India, May 1 -- Retro box office collection day 1: Suriya's latest release Retro was one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film sees Suriya take on the role of a local gangster named Paarivel Kannan aka Paari. As per the latest update on Sacnilk.com, Retro collected Rs. 20 crore on its opening day in India. Retro is directed by Kartik Subbaraj. (Also read: Suriya finally confirms his next film with Venky Atluri, shooting to begin in May: 'We need all your love and blessings')

The latest report stated that Retro collected Rs. 20.08 crore on its opening day, as per early estimates. It is slightly lower than Suriya's last release Kanguva, which had an opening day haul of Rs.22 crore net. Given that Retro has received positive r...