Retro

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Carla Hay

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A complete tonal mess, Retro can't decide if it wants to be a brutal action film or a wacky lighthearted comedy. It's a strange and idiotic story about a gloomy thug who has to learn how to laugh. Song-and-dance numbers are awkwardly thrown into the mix.

May 3, 2025

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Latha Srinivasan

Hindustan Times

Retro, on the whole, is a good effort by director Karthik Subbaraj but the choppy screenplay, with too many tracks, prevents it from being a great one.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2025

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Sruthi Raman

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The 168-minute Retro spends too much time on mindless action sequences and suffers from a lack of powerful supporting characters who typically feature in Subbaraj’s films.

May 2, 2025

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Bhuvanesh Chandar

The Hindu

This is the Suriya we have been wishing to see on screen for a long time. And if not for that underwhelming middle stretch, Retro proves to be the kind of experiment more Tamil filmmakers need to take on.

May 1, 2025

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KARTHIKEYAN K

Definetly not a Karthik Subburaj Movie. Compared to other recent movies this is much better and some scenes are great. Young Villian did well his role apart from Surya.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Noelle

I have to give a poor rating because this script was horrible and they were trying to go in too many directions in this movie, which made it a mess. They didnt know what to do with it. It could have been good. The stupid rubber gang plot was over the top dumb.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Shebhu

Solid movie great actions sequences and amazing music

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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VB

Too much violence and too long a movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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saitama

Entertaining action movie . Worth a watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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JOSE PETER F

WOW..This is the type of Suriya move that we all are missing a loooong time. Superb movie with outstanding stunt sequences. Music and BGM took the theatrical experience to a different level. It's one of the best movie from Karthik subbaraj after Petta.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Producer: Jyotika, Suriya
Screenwriter: Karthik Subbaraj
Distributor: Prime Media
Production Co: 2D Entertainment, Stone Bench Films
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 48m