Bollywood actor Abhay Deol has been roped in to play the villain in Sivakarthikeyan’s film Hero, directed by PS Mithran. In a statement, director Mithran said that Abhay Deol’s character will be of utmost importance to the film. He said, ‘A”hay’s presence is going to be the uttermost amplifier in elevating the essence of Hero and continues to add the reason behind getting him for this film.”
Elaborating more about Abhay’s role in Hero, he said, “My debut film Irumbu Thirai was highly noticed for the overpowering character of the antagonist, which was played by Arjun sir. Obviously, this actually had an additional responsibility to create a villainous character with herculean shades.”
Hero will mark actress Kalyani Priyadarshan’s debut in Tamil. The action-thriller, produced by KJR Studios, went on floors in March this year. The technical crew of Hero comprises of cinematographer George C Williams and editor Ruben. The film has Ivana and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. Music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja.