It was announced on the occasion of Music director and hero Vijay Antony's birthday last year  that the actor will next begin working on a sequel to his blockbuster movie and it was revealed to be Pichaikaran 2.

The first look poster of Pichaikaran 2 and it's Telugu version Bitchagadu 2, both produced by Vijay Antony Productions was also released announcing that director Priya Krishnaswamy of national award winning movie Baaram will direct Pichaikaran 2.

However in an unexpected move, Pichaikaran 2 has underwent a huge change and the movie will now be directed by Metro, Aal fame Ananda Krishnan and not Priya Krishnaswamy as announced earlier. It must be noted that Ananda Krishnan has directed the upcoming Vijay Antony movie Kodiyil oruvan as well.