Sivakarthikeyan's long-awaited 'Doctor' movie is all set to be released in theaters on October 9th ahead of the Ayudha Pooja holiday season. The trailer of the film that landed last Saturday has upped the ante to the max and is expected to take a grand opening on release. Priyanka Arul Mohan debuts as the leading in the dark comedy directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures with Anirudh scoring the music.

Sivakarthikeyan's next movie 'Don' a romantic campus comedy directed by Cibi Chakravarthy is also nearing completion and is planned for an early 2022 release. The Sci Fi thriller 'Ayalaan' will then follow as grand summer treat for fans.

Meanwhile Sivakarthikeyan will next star in a new movie reportedly titled 'Singa Paadhai' directed by Ashok an associate of Atlee. It is said that the charismatic star plays dual roles as father and son. Preproduction work on the film is in full swing with filming scheduled to begin in October.

The red hot update on 'Singa Paadhai' is that famous Bollywood cinematographer Dudley has been roped in for the film by producer KJR Studios. The DOP's impressive resume of films includes Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chennai Express' and 'Dilwale'. Vijay Sethupathi's 'Junga' and most recently Jayam Ravi's 'Bhoomi'.