Directed by A.R. Murugadoss · Music by A.R. Rahman · November 2018 (Diwali)
Political mass blockbuster. Vijay as NRI returning to fight corruption. Record opening day.
This was Vijay's film 62 of 69 as a lead actor — counted from his debut Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) — released in 2018 during the 2010s.
Soundtrack composed by A.R. Rahman
A corporate raider returns to reclaim his stolen vote — Sarkar was Vijay's most direct political statement on electoral integrity before his real political plunge.
The film triggered protests and cuts over its political references, yet stormed the box office (site records).
A. R. Murugadoss's third and final collaboration with Vijay after Thuppakki and Kaththi.
Sarkar (2018) stands among the commercial high points of Vijay's 69-film journey as a lead actor — a film that resonated deeply with audiences and reinforced his stature as one of Tamil cinema's most bankable stars of the 2010s. Every blockbuster in this filmography was another step on the road that ultimately led from cinema halls to the Chief Minister's chair.