Chennai, Dec. 6 -- Actor Sivakarthikeyan was last seen playing the lead role in director Pandiraj's Namma Veettu Pillai, which turned out to be a successful outing for the actor-director combo. The family drama was bankrolled by Sun Pictures, their second film this year after Karthik Subbaraj's blockbuster, Petta.

The actor will be next seen playing the lead role in the 'Irumbu Thirai' fame P.S. Mithran-directed Hero, in which he will be paired opposite Kalyani Priyadarshan who is set to make her Kollywood debut through this film. The film is all set to hit the big screens on December 20.

The actor also has a number of biggies lined up in his pipeline, of which his recently announced project titled Doctor has an interesting update. The ...