Abhay Deol agreed to do Sivakarthikeyan's film a month ago

Abhay Deol’s Tamil debut, Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kathai, is yet to hit screens, but the Bollywood actor has signed his second project, Hero, which has Sivakarthikeyan in lead. The film, which has PS Mithran at the helm, will have the Dev D actor playing the antagonist.
The director says, “The selection of an artiste for the antagonist’s role in the movie was quite a long drawn process.We have, till date, shot only for 35 days, and the shooting of the remaining portions will happen soon.”
Kotapadi Rajesh, who bankrolls the project, says, “Abhay liked the story and agreed to do the film a month ago. He will join the crew from August 6.”
Actor Arjun plays a crucial character in the project which has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by George C Williams. Kalyani Priyadarshan is making her Tamil debut with Hero.