Retro, starring Suriya in the lead role, hit the big screens on May 1, 2025. The romantic action film is directed by Karthik Subbaraj, marking his first collaboration with the actor. Retro, set in the early 1990s, features the story of Paarivel Kannan aka Paari, a young man who is known to never smile after a family trauma. Despite being an orphan, he is raised by a benevolent woman, while her husband never acknowledges Paari as his son. However, one day, when his father is about to be hunted down, Paari steps in, making him a proud henchman of the gangster. Years later, Paarivel decides to stop his violent ways after falling in love with Rukmini (played by Pooja Hegde). On their marriage day, Paari and his foster father, Thilagan, get into a scuffle that ends violently. This leads to the former being jailed and Rukmini abandoning him. Five years later, Paari discovers Rukmini on a remote island and goes there, disguised as a laughing therapist to make his beloved believe he has changed. Spoiler …