Harvest: An International Multidisciplinary and Multilingual Research Journal E-ISSN: 2582-9866 Volume III Special Issue I January 2023 83 www.harvestjournal.org Double Blind Peer-Reviewed Journal World War III will be War for Water: An Aquatic Analysis of the Tamil Movie Sardar Joseph K J, Ph.D Research Scholar, Dept. of English, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy, 620002, Tamil Nadu, India Dr. J Amalaveenus, Asst. Prof. of English, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy, 620002, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract This paper explores the aquatic elements in the Tamil movie Sardar. Rajendra Singh, the “water man of India” and winner of the Magsaysay Award in 2001 and the Stockholm Water Prize in 2015, has claimed that a World War III is on our doorstep, and it would be fought over water if we do nothing to address the situation. P.S. Mithran, the director of the Tamil movie Sardar, successfully portrays this water-crisis on screens and invites our attention to look at the ‘water’ issues seriously. The film discusses about the importance of water, the death of children from lack of water. Additionally, it indicates the production of chemicals like carcinogens and Bisphenol A in plastic water bottles and its harmful consequences. It uncovers the corporate approach of creating a corporation on one’s land, bottling the same water, and then selling it to the same peo ple for profit while spreading the erroneous information that the water is contaminated and only the bottled water is fine. This movie will create awareness among the people to be cautious and equip the officials to take necessary steps to prevent a war for water. Keywords: Aquatic, Awareness, Children, Plastic, World War III . Introduction This study examines the Tamil film Sardar’s various aspects, including water. According to Rajendra Singh, also known as the “waterman of India”, who was awarded the Magsaysay Award in 2001 and the Stockholm Water Prize in 2015, a third World War is on the verge of breaking out, and it will be fought over water if we do nothing to address the situation. In 2001, he won the Magsaysay Award. The director of the Tamil film Sardar, P.S. Mithran, does an excellent job of depicting the current water crisis on screen and draws our attention to the importance of giving ‘water’ problems significant consideration. The film addresses the issue of the six lakh children who lose their lives each year due to a lack of access to clean water. In addition, it sheds light on the fact that around six lakh children die every year as a direct result of diseases brought on by the consumption of water from plastic bottles daily. It exposes the corporate strategy of founding a business on one’s land, bottling the same water, and then selling it to the same people for profit while disseminating the false information that the water is poisoned and that only the water that is sold in bottles is safe to drink. The public will become more conscious of the need to be cautious due to this movie, and the government will be better equipped to take the required actions to avert a conflict over water. The Importance of Water “More than any other factors, solar energy and water maintain the life support systems on Earth” (Abdullah 353). Water, in its purest form, is the substance that sustains life. Water is necessary for the continued existence of anything alive on this planet. “Water, water everywhere, Not any drop to drink”, as said in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The poem that was read earlier draws attention to the predicament of a parched sailor who is surrounded by water from the ocean yet is unable to drink it. The situation now is very comparable. Because of water pollution, many natural resources, including drinking water and other kinds of consumption, are now dangerous. “Water remains a conflictual resource due to its unique characteristics” (Bencala and Dabelko 23). The Gist of the Movie Sardar Inspector Vijay Prakash lives with his uncle Paavadaisaami. His family committed themselves when his father was deemed a national traitor. Vijay is tasked with capturing a genius who stole a highly secret RAW material from the 1980s. Vijay investigates and learns that social activist Sameera Thomas took the documents. Vijay goes to find Sameera with the aid of her son, Timothy but finds her dead and learns she was a traitor. Vijay investigates and discovers that Sameera was grilled about Sardar but did not divulge anything. Vijay discovers on Sameera’s laptop that she protested Maharaj Rathore’s water conglomerate, One India One Pipeline. According to Sameera’s laptop study, the corporation produces poisonou s water, carcinogens, and other dangerous compounds. Timmy became sick from the water. Vijay checks a book that includes the Chittagong prison in Bangladesh address he saw with Timmy when he sent a letter to their relative Victor on