Karthi-starrer Sardar review: The spy thriller is a Diwali blockbuster

The Tamil language spy thriller Sardar has been released in the theatres on Friday, October 21.

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The movie features Karthi in the dual roles of an ex-RAW officer Chandrabose aka Sardar, and a cop Vijaya Prakash.

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The film, which also features Raashii Khanna and Chunky Panday, has opened wiyh a thunderous response.

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Moviegoers are already calling it a 'blockbuster Diwali release'.

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Before Sardar, Karthi was most recently seen in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1.

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