India, May 5 -- He is basking in the accolades he's receiving for his latest film Retro, starring Suriya, and is grateful for all the love being showered by the audience. Director Karthik Subbaraj's Retro is his 12th directorial in a career spanning a decade which has seen some really novel films like Jigarthanda and Jigarthanda Double X. His unique storytelling style, technical prowess and strong anti-hero characters have made this talented director a force to reckon with in Tamil cinema. In this exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, the Iraivi director talks about Retro, Suriya, his production company and more.

I just wanted to show how the protagonist's life - Paari - sort of takes a complete U-turn in like 15 minutes. Because just whe...