Hero 2012

Dharmarajan Master, an action choreographer who runs a combat academy, finds himself short of money to arrange his daughter’s marriage. To salvage a chance at work, he travels to meet one of his old students, Aadhityan, a respected director in Malayalam cinema. Aadhityan offers a nod of approval and a path forward, but he asks Dharmarajan to rally support from his own students. When no one steps up to help, Dharmarajan makes a last-ditch effort to reconnect with his favorite pupil, Tarzan Antony, who had drifted away over personal issues.

Antony agrees to return to the screen and joins the film set, where he crosses paths with two towering figures in the industry: Gowri Menon and Premanand. [Premanand], the son of the Home Minister, is anxious about his past flops and sees this new project as a make-or-break opportunity. He pursues a successful collaboration with Aadhityan, while also pursuing Gowri Menon, whose aloof confidence only sharpens his arrogance. Gowri, however, sees through Premanand’s self-aggrandizing attitude and keeps her distance, even as Antony’s unwavering dedication to his craft begins to win her respect.

As the film unfolds, Antony’s meticulous work behind the scenes earns him quiet admiration from Gowri and the rest of the crew, while the audience—unaware of the true hero behind the camera—begins to credit Premanand for the action sequences. A spark develops between Gowri and Tarzan Antony, blossoming into a genuine romance that complicates the power dynamics on set. Premanand, feeling increasingly sidelined, resolves to eliminate Antony as a rival for Gowri’s affection and for top billing in the project. Meanwhile, Aadhityan announces a new project with the same core team, setting the stage for a ruthless reshuffling.

The conflict escalates when Premanand attempts to remove Antony from the project, but Aadhityan instead displaces Premanand and installs Antony as the lead. In a fit of rage, Premanand orchestrates a deadly trap that ends with the murder of Antony’s father, Thankachan. The mentor’s warning to step back briefly echoes as the crew pushes through pressure and completes the shoot. After the film is released, Antony tracks down Premanand at his hideout and delivers a decisive victory, taking down Premanand, Gautam Menon, and Premanand’s secretary Eldho. With the turmoil resolved, Antony is celebrated as the new hero of the industry, and his relationship with Gowri becomes an open, celebrated chapter in their lives.