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Pichaikkaran review

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2016 · Tamil · 2h 10m · Action, Drama, Thriller · CBFC U

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Filmi Score

Mixed

4 reviews · provisional

1 very good1 good2 weak

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Summary

Pichaikkaran (2016, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 45 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.

A rich man chooses to lead the life of a beggar for 48 days in the hope that his mother, who is on her deathbed, will recover.

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Cast & crew

Directed and written by Sasi · music Vijay Antony

Vijay AntonyLead

Satna TitusCast

Bagavathi PerumalCast

Muthu RamanCast

Dheepa RamanujamCast

SasiDirector · Writer

Vijay AntonyMusic

Prasanna S. KumarCinematography

Veera Senthil RajEditing

Cast

Vijay AntonyLead

Satna Titus

Bagavathi Perumal

Muthu Raman

Dheepa Ramanujam

Mohan Raman

Raveena Ravi

Pitchaikaran Moorthy

Full crew

SoundA L Dukaram · K Danasekar

Production designAnanth Mani

Summary

A rich man chooses to lead the life of a beggar for 48 days in the hope that his mother, who is on her deathbed, will recover.

Pichaikkaran (2016, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 45 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Sun NXT in the US.

Where to watch

SUN NXTWatch now

What the critics said

4 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one

The critic’s own number where they gave one

Rediff

S Saraswathi · 4 Mar 2016

Critic calls the film melodramatic and overdosed on action and sentiment, with an exploited mother-sentiment angle, but praises the music and lead… Read it there →

Derived by Filmi

MovieCrow

Pichaikkaran Review - Interesting Knot, Average masala Read it there →

Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 50

Behindwoods

3 Mar 2016

Pichaikaaran (aka) Pitchaikkaran review Read it there →

Published · 2.25/5 Filmi’s reading 35

Hindustan Times

Gautaman Bhaskaran · 5 Mar 2016

Pichaikkaran review: This film is begging for authenticity | Entertainment News Read it there →

Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 28

How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 4 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.

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Pichaikkaran: quick answers

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Where can I watch Pichaikkaran?

Pichaikkaran is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India), Sun NXT (India, the US, the UK and Canada), Vi Movies and TV (India), JioHotstar (India) and ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Pichaikkaran?

Pichaikkaran has a Filmi Score of 45 (Mixed), the mean of 4 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 28 (Hindustan Times) to 68 (Rediff). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

What readers say

The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.

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