Samar (transl. War) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language mystery action thriller film written and directed by Thiru. It stars Vishal, Trisha and Sunaina, while Manoj Bajpayee, J. D. Chakravarthy, Jayaprakash, Sampath Raj, and John Vijay, play supporting roles. Richard M. Nathan handled the cinematography, while the film's soundtrack and score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and Dharan Kumar, respectively. The story revolves around a trekking guide who goes to Bangkok to meet his girlfriend and witnesses a series of puzzling incidents there. After several delays, the film was released on 13 January 2013.