Sardaar Gabbar Singh is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Bobby Kolli, (credited as K. S. Ravindra) based on an original story by Pawan Kalyan.

Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Arthur A. Wilson and Gautham Raju served as the cinematographer and editor, respectively.

The story is set in the princely town of Rattanpur, which is under the oppressive rule of Bhairav Singh (Sharad Kelkar), a ruthless landlord who exploits the villagers and forces them to obey his commands.

To bring order to the town, the government appoints Sardaar Gabbar Singh, a daring and unconventional police officer.

As Sardaar fights for justice, he faces several betrayals, high-stakes action, and emotional moments, leading to an explosive showdown with Bhairav Singh.

The film blends action, comedy, and romance, with Pawan Kalyan’s energetic performance and mass appeal driving the narrative.

In October 2012, Pawan Kalyan agreed to act in a film produced by Sharrath Marar, the former CEO of Maa TV, after completing work on Attarintiki Daredi (2013).

[14] The film was renamed Sardaar in late July 2015 to avoid paying royalty for the title Gabbar Singh.

Kalyan chose this title since the character of Gabbar Singh, played by Amjad Khan, was referred to as Sardaar in Sholay (1975).

[15] Eros International announced on 15 August 2015 that it would co-produce the film with Pawan Kalyan Creative Works and Northstar Entertainment Pvt.

[23] Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra and Katrina Kaif were approached for the female lead role who turned down the offer citing unavailability of bulk dates and Anisha Ambrose, who made a cameo appearance in Gopala Gopala, was chosen by Kalyan as the female lead.

[24] Ambrose was trained in the nuances of acting, perfecting dancing and several other aspects in the workshop sessions conducted by Ravindra in April 2015 before joining the film's sets.

[28] Kajal Aggarwal, who initially declined to be a part of the film two years ago due to scheduling conflicts, was approached again in August 2015 for the female lead role.

[36] She called it an important character with a "traditional and royal persona", adding that it is not "one of those blink-and-miss roles" and will be seen right from the start to the end.

[37] In mid March 2016, Kajal revealed that she would be seen as a princess, who was from another era dressed in exquisite Indian attires which is a very contemporary character unlike Indu from Magadheera (2009).

[46] Filming of the item number commenced on 30 September 2015 in a set erected by Brahma Kadali at Ramanaidu Studios in Nanakramguda.

[47] Laxmi however chose not to call it an item number and termed it an "inspirational song that will everyone will love and remember for a long time".

[50] Few scenes on Kalyan, Ali, Brahmaji and others were filmed near the Le Palais Royal and Crown Villa Gardens in Secunderabad.

[56] After Kalyan completed his portions and left for Hyderabad, Marar said that scenes on the remaining cast would be filmed at Rajkot in Gujarat.

[57] The final schedule, starting on 4 January 2016 at Hyderabad,[58] was announced to last for a month and on its completion, the film's post-production activities were planned to be commenced.

[78] Moviecrow gave 2.75 out of 5 stating "DSP's Sardaar Gabbar Singh has nothing extraordinary to offer and the tunes are largely tepid and run of the mill one".

[81][82] On 14 January 2016, coincidinge with Sankranthi,[83] the producer Sharath Marar unveiled three posters and a teaser though social media and YouTube.

[86] The trailer of Sardaar Gabbar Singh, was released on 20 March 2016, which coincided the audio launch function held in Hyderabad.

[98] Eros International acquired the worldwide theatrical, digital, Hindi dubbing and music rights, apart from co-producing the film.

[108] The film became the biggest opener for a Kalyan-starrer, surpassing Attarintiki Daredi (2013), which earlier earned ₹26.75 crore at the box office.

"[117] Sreedhar Pillai of Firstpost summarised "Sardaar Gabbar Singh is strictly targeted at Pawan Kalyan’s huge fan base.

"[121] A critic from The Indian Express, criticised the screenplay stating that "Sardaar Gabbar Singh is so lazily written that it is literally a struggle to sit through the film.

"[122] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times gave a rating of 2 out of 5 stating "Even though Pawan Kalyan the actor shines in Sardaar Gabbar Singh, the writer fails miserably, and there’s so much he needs to learn from this debacle.

"[124] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated "The film lacks a taut screenplay that can string together crowd-pleasing moments.

"[125] Bollywood Life gave the film 2 out of 5 stating "Sardaar Gabbar Singh is definitely not worth the hype it has been receiving.