‘Retro’ trailer: Suriya headlines Karthik Subbaraj’s rowdy action comedy
The Tamil film has been dubbed into Hindi and other languages. Also starring Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram, Nasser and Karunakaran. Out in cinemas on May 1.

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