Retro, starring Tamil superstar Suriya in the lead role, is gearing up for its much awaited release on the OTT platform after its successful theatrical run. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the movie also stars Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram and Karunakaran. Despite receiving mixed response, the movie had a good run at the box office.
Retro will release on Netflix on May 31 in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Announcing the release date, Netflix India wtote, “A sacred spear. A secret identity. A saga for the ages. Watch Retro, out 31 May, on Netflix in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.”
Apart from Suriya and Pooja, the movie also stars Karunakaran, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Joju George, Jayaram, Sujith Shankar, and Singampuli in key roles. Shriya Saran will be seen in a cameo role.
It was reported that Retro was first offered to Thalapathy Vijay. But director Karthik Subbaraj clarified that the movie was not written for Vijay but for superstar Rajinikanth. In an interview, he revealed, “This story was not written for Thalapathy Vijay sir, as being speculated. I wrote this script keeping in mind Thalaivar. Initially, it was more in the action zone to suit Thalaivar’s image. After narrating it to Suriya sir, it was changed to a love story. Even Suriya sir asked me if I narrated the script to Rajinikanth sir.”
On the work front, Suriya was last seen in the movie ‘Kanguva’ but it did not work well at the box office. The movie also starred Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Natty Subramaniam, K. S. Ravikumar, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Kovai Sarala, Ravi Raghavendra and Karunas.
