Karthi's Sardar is set for its grand theatrical release for the festive occasion of Diwali and the film is expected to take a very good opening at the box office. The film will feature Karthi playing dual roles, one as a police officer and the other as an ageing convict. Sardar is helmed by PS Mithran who is known for directing films like Irumbu Thirai with Vishal and Hero with Sivakarthikeyan. Produced by S Lakshman Kumar under the banner of Prince Pictures, Sardar has music composed by GV Prakash Kumar, while the cinematography and editing departments are taken care of by George C Williams and Ruben respectively.

The Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution rights of the film were recently acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies and the development assured that the film will have a grand release in TN. That being said, the makers have now made another interesting release update and here is what you need to know. The Telugu distribution rights of Sardar has now been acquired by Annapurna Studios, owned by Telugu star hero Nagarjuna Akkineni. Annapurna Studios will be presenting the film across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Karthi has a solid market in the Telugu states and one can expect Sardar to perform really well at the box office.

Annapurna Studios made the official announcement about Sardar's release through a tweet that read, "We are truly elated to be teaming up with @Prince_Pictures to distribute @Karthi_Offl's Much awaited flick #Sardar in AP & TS 💥 💥 WW Releasing this DIWALI 🧨 🎇 #SardarDiwali 💥". Sardar features Raashi Khanna and Rajisha Vijayan as the female leads, while Chunky Panday, Laila, and others play supporting roles. Karthi's next release in Tamil cinema will be Viruman which is slated for release on August 31. Karthi also has Ponniyin Selvan which will be out in theatres on September 30.

We are truly elated to be teaming up with @Prince_Pictures to distribute@Karthi_Offl 's Much awaited flick #Sardar in AP & TS 💥💥

WW Releasing this DIWALI 🧨🎇#SardarDiwali 💥@Psmithran @RaashiiKhanna_ @rajisha_vijayan @gvprakash @RedGiantMovies_ @lakku76 @ChunkyThePanday pic.twitter.com/jhQM4YI9Cb

— Annapurna Studios (@AnnapurnaStdios) June 27, 2022