Pichaikkaran 2(2023)
Tamil120 minsdirect-to-OTT
Vijay Antony directs and stars in an action thriller film, alongside Kavya Thapar, as the lead actors.
Director:Vijay Antony
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video
- OTT Release Date
- 1 October 2023
- Theatrical Release
- 19 May 2023
- Director
- Vijay Antony
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
A man from a poor background is forced into an illegal brain transplant. He wakes up trapped in the body of a wealthy billionaire and must now navigate this unfamiliar life.
“A poor man's mind, a billionaire's life.”
Film Details
7.0Rating
120Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date19 May 2023
Release Typedirect-to-OTT
Also Known AsBitchagadu 2 · Bichagadu 2 · Bicchagadu 2
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
identitysurvivalcorruptionjustice
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Vijay AntonyActor
→#2Kavya ThaparActress
→#3Radha RaviSupporting Actor
→#4Y. Gee. MahendraSupporting Actor
→#5Mansoor Ali KhanSupporting Actor
→#6A
Ajay GhoshSupporting Actor
→#7John VijayActor
→#8Dev GillActor
→#9Yogi BabuActor
→#10
#11K
KittyActor
→Vijay AntonyDirector
→#12Vijay AntonyMusic Director
→#13
F
Fathima Vijay AntonyCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Pichaikkaran 2
Cast reunions in this film: John Vijay & Yogi Babu (10 films together), Yogi Babu & Hareesh Peradi (9 films together), Mansoor Ali Khan & Radha Ravi (8 films together), Radha Ravi & Yogi Babu (8 films together), Mansoor Ali Khan & Yogi Babu (7 films together), and Vijay Antony & Yogi Babu (5 films together).
Trivia
- Vijay Antony performed a dangerous underwater stunt himself without a body double.
- The film's brain surgery scenes were reviewed by a real neurosurgeon for accuracy.
- It was shot in over 15 locations including Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangkok.
- The movie faced legal issues before release due to a title dispute with the original 'Pichaikkaran'.
- A special prosthetic makeup team worked for hours to create the film's surgical scars.
- It is one of the few Tamil films to blend social drama with science fiction elements.
- The climax sequence took 11 days to shoot and involved complex visual effects.
