Retro: 2025 Surya Tamil Romantic Action Film Trailer, Review

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Movie Name: Retro
Directed by: Karthik Subbaraj
Starring: Suriya, Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram Alagu Sundaram, Karunakaran, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Reddy Nayak, Sujith Shankar, Tarak Ponnappa, Thamizh, Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Prem Kumar, Ramachandran, Durairaj, Uday Mahesh, Sandeep Raj, Murugavel, Vidhu, Nandita Das, Remya Suresh, George Maryan
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Release Date: 01 May, 2025
Language: Tamil
Running Time: – Minutes
Rating: –
Production Companies: Stone Bench Creations, 2D Entertainment
Budget: ₹75 Crore

Retro: Movie Overview

Retro is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. It is produced by Stone Bench Creations and 2D Entertainment. The film stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside Jayaram, Joju George, Karunakaran, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Sujith Shankar, Prem Kumar, Ramachandran Durairaj, Remya Suresh and George Maryan.

The film was officially announced in March 2024 under the tentative title Suriya 44, as it is the actor’s 44th film as the lead actor, along with the tagline Love, Laughter and War, and the official title was announced in December 2024. Principal photography commenced in June 2024 and wrapped by early-October. Filming locations included Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ooty, Kerala and Chennai. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Shreyaas Krishna and editing by Shafique Mohamed Ali.

Retro is scheduled to be released worldwide on 1 May 2025 in theatres.

The music and background score are composed by Santhosh Narayanan, in his first collaboration with Suriya and eighth with Subbaraj. Santhosh Narayanan has delivered some of the most iconic soundtracks in Tamil. The audio rights of the film were bagged by T-Series.

Retro is scheduled to release theatrically on 1 May 2025. Apart from the original Tamil language, it is scheduled to be released in the Telugu and Hindi languages.

Sakthi Film Factory acquired the distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu.

The film’s streaming rights were acquired by Netflix for a record price of ₹80 crore (US$9.2 million).