On the set of Pichaikkaran 2, prominent actor and music director Vijay Antony from the Tamil film industry apparently had an accident. He reportedly met with a mishap and was taken to the hospital while filming action sequences on the sets in Malaysia. In preparation for the production of Pichaikkaran 2, the follow-up to the same-named film, Vijay Antony has been filming in Langkawi, Malaysia. The actor's boat was rammed while he was acting out an action scene. He was taken urgently to a neighboring hospital and is currently being watched.

Producer Dhananjayan updated his followers on Twitter about his health and said not to worry. He noted: "Happy to share that @vijayantony is fast recovering from the accident injury. He is under observation at the hospital at #Langkawi & his family has reached and is with him. They will take a call to bring him to Chennai soon. Let's pray for his speedy recovery & back in action." Director CS Amudhan posted on Twitter, saying, "Guys I’ve spoken to his nearest circle & @vijayantony is well, he will be back soon with shooting & his many cryptic tweets! Come back strong nanba..this year is ours!"

The highly successful movie Pichaikkaran 2 is the follow-up. The second edition is directed by Vijay Antony, whilst Sasi was in charge of the first. Vijay wrote the script and made his directorial debut with the movie. Additionally, he will edit, produce, and compose the soundtrack for the movie through his production company, Vijay Antony Film Corporation. John Vijay, Harish Peraddi, YG Mahendra, Ajay Ghosh, Yogi Babu, and other actors are featured in Pichaikkaran 2. The movie is getting ready for a big summer release.