Sivakarthikeyan is currently shooting simultaneously for the A.R. Rahmmusical SciFi film directed by Ravikumar costarring Rakul Preet Singh and 'Hero' directed by P.S.Mithran. The hot news is that veteran comedian Vivek has joined 'Hero' and this will be the first time he is sharing screen space with Sivakarthikeyan.

'Hero' produced by KJR Studios and music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja has Kalyani Priyadarshan and Ivana as Sivakarthikeyan's pairs while Action King Arjun plays the main antagonist.

Sivakarthikeyan's next release is 'Mr. Local' directed by M. Rajesh and costarring Nayanthara on May 1st. He also has signed two more projects directed by Pandiraj and Vignesh Shivan produced by Sun Pictures and Lyca Productions respectively.