After being seen in the M Rajesh directorial comic entertainer Mr Local co-starring Lady Superstar Nayanthara, actor Siva Karthikeyan is simultaneously working in two projects, namely the PS Mithran directorial Hero and Pandiraj directorial SK16 with Anu Emmanuel.

Hero is produced by KJR Studios known for producing movies like Aramm and Gulaebhagavali besides distributing Thala Ajith starrer Viswasam and is the second directorial venture of Mithran after the hit Vishal starrer Irumbuthirai.

Hero is an action thriller and will also have Action King Arjun, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol, debutant heroine Kalyani Priyadarshan and Ivana. It has now been made official that Hero will release worldwide on December 20. After Irumbuthirai, again Yuvan Shankar Raja will be scoring music for Hero.