A major official announcement has come from KJR Studios about their underproduction film 'Hero' directed by P.S. Mithran of 'Irumbu Thirai' fame.  An official note  reads "Thrilled to have Bollywood stunner Abhay Deol on board as the antagonist in Siva Kartikeyan's  'HERO!' Excited about this fresh collaboration!  Abhay Deol is a nephew of Dharmendra and cousin of Sunny, Bobby and Esha Deol.

'Hero' has Yuvan Shankar Raja's music with Sivakarthikeyan and Kalyani Priyadarshan as the lead pair.  Action King Arjun is playing a pivotal role and is teaming with Mithran for the second time after 'Irumbu Thirai' as well.  The film is progressing fast and could be a Christmas or Pongal release.

Thrilled to have Bollywood stunner @AbhayDeol on board as the antagonist in @Siva_Kartikeyan's #HERO! ?? Excited about this fresh collaboration!@Psmithran @akarjunofficial @thisisysr @kalyanipriyan @george_dop @dhilipaction @ruben_editor @DoneChannel1 @gobeatroute pic.twitter.com/cqZizp6zFn

— KJR Studios (@kjr_studios) July 19, 2019