Karthik Subbaraj on Retro secrets

Karthik Subbaraj on Retro secrets. Suriya is getting ready to give treat to movie lovers with his upcoming film Retro. The film directed by Karthik Subbaraj is slated for release on 1 May 2025.

Ahead of the release, Karthik Subbaraj speaking to scribes shared Retro secrets. He said “People expect me to do crime, thrillers, dark comedies,” he says with a smile, “but Retro is a love story. That is what it is at its heart.”

Retro has 1990s backdrop and Karthik shared “Even in my earlier films, there’s always been a personal core, often emotional. But this time, I wanted romance to be the driving force. Not just love between a man and woman, but love as a transformative force, something that pushes the character to evolve.”

Revealing more about Suriya's character, Karthik added “It’s not the usual arc of redemption,” Karthik goes on to explain. “It’s about a man who doesn’t even know what peace feels like until he meets someone who makes him believe it’s possible. That tension between who he was and who he wants to be that’s where the romance breathes.”

Karthik on challenges of highlighting romance said “It’s easy to make action look cool. But to make love feel real, especially in a world like this — that’s the challenge. You have to earn it.”He added “At the end of the day, style can grab your attention, but its emotion that stays with you. And in Retro, that emotion is love.”

On Suriya and Pooja Hegde's chemistry, he shared “Their chemistry, their silences, and the way they look at each other… It’s about subtle shifts, glances, restraint.”