Vijay Antony is a famous music composer, lyricist, actor, producer, and editor. The star has announced his new avatar in the film industry owing to his birthday today.

The musician turned actor's career-best movie is "Pichaikkaran", an Industry hit. The Telugu version of the film, "Bichagadu" was also a blockbuster at the Tollywood box office.

Marking the special occasion of his birthday, Vijay Antony makes an official announcement about embarking on a new journey as a director with the movie "Pichaikkaran 2"/"Bichagadu 2", produced by his home banner Vijay Antony Film Corporation. Ace director A.R. Murugadoss revealed the movie’s first look and introduced the new filmmaker.

Having proved an incredible track record of Chartbuster albums as music director, blockbuster hits as an actor-producer, and an outstanding editor, it's time for Kollywood to witness the new avatar of Vijay Antony as a filmmaker.

The multi-faceted actor said, "A long run dream finally comes true, This has been my inmost desire over a long period of time. In every movie as an actor, I have worked as an assistant director, learning tur techniques and skills from various moviemakers. For any filmmaker, its an advantage to be aware about every department. In this aspect, I find myself lucky to have witnessed success as a technician and actor. I thank producers, directors and actors, who supported me in this journey of developing my skills. On this special occasion of my birthday, I am glad to announce my new avatar as a filmmaker with the movie Pichaikkaran 2. This will be a big budgeted project and talks are going on with leading actresses to play the female lead role. The story premise will offer a great experience for the audience with the right mix of entertainment and emotions. We will be soon making announcenents on the cast and crew of Pichaikkaran 2."

Thank you sir ?? Hope I do justice to the important role of the ‘Director' #Pichaikkaran2 #Bichagadu2 https://t.co/Tm3VYByg85

— vijayantony (@vijayantony) July 24, 2021

Here's the Title Look of the project very close to my heart - #Pichaikkaran2 #Bichagadu2 ??
Happy to be helming this project as the Director ??@vijayantonyfilm @mrsvijayantony pic.twitter.com/vDB46jGg7N

— vijayantony (@vijayantony) July 24, 2021