After the 2018 cyber crime-thriller Irumbu Thirai that starred Vishal, Samantha, Arjun and others, director PS Mithran is currently gearing up for his next, Hero. Starring Sivakarthikeyan and Kalyani Priyadarshan as male and female protagonists, the film is produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under the banner KJR Studios.
The film's first look released on 2nd September in the official Twitter handle of KJR Studios. The first look featured actor Sivakarthikeyan with a superhero mask in hand. Hero marks the Kollywood debut of Kalyani Priyadarshan, who recently made her foray into Telugu cinema through Sudheer Varma's Ranarangam.
Unmasking #HeroFL 🎭 Let the whistles begin!#Hero #HeroFirstLook #VinayagarChaturthi @Psmithran @Siva_Kartikeyan @akarjunofficial @AbhayDeol @kalyanipriyan @thisisysr @george_dop @AntonyLRuben @InfinitMaze @dhilipaction @sivadigitalart @LahariMusic @EzhumalaiyanT @DoneChannel1 pic.twitter.com/DCeZakmhGT
— KJR Studios (@kjr_studios) September 2, 2019
On the technical front, Hero is shot by cinematographer George C. Williams while Ruben handles the cuts. This Yuvan Shankar Raja musical is slated to hit the screens on Decmber 20. Stay tuned for more updates.
Actor Sivakarthikeyan will be next seen playing the lead in director Pandiraj's Namma Veettu Pillai and the star has signed up for various projects including director Vignesh Shivan's SK-17 and SK 14, which is helmed by 'Indru Netru Naalai' fame director R. Ravi Kumar.