Pichaikkaran 2 is a prime example of how solo sequels feel like an excuse to capitalise on the success of a hit movie in a field that has nearly never gotten a sequel correctly. Pichaikkaran, a movie from 2016, wasn't very groundbreaking, but director Sasi managed to cram an intriguing plot into an overabundance of action and motherly love.
Pichaikkaran 2 attempts to keep the concept alive as a foundation upon which to construct a brand-new narrative from scratch, but although having an exciting concept, it is unable to move forward.
Vijay Antony has demonstrated a strong preference for taking on many roles. Five of the thirteen films he has been the star of—including his most recent—have multiple parts. In Pichaikkaran, he portrayed a billionaire who also doubled as a beggar, while in the sequel, he plays both Vijay Gurumoorthy, a billionaire, and Sathya, a beggar. While the first movie focused heavily on mother sentiment, this one features Tamil cinema's traditional sister sentiment. In the sequel, a poor man amasses a fortune of one lakh crores, whereas in the first movie, a rich man had to experience poverty for a month. But other than the dichotomy and parallelism, there is nothing else in common between the two films.
The people working for Vijay Gurumoorthy must discover a nobody whose brain can be transplanted into Vijay's body since, as usual, avarice overcomes them. They find Sathya, an orphan/beggar, and allow science, which only Stephen Hawkings and Michio Kaku can comprehend, take its course. Then, after erasing Vijay's mind as if it were a hard drive that could be formatted, they dispose of Sathya's body in the Dubai desert. The result is Vijay's body with Sathya's mind. The above scene, which takes place in the first 20 or so minutes of Pichaikkaran 2, is over the top in a way that is distinctive to Vijay Antony starrers, which I really appreciated in his films like Thimiru Pudichavan, Kodiyil Oruvan, and of course, Pichaikkaran. though from there, the film goes downhill
Sathya is clearly not Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen's simpleton stand-in from The Dictator, and as he ascends the social scale, the only one who can help him down is himself. But in keeping with the toxic relationship that Tamil movie heroes have with the Robin Hood syndrome, Sathya chooses to use his money to offer basic necessities to the underprivileged at discounted costs. He even uses the name "Bikili" for the wealthy people who maintain their affluence by benefiting from the toil of the underprivileged; thus, it would seem, makes him "Anti Bikili."
