Hero teaser: Sivakarthikeyan plays a vigilante, Abhay Deol a villain in PS Mithran's action thriller on education system

After the successful rural comedy Namma Veettu Pillai, Sivakarthikeyan will be seen next in PS Mithran’s _Hero_ . The film also marks the Tamil film debut of Abhay Deol. The leading lady of Hero is Kalyani Priyadarshan. [caption id=“attachment_7548561” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Sivakarthikeyan in a still from Hero. YouTube[/caption] The plot seems to centre around the education system of the country, and the issue of student suicides. Deol plays a no-nonsense antagonist, who can be heard saying, “Mind your business — this is what our education system teaches.” On the other hand, Arjun Sarja’s character holds a different opinion. He believes the system gives everyone an opportunity but not everyone can be on top. He then tells Sivakarthikeyan, “This system cannot be changed by a common man. We need a hero.” The teaser then hints at Sivakarthikeyan’s character, taking up the task of a masked vigilante and ends with him skillfully throw a shukiren blade. Salman Khan launched the teaser on social media

What a stylish teaser! Very happy to launch @kjr_studios #HeroTeaser 😃 @siva_kartikeyan All the best to u and team 👍🏽https://t.co/GfFFiUDFvz#Hero @Psmithran @AbhayDeol @akarjunofficial @george_dop

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) October 24, 2019

“I’d written a story for him (Sivakarthikeyan) long ago, and we were supposed to do a film even before Irumbu Thirai released, sometime in 2017. After the release of my film, we met and decided to work together. This project will be a racy thriller. That’s how I’ve planned it for now. Just like Irumbu Thirai, this film will also have a social message,” Mithran had previously told Times of India. The music of Hero is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and George C Williams will helm the camera. 24 AM Studios, which produced Siva-starrer Remo and Seema Raja, is bankrolling this project. According to The News Minute, Sivakarthikeyan will also be seen in a yet-untitled film by Vignesh Shivn, which will go on floors in 2020. He is also a part of an untitled sci-fi film with Rakul Preet as the female lead. Hero is slated to release on 20 December.