| Pichaikkaran | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sasi |
| Written by | Sasi |
| Story by | Akyes |
| Produced by | Fatima Vijay Antony |
| Starring | Vijay Antony Satna Titus |
| Cinematography | Prasanna Kumar |
| Edited by | Veera Senthil Raj |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | Vijay Antony Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | KR Films Skylark Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | est.₹42.25 cr[1] |
Pichaikkaaran (transl. Beggar) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi, produced by Fatima Vijay Antony and starring Vijay Antony and Satna Titus, Bagavathi Perumal, Vazhakku En Muthuraman, and Dheepa Ramanujam. Antony also composed the music for the film.[2][3] The story is about Arul (Vijay Antony), a billionaire businessman who leads a 48-day long secret life as a beggar as part of a religious offering to save his hopeless dying mother.
Pichaikkaaran was released on 4 March 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became an blockbuster at the box office.[4] The film was remade in Odia as Baby, in Marathi as Bhikari and in Kannada as Amma I Love You.[5]
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