Sivakarthikeyan has a promising year ahead with the continuous lineup of films in various stages of production. Among them, Mr. Local under Rajesh direction opposite Nayanthara has been announced to come out on May 1, SK14 with Rakul Preet Singh under R. Ravikumar's direction, SK15 under Irumbu Thirai fame PS Mithran's direction, the newly announced SK16 with director Pandiraj under the Sun Pictures banner and SK17 speculated to be directed by Vignesh Shivn.

Mr. Local coming out under the Studio Green banner with music by Hiphop Tamizha has raised quite a lot of expectations especially post the release of the film's teaser including the first look poster featuring Sivakarthikeyan amidst the background of the LIC building in Chennai and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Meanwhile, popular costume designer Neeraja Kona in an exclusive interview to Galatta stated Sivakarthikeyan and director Rajesh took massive efforts and care in bringing out the design and posture in the first look poster while also revealing she has worked extensively on the costumes of Mr. Local.