Bichagadu
2,
the
Telugu
dubbed
version
of
Pichaikkaran
2,
written,
directed,
and
enacted
by
musician-turned-actor
Vijay
Antony
hit
the
screens
at
a
time
in
Tamil
and
Telugu
on
May
19.
Upon
its
theatrical
release,
the
movie
was
reviewed
as
a
mediocre
thriller
with
a
few
shining
moments.
Fans
of
the
actor
and
the
Bichagadu
movie
expected
Bichagadu
2
to
be
special,
although
the
movie
is
not
a
sequel
to
the
earlier.
Bichagadu
2
rides
on
sister
sentiment
and
emotions.
Although
the
movie
was
met
with
a
mixed
to
lukewarm
response
at
the
box
office,
the
film's
Telugu
openings
were
huge
than
the
original
in
Tamil
Nadu.
In
addition,
the
movie
surpassed
the
day
1
collection
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
2
in
Telugu,
on
the
release
day,
in
terms
of
openings.
Vijay
Antony's
movie
emerged
as
the
11th
cleanest
hit
in
Telugu
of
the
year
2023.
Bichagadu
2
Story
Vijay
Gurumurthy
and
Satya
(Vijay
Antony)
are
doppelgangers
and
have
no
connection
to
each
other.
While
one
is
a
former
multi-millionaire,
the
other
is
a
convict
beggar,
who
serves
jail
term.
A
situation
puts
Satya
in
Vijay's
place
and
then
the
story
begins
to
unfold.
What
will
Satya
do
when
he
becomes
Vijay?
is
to
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
Bichagadu
2
Cast
The
movie
stars
Vijay
Antony,
Kavya
Thapar,
Dev
Gill,
Radha
Ravi,
Hareesh
Peradi,
Yogi
Babu,
and
John
Vijay
among
others
in
crucial
roles.
Bichagadu
2
Break-Even
&
Box
Office
Bichagadu
2
movie
achieved
break-even,
despite
the
underwhelming
response
at
the
ticket
counters,
within
four
days
of
its
theatrical
release.
The
movie
earned
an
overall
worldwide
collection
of
Rs
23.63
Crore
(Rs
11.60
Crore
Share).
Bichagadu
2
Crew
The
movie
is
produced
by
Fatima
Vijay
Antony
under
the
Vijay
Antony
Film
Corporation.
Om
Narayan
cranked
the
camera
for
the
film
while,
as
expected,
Vijay
Antony
composed
the
entire
soundtrack
and
music
for
the
film.
Vijay
Antony
also
worked
on
the
film's
editing
along
with
directing
it.
The
movie
was
written
by
Vijay
Antony,
K
Palani,
and
Paul
Antony.