We are talking about the upcoming Prithviraj film ‘Hero’ in Malayalam. The film which sees Deepan calling the shots was supposed to take off with Mollywood heartthrob Prithviraj and Trisha as his heroine. It was rumored to be Trisha’s official entry as heroine into the Malayalam film industry.

Now there are reports flowing in from the Malayalam film circles that Trisha would not be available to shoot for this film due to lack of dates. The director, who saw a tight corner cornering him, seems to have approached Shriya Saran who is believed to have happily nodded her “yes” to the project after listening to the script. Deepan, the director of this film has confirmed Shriya’s presence in the film.

With ‘Hero’ in her kitty this will be Shriya’s third film in Malayalam.

Sources close to this film’s unit also reveal that Tamil hero Srikanth too would be playing a prominent role in this film. Nedumudi Venu, ‘Thalaivaasal’ Vijay, ‘Guinness’ Pakkru and Anil Murali too would be seen essaying pivotal roles in ‘Hero.’ The music for Hero will be handled by Gopi Sundar, who will set to tunes lyrics by Anil Panachooran and Shibu Chakravarthy. The scripting for ‘Hero’ is by Vinod Guruvayoor.