Retta Thala
192nd of 227 in Kollywood
- Out-grossed 17% of Kollywood releases with reported figures ($445K).
- Returned 0.1× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 28th percentile.
- Cost
- $5M
- Took
- $445K
Against a Kollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 0.1 times what a typical release there does.
The money says flop. What do you say?
Retta Thala is a high-octane Tamil action thriller written and directed by Kris Thirukumaran. The film features Arun Vijay in a powerful dual role as Kaali and Malpe Upendra. The plot follows Kaali, a street-smart orphan living in Pondicherry, whose outlook on life is transformed when he encounters his exact lookalike, a wealthy and influential gangster named Upendra. Persuaded by his girlfriend Antre to steal the double's identity to escape poverty, Kaali enters a dangerous world of Goa's crime syndicates, police corruption, and high-stakes survival as he struggles to maintain his facade while being hunted by enemies.
- Released
- 25 December 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Language
- Tamil
- Industry
- Kollywood
- Arun VijayMalpe Upendra/Kaali
- Siddhi IdnaniAnthre
- Director
- Krish Thirukumaran
- Writer
- Krish Thirukumaran
- Original Music Composer
- Sam C S
- Director of Photography
- Tijo Tomy
- Producer
- Bobby Balachandran