest lucrative reason for me to be a part of ‘Sardar’. I knew we were making something special and huge which was elevated with the audience’s warm and tremendous reception. I am excited that now, a whole new base of audiences will view the film in Tamil and Telugu on Aha.”

Showering praise on producer Lakshman Kumar, who has produced his recent film ‘Sardar’ which has become a hit, actor Karthi said that he was a relieved man as Lakshman, who is his childhood friend, had taken a huge risk for the film, trusting just the hard work of the unit.

Speaking at the success meet of the film, Karthi said: “People have been asking me if I am happy now that the film has emerged a hit. I reply that I am peaceful and relieved.

“People say it is very important to have good friends. If you look at producer Lakshman and me, we are classmates from kindergarten.”

“He is someone who enjoys seeing me succeed. I have seen every single day the amount of stress and pressure he took upon himself for this film. But he never showed it out.”

“There would be major issues going on, for instance, if the day’s call sheet extends by a night, the budget would shoot up by over 40 lakhs. But still, in front of me, producer Laxman would keep sporting a smile.”

“I would be scared at the amount of stress he was taking upon himself. I need my friend by my side. I would keep telling him not to take so much stress. But now, I think he has learnt to handle it. He has worked in a big company and got into production after resigning from his job. So, I guess he has learnt to handle pressure. He took such a big risk trusting all our work and I am happy for him.”

With director P. S. Mithran’s ‘Sardar’, featuring actor Karthi in the lead, emerging as a big hit, its makers have now announced its sequel.

Prince Pictures, the production house behind ‘Sardar’, on its Twitter handle put out a teaser making an announcement that a sequel will be made.

In the teaser, an Intelligence official is seen talking to Karthi. He tells him: ‘You have destroyed a major operation of the government. Therefore, you are dismissed from the police force” and added: “I was the one who made them do it.”

He then makes an offer to Karthi. “Your identity right now is that you are the son of a traitor. And that is to our advantage. This will enable you to earn a good name from our enemies. Are you willing to work for me as an agent?”

Karthi readily agrees and the Intelligence official tells him that they will start with Cambodia. Just when he is about to disclose Karthi’s code name, the teaser ends.