Sulthan is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures.

The soundtrack and musical score were composed by Vivek-Mervin and Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Sathyan Sooryan and Ruben respectively.

Mansoor sends twenty men, including Otta Lorry, to kill Jayaseelan, but Sulthan forbids them.

Sulthan takes his entire gang to a village to avoid trouble, and the town agrees with a promise made by Mansoor to kill Jayaseelan.

The gang leaves Sulthan and the village, making him devastated, and John Dhar plans to burn the town.

In October 2017, sources claimed that Karthi was reported to star in new film helmed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, a former associate of Atlee, who directed the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Remo (2016), and produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja of Studio Green.

[11] However, in August 2019, Rashmika accidentally revealed the title of the film without the consent of the filmmakers,[12] which made the team upset.

[13] The title Sulthan was previously associated with the shelved animated film, Sultan: The Warrior, which was to star Rajinikanth.

[14] The project was officially launched on 13 March 2019,[15] at the office of Dream Warrior Pictures,[16] with the attendance of the film's cast and crew.

The first single track from the film titled "Jai Sulthan" was released on 11 February 2021, which was sung by Anirudh, Junior Nithya and Gaana Guna.

[33][34] The second single titled "Yaaraiyum Ivalo Azhaga" was sung by Silambarasan,[35] with lyrics written by Viveka which released on 5 March 2021.

[36] The third single "Eppadi Iruntha Naanga", sung by Anthony Daasan, Mahalingam and Vivek Siva was released on 15 March 2021.

However, Bakkiyaraj opted Yuvan Shankar Raja to score music for the background and also credited in the film's trailer.

[44] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 4 stars of 5 and praised high production values and emotional content.

[45] Srinivasa Ramanujam in his review for The Hindu called the it "engaging commercial film that combines two popular Tamil cinema's ideas: rowdyism and farming.

"[46] Firstpost critic Ranjani Krishnakumar opined that the film "suffers from confused messaging with a dash of masala.

"[47] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times compared Sulthan with other films with similar plotlines such as Sarkar, Maharshi and Thevar Magan.

Pudipeddi stated that "In spite of borrowing from quite a few films, Sulthan still manages to engage and entertain, making it a highly predictable but fun action drama.