Poster announcing the box office milestone of ‘Retro’
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Retro, Tamil superstar Suriya’s latest release, crossed the Rs. 100-crore mark at the worldwide box office on Tuesday, the film’s production banner has officially announced. The film, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, has earned Rs. 104 crores worldwide, a feat it attained in less than a week since its release on May 1.
2D Entertainment, the banner backing the film, announced the news on their official X handle.
According to the trade tracking website Sacnilk, Retro earned Rs. 48.90 crores in India as of Tuesday.
Retro features Suriya as Paarivel Kannan, a reformed gangster who goes after his ladylove to the Andaman Islands. At the same time, his notorious past catches up in the form of his gangster father. The film, a mix of multiple genres, has garnered polarising reviews from the critics and the audiences.
While many have criticised the film, calling out its overstuffed narrative and an underwhelming second half, several others have praised Karthik’s off-beat attempt. The Hindu’s review of Retroread, “If not for that underwhelming middle stretch, Retro proves to be the kind of experiment more Tamil filmmakers need to take on.”
The film, bankrolled by Jyotika and Suriya under the banner 2D Entertainment, stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead. Joju George, Jayaram, and Nasser play pivotal roles. Karthik’s regular collaborator, Santhosh Narayanan, has scored the music for the movie. Shafique Mohamed Ali has served as the editor, while Shreyaas Krishna was the cinematographer. Retro is co-produced by Rajsekar Karpoorasundarapandian, Karthikeyan Santhanam under the banner Stone Bench Films.
Meanwhile, Suriya is currently working on his upcoming film with RJ Balaji, tentatively called Suriya 45. The star also has the recently-announced film with Venkt Atluri and Vetri Maaran’s Vaadivaasal in the line-up.
Published – May 07, 2025 11:43 am IST