Suriya's 'Retro': Karthik Subbaraj Drops The Alternate Version Of 'Kanimaa' Song
Suriya and Pooja Hegde’s Retro is witnessing a steady run at the box office. The film holds various surprises to excite the audience and has good music scores. The songs composed by music director Santhosh Narayanan have been wildly trending on social media. While the film is basking in the box office success, the makers have released an alternate version of the trending Kanimaa song. Here is the interesting story behind this unheard version.
The song Kanimaa created a huge sensation on social media, with netizens recreating the iconic steps and vintage outfits. The song, which was released a month ago, has so far gained more than 50 million views on YouTube. But do you know that this is not the real version, which was shot by the team initially?
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Yes. As per the director, Karthik Subbaraj, music composer Santhosh Narayanan, aka SaNa, composed a different song for which the now-famous 15-minute single shot was filmed. But later, after being impressed by the lyrical