Vijay Antony’s ‘Pichaikkaran 2’ is a sentimental, speech-heavy take on how the rich should help the poor

Spoilers ahead…

Vijay Antony has co-written, edited, directed, and composed the music for – and he appears in a double role in this spiritual sequel to his 2016 hit. He doesn’t play the same character here, but he’s, again, a beggar: this time, his name is Sathya. In the other role, he is a super-rich businessman named Vijay. There’s an element of sci-fi in this story, which involves brain transplant. For a bit, I started asking “logical” questions like this: But it doesn’t matter because the transplant results in a terrific twist on the Robin Hood narrative: taking from the rich and giving to the poor. Only here, Vijay takes his own money and gives it to the poor. 

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