Retro (2025)
April 30, 2025Release Date
Retro (2025)
April 30, 2025Release Date



Plot.
Where to Watch.




Currently Retro is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Fandango, AMC Theatres, Atom Tickets, Marcus Theatres
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Suriya
Jada Muni / Paarivel Kannan / Producer / Playback Singer

Pooja Hegde
Rukmani

Joju George
Thilagam

Jayaram
'Chaplin' Lolly

Vidhu
'King' Michael Mirasu

Nassar
Rajavel Mirasu

Prakash Raj
Dharmendran

Sujith Sankar
Freddie Milton

Singampuli
Rukmini's Father

Swasika
Sandhya

Karunakaran
Anthony

Avinash Raghudevan
Prabhu

Gajaraj
Lord Milton

Tamizh
Pasupathi

Prem Kumar
Murugan

Ramachandran Durairaj
Ramachandran

Remya Suresh
Lakshmi

Murugavel
Murugavel

Kaarthekeyen Santhanam
Hakkim / Co-Producer

MD Asif
Red Team Leader

Shriya Saran
Blue Thorn

Santhosh Narayanan
Innisai / Music / Playback Singer / Original Music Composer

Karthik Subbaraj
Director / Writer

Shreyaas Krishna
Director of Photography

Shafique Mohamed Ali
Editor

Praveen Raja
Costume Designer

V. Mayapandi
Production Design

Jacki
Production Design

M. Dinesh
Still Photographer

M. Sherif
Choreographer

Vinoth Sugumaran
Makeup & Hair

Jyothika
Producer

Rajsekar Pandian
Co-Producer

Vivek
Lyricist

M Mohammed Subier
Costumer

G. Suren
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer

S Alagia Koothan
Sound Designer

Suresh Ravi
Colorist

M Ashok Narayanan
Executive Producer

Ganesh PS
Production Executive

Srinivasan Elangovan
Assistant Director

Anand Purusoth
Assistant Director

Bharath Muralidharan
Assistant Director

Jagdish Babu
Assistant Director

Mahesh Balu
Assistant Director

Sooraj Das
Assistant Director

Muruganantham
Assistant Director

Avinash R
Assistant Director

Mohan Kumar R.
Assistant Director

Selvakumar
Assistant Director

Praveen Giri
Assistant Director

Venkat Murugan
Assistant Director

Kaecha Kampakdee
Stunt Coordinator

B. Senthil Kumar
Production Controller

Yuvraaj
Public Relations

Tuney John
Publicist

Sid Sriram
Playback Singer

Shan Vincent de Paul
Playback Singer / Lyricist

Alphonse Puthren
Co-Editor

Arunraja Kamaraj
Lyricist

Punya Selva
Playback Singer

808Krshna
Playback Singer / Lyricist

Raqueeb Alam
Lyricist / Playback Singer

Ananthu
Playback Singer

S. Ravishankar
Focus Puller

Praveen Arumugam
Focus Puller

Lakshmipathi
Steadicam Operator

S. Vijayarajan
Camera Operator

C. Manivannan
Assistant Camera

Rasheeed Jilani
Camera Operator

Azmuddin Shaik
Key Grip

Kaushik Madkaikar
Drone Pilot

Anish Naik
Camera Operator

Jimmy Raja
Camera Operator

K. Moneshwar
Camera Operator

Prem Pandiarajan
Camera Operator

T. Gopal Krishna
Gaffer

Nazeer Ahmed Shaik
Gaffer

Arif Shaik
Gaffer

Vijaycharan
Lighting Manager

Jaya Manickam
Electrician

Panthigarajan
Electrician

Adimolu Nagasatish
Assistant Camera

Bujji Babu
Assistant Camera

Ganga Rao
Assistant Camera

Anand Babu
Assistant Camera

Delhi Babu
Assistant Camera

Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal
Assistant Camera

Stepan Raj
Assistant Camera

Krishna Reddy
Lighting Artist

Dargah Babu Paidi
Lighting Artist

Raju Battana
Lighting Artist

Rahman Yadavalli
Assistant Camera

Narasimharao
Assistant Hairstylist

Praghaldhan
Hairstylist

Theja
Makeup Artist

Madhava
Makeup Artist

Kadhar Kumar
Makeup Artist

Prabhakaran
Makeup Artist

Shandhil
Makeup Artist

Srinivasan
Makeup Artist

Nithin JP
