Actor Siva Karthikeyan's last release was Hero, which released on December 20, and the movie was directed by Irumbuthirai maker PS Mithran. Produced by KJR Studios, the movie also starred Kalyani Priyadarshan, Arjun, Abhay Deol, Ivana and Robo Shankar.

Hero had Siva Karthikeyan playing a superhero who fights against eh evil villain Abhay Deol who is a threat in the education system. The movie had received mostly favorable reviews, and had initially faced controversies after Atlee's associate Bosco had accused of plagiarism.

Now, Hero is all set to speak Telugu, as the movie is being dubbed and released in Telugu as Shakthi, and this dubbed version is planned to be released this month end. It must be noted that Arjun and Kalyani are popular names in Telugu, and Irumbuthirai's Telugu version Abhimanyudu was also a success.