Director Priya Krishnaswamy out, Ananda Krishnan in Vijay Antony's 'Pichaikkaran 2'

Vijay Antony's 'Pichaikkaran' was a massive hit at the box office and was enjoyed by the fans. Now the makers are working on the sequel of this emotion-action drama. Accordingly, Vijay Antony has begun shooting for '

Pichaikkaran 2

' on his last birthday, and the film was earlier announced to be directed by National Award-winning director Priya Krishnaswamy. Now as per the latest report, Priya Krishnaswamy has opted out of '

Pichaikkaran

2' for reasons better known to her, and Ananda Krishnan has been roped in as a replacement.

Meanwhile, Ananda Krishnan is already working on '

Kodiyil Oruvan

' with Vijay Antony, and the film shooting was wrapped up recently. Ananda Krishnan was seen praising Vijay Antony, and the director has a good rapport with the energetic actor. Ananda Krishnan and Vijay Antony will resume shooting for 'Pichaikkaran 2', once the duo delivers their current film 'Kodiyil Oruvan'.

Moreover, Vijay Antony is also part of the films '

Thamezharasan

', 'Agni Siragugal', and 'Khaki'.