Why Karthik Subberaj is the soul of romance sun’s retro
Director Karthik Subaraj, known for films like ‘Pizza’ and ‘Jigarthanda’, is focusing on romance in his latest venture ‘Retro’. Starring Suria, the film turns into a transformative power of love against a vintage gangster background.
Director Karthik Subbraj opens about love in his latest film with Suria in his latest film.
Karthik has never been one to walk on the predicted land. From the psychological colds of ‘Pizza’ to the meta chaos of ‘Jigarthanda’ and its adventurous sequel, they have created a reputation to fulfill the hopes of style. But with retro, his upcoming film starring Suria, Subarj is returning to some more original and weak – in love.
“People expect me to do crime, thriller, dark comedy,” he says with a smile, “but ‘Retro’ is a love story. That’s what is in its heart.”
In the 1990s, with nostalgia, style and action, ‘Retro’ can carry the view of a vintage gangster flicks, but for Subbaraj, it is all deeply in service. “Even in my previous films, there has always been a personal core, often emotional. But this time, I wanted the romance to have a driving force. Not only a man and a woman’s love, but love as a transformative power, something that pushes to develop the character.”
Suriya’s character, once-made gangster was trying to escape from his violent past, when he falls in love, he is pulled into an emotional rethinking. “This is not a normal arc of redemption,” Karthik explains. “It is about a person who does not even know that peace is felt until he meets someone who does not believe that it is possible. Tension between who he was and he wants to become – that is where the romance breathes.”
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Known for his ghuni aesthetics and twistie plots, Subbej says to work with romance because central motifs came up with their challenges. He says, “Action is easy to calm down. But to make love feel real, especially in such a world – this is a challenge. You have to earn it.”
And the place where Surya and Pooja Hegde come. “Their chemistry, their silence, the way they see each other, is about the subtle change, glimpse, restraint,” they say.
For a filmmaker who is often labeled as ‘stylish’ or ‘dark’, retro is probably their most emotional transparent film. “At the end of the day, the style can attract your attention, but it is the feeling that stays with you. And in retro, this feeling is love.”
‘Retro’ may be prepared in the 90s swagar, but its beating is a diligent romance.
