Spy thrillers are one of the genres in which Tamil cinema tasted the least success. Probably, Karthi's recent 'Sardar' became a blockbuster spy thriller after Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam'. Directed by PS Mithran, the film garnered appreciation from both general audiences and critics.

'Sardar' was released on Diwali weekend and became a tremendous hit at the box office. Now, the latest reports suggest that the movie has minted more than Rs 100 crore at the worldwide box office. Also, this is Karthi's third 100cr club film after 'Kaithi' and 'Ponniyin Selvan 1'. Earlier, Sardar producer gifted a luxury car to director PS Mithran marking the success.

The team had a success meet earlier and officially announced the sequel 'Sardar 2' at the event. The movie stars Karthi in a dual role with Raashi Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Panday, Laila, Rithvik, Munishkanth, Ashwin Kumar and Yugi Sethu in prominent roles. The film has music composed by GV Prakash Kumar.