PS Mithran's Karthi-starrer Sardar 2 has finally got a release date. The film, a sequel to the 2022 hit, will hit theatres in September. However, it will clash with Vijay Deverakonda-Rashmika Mandanna's Telugu film Ranabaali.
Karthi recently posted a short video providing a glimpse of Sardar 2 and announced that the film will be released in theatres on September 10. The video shows Karthi in one of his dual roles in the film, the titular Agent Sardar, alias Chandra Bose. He also plays a younger character named Vijay Prakash in the film.
Sardar 2 is directed by Mithran, with a script by Rathna Kumar, Ashameera Aiyappan, and Vignesh Muniyandi, and a screenplay by Nambi. It is produced by Prince Pictures and IVY Entertainment. The film stars Karthi and Rajisha Vijayan reprising their roles from the predecessor, with SJ Suryah, Malavika Mohanan and Ashika Ranganath joining the cast.
The film will be released in Telugu, much like Karthi's elder brother Suriya, who also has a fan base in the Telugu states. Rahul Sankrithyan's period drama Ranabaali, starring Vijay, Rashmika and Arnold Vosloo, will also be released in other South Indian languages and Hindi on September 11.
Both films are releasing a few days after Geetu Mohandas' Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth-starrer Toxic, which will be released in theatres on August 26.
Interestingly, the first schedule of Sardar 2 began in July 2024 at Prasad Labs in Chennai, but an accident halted the shoot. Stuntman Ezhumalai fell from a 20-foot rostrum and succumbed to his injuries. Karthi visited the family to pay his respects and looked bereft. The Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) cancelled the shoot for a day out of respect for the deceased stuntman and conducted a safety awareness meeting for film artists and technicians at the Kamala Theatre in Vadapalani, Chennai.
