Retro (2025)

The story begins in the 1960s with a gangster's wife, Sandhya, adopting an orphan boy with a unique scar, whom she names Paarivel "Paari" Kannan. He is raised in a life of crime, but upon reuniting with his childhood friend Rukmini, who is now a veterinarian, he falls deeply in love with her. He promises to leave his violent life behind for her, but his gangster father, Thilagan, betrays him. Paari is then embroiled in a series of conflicts that lead him to an isolated island, a tyrannical cult, and a prophecy about his true identity. The film explores the conflict between Paari's desire for a peaceful life with Rukmini and his destiny as a warrior.