Suriya 44 titled Retro: Karthik Subbaraj’s gangster film is loaded with action and romance. Watch

What’s in the teaser?

The two-minute-five-second teaser begins with Suriya and Pooja Hegde sitting on the banks of a Varanasi ghat, with the evening aarti playing in the background. While she wears a light pink saree, he dons a black kurta. As she ties a bracelet around her wrist, Suriya looks into her eyes and says in Tamil, “(I) will control my temper. I’m going to stop working with my father. The violence, the rowdiness and the hooliganism… will stop everything from this moment on. I will try to smile and be happy. The purpose of my birth, in your language, my Dhammam, is love. Pure love. That’s it. I say it’s cut and good. Now tell me, should we get married?

Pooja kissed him on the forehead, nods in agreement, then holds his hands smiling. Throughout this scene, there are flashes of Suriya’s other life – the criminal life he leads, following in his father’s footsteps. We see him punching through a wall in frustration, beating and murdering men, smoking a cigarette and drinking alcohol together. We also see other menacing characters – played by Joju George, Jayaram, Prakash Raj and Nasser, among others.

Suriya’s upcoming projects

Suriya was last seen in Siva’s fantasy action epic Kanguva earlier this year. He will next be seen in Retro, produced by his and his wife Jyothika’s banner, 2D Entertainment and Stone Bench Films. The tagline of the film is: Love, laughter and war. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Shreyaas Krishna and editing by Shafique Mohamed Ali. Its theatrical release is scheduled for May 2025.

Suriya’s next after Retro, helmed by RJ Balaji, will mark the collaboration of Trisha Krishnan and Suriya after almost 20 years. They were last seen together in the 2005 film Aaru. Suriya and Trisha also worked in the 2002 film Mounam Pesiyadhe and were part of the ensemble cast of Mani Ratnam’s 2004 film Aayutha Ezhuthu.