Co-Editor

Keshav B Raj
First Assistant Editor

K. G. Abishek Priyan
Assistant Editor

Gowtham
Assistant Editor

V. K. Bharath
Assistant Editor

Sabari Ramiro
Head of Animation

Raghunath Kumaraswamy
Storyboard Designer

S. Nagavenkata Kumar
Sound Effects Editor

M. Rajesh
Assistant Sound Editor

Jesinth Imman
Assistant Sound Editor

R. Rajmohan
Foley Supervisor

B. Manoj Kumar
Foley Editor

R. Thiyagarajan
Assistant Foley Artist

R. Rajeshwari
Assistant Foley Artist

M. Kumar
Assistant Foley Artist

Kajol Suresh Murani
Makeup Designer

Sereena
Makeup Designer

Suhaas Sunil Shinde
Hair Designer

Shameer Sham
Makeup Designer

Sujith CS
Costume Design

Joby M.
Assistant Makeup Artist

Sandeep Killipalam
Prosthetic Designer

Shanjeev Narayan R.
Digital Intermediate Producer

Baskar Muthuraj
VFX Supervisor

M. Senthil Kumar
VFX Production Coordinator

Ranjith K.
VFX Production Coordinator

Jaiganesh
Compositing Artist

Karthikeyan Poobathi
Compositing Supervisor

Nithiyanandhan
Compositing Artist

Arokiya Raj
Compositing Artist

Keerthivasan Subburaylu
Compositing Artist

E. Balaji
Compositing Artist

Dinesh Pandi
Matte Painter

Vijayakanth T.
Matte Painter

Anbuselvan V.M.
Matte Painter

Azharudeen K.
Matte Painter

Sundar Viswanathan
2D Supervisor

Malick S. J.
VFX Artist

Sedhunathan M.
VFX Artist

Pavithran S.
VFX Artist

Vinoth Kumar V. P.
VFX Artist

Jayavel Murugavel
Rotoscoping Artist

Saravanan P.
Rotoscoping Artist

Hariharan Thuyaman
Rotoscoping Artist

Theepan Sundaram RP
Rotoscoping Artist

Praveen Suryanathan
Rotoscoping Artist

Dhanasekar Saravanan
Rotoscoping Artist

Viji Priyan
Rotoscoping Artist

Surya K.
Rotoscoping Artist

T. Sai Krishnan
Rotoscoping Artist

Siva Subramanian
ADR Supervisor

Udhayabanu Mageswaran

Sandeep Raj
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Details.
Release DateApril 30, 2025
Original Nameரெட்ரோ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 48m
Content RatingNR
Budget$7,600,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Retro (taglined Love-Laughter-War) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Produced by Stone Bench Creations and 2D Entertainment, the film stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. In the film, Paarivel “Paari” Kannan, an orphan raised by a gangster, faces betrayal and a violent cult as he searches for his true origins, fulfils a prophecy, and tries to reunite with his lost love, Rukmini.
The film was officially announced in March 2024 under the tentative title Suriya 44, along with the tagline Love, Laughter, War. The official title was revealed in December 2024. Principal photography commenced in June 2024 and wrapped by early-October. Filming locations included the 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 was released worldwide on 1 May 2025 in standard and EPIQ formats and emerged as a commercial success. The film received positive reviews praising the performance of Suriya and Hegde, Subbaraj's direction and storytelling, music, action sequences and visuals, but some pointed out issues with the pacing. It set several box office records for a Tamil film, emerging one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2025. Retro's success led the team to donate ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) from the film's profit to the educational NGO Agaram Foundation.
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