The amount of success �Pichaikkaran� brought Vijay Antony is enormous. His choice of stories and production values as a producer were noticed because of that project.
Released in 2016, �Pichaikkaran� received an excellent response both in Tamil and Telugu. Director Sasi who directed the original will not be directing the sequel. Initially, it was discussed that Priyanka of �Baaram� fame will direct it but apparently, she stepped out of the project. A couple of other names cropped up but the news is finally Vijay Antony himself will direct the sequel.
Becoming a multi-faceted personality in filmdom, Vijay Antony who initially started as a music director, wore the hats of an actor, a producer, an editor, and now a director. He is also credited as a lyricist and not to forget a singer.
He is currently busy with �Thamezharasan� directed by Babu Yogeswaran go made �Daas� before, a multi-starrer titled Agni Siragugal� along with Arun Vijay and Prakash Raj to name a few, and an action thriller titled �Khaki� directed by Senthilkumar.
With a busy schedule and taking up bigger responsibilities of direction, Vijay Antony is going in the right direction, showing his contemporaries how versatile he can be.