Priya Krishnaswamy

Vijay Antony's 'Pichaikkaran' was a massive hit at the box office and was enjoyed by the fans. Now the makers are working on the sequel of this emotion-action drama. Accordingly, Vijay Antony has begun shooting for 'Pichaikkaran 2' on his last birthday, and the film was earlier announced to be directed by National Award-winning director Priya Krishnaswamy. Now as per the latest report, Priya Krishnaswamy has opted out of 'Pichaikkaran 2' for reasons better known to her, and Ananda Krishnan has been roped in as a replacement.

Director Vetri Maaran is releasing this National Award-winning film directed by Priya Krishnaswamy

The two-day festival will be held on February 27 and 28, and be inaugurated by Priya Krishnaswamy, director of the National Award-winning film 'Baaram - The Burden'.

Baaram's story follows the life and death of Karuppasamy, a widowed night watchman, who slips and breaks his hip one fine day.

The musician-turned-actor says that an announcement will be made about the actors in the project later

Vijay Antony is celebrating his 45th birthday today (July 24) and on the occasion, he announced the sequel to Bichagadu tiled as Bichagadu 2. To be directed by Priya Krishnaswamy who has helmed the national award-winning film ‘Baaram’, the story of the film has been penned by Vijay himself during the lockdown.

Actor-turned-music director Antony has acted in a variety of stories and developed himself as a notable actor in Tamil cinema. The 2016 action thriller 'Pichaikkaran' established Vijay Antony as a talented star in front of a wide audience, and the film which was directed by Sasi bagged highly positive reviews. Recently, reports about 'Pichaikkaran 2' shaping up have been surfacing on the internet and fans have been expecting an announcement from Vijay Antony soon. But now, the latest reports are speculating that Vijay Antony's 'Pichaikkaran 2' may not be directed by Sasi who directed its prequel.

The director was speaking at the press meet of the National Award-winning film

In 2016, when Vijay Antony’s successful Tamil film Pichaikaran got dubbed into Telugu as Bichagadu, there were hardly any expectations. However, the action drama helmed by ‘Seenu’ director Sasi pulled off a miracle at the box-office by registering some astonishing numbers which shocked the trade pundits as well.

The government has granted permission to start the film shoots with a maximum of 75 people and strictly asked to follow safety measures. Even after several days post the approvals, there have been no big films in Tamil that have resumed the shoot as they are still waiting for the pandemic situation to settle. Now, the latest buzz is that from today onwards Vijay Antony has resumed shooting for his next.

A three-day event titled 'Festival of women filmmaker' will be organized at the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) from March 8 to mark International Women's Day and the centenary year of Indian cinema.

The film won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

Vijay Antony has roped in Ananda Krishnan, with whom he is working in the upcoming Kodiyil Oruvan, to direct the sequel of his blockbuster Pichaikaran.

Vijay Antony-starrer 'Pichaikkaran', which was directed by Sasi, was one of the highest grossing movies of 2016 in Tamil cinema. Vijay Antony scored the music as well as produced the film, which made him more popular down South. A few months ago, Vijay Antony had said that he had finished writing the story and screenplay for 'Pichaikkaran 2' during the Coronavirus lockdown. Since then, there had been a lot of reports coming in about the film, however, no announcement had been made by the makers. But now, Vijay Antony has finally made the 'Pichaikkaran 2' announcement on the occasion of his birthday today and has accompanied it with a surprise for his fans.

Produced by Reckless Roses, the movie has been helmed by Priya Krishnaswamy.

Vijay Antony-starrer 'Pichaikkaran', which was directed by Sasi, was one of the highest grossing movies of 2016 in Tamil cinema.

The Psycho director said that he would like to paste wall posters of the film as a mark of respect for the creation

It seemed like there was a goof up from the team of Pichaikkaran 2, as the same background people in the poster was originally used in Suriya's Thaana Serntha Koottam

The Maharashtra government has formed a 22-member committee led by producer Smita Thackeray to develop a new film policy for the state. The committee aims to make films a part of the 'creative economy' and to establish Maharashtra as a premier film production hub.

The idea behind the festival, which will be on till September 28, is to showcase the work of filmmakers from the Himalayan region and to promote Ladakh as a film shooting destination

Gangoobai, a childless, elderly widow, has lived her whole life in the tiny colonial hill station of Matheran.

The Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) is set to produce four films this financial year –– two under the pioneering ‘Films Directed by Women’ project and two others under a path-breaking initiative to support aspiring filmmakers from the SC/ST (Scheduled Castes and

Born in 1952, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) stands tall as South Asia’s oldest and largest celebration of cinema. Jointly hosted by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), State Government of Goa, the festival has grown into a global cinematic powerhouse—where restored classics meet bold experiments, and legendary maestros share space with fearless first-timers.

This year, at the ongoing International Film Festival of India, four Tamil films have been selected to be screened under various categories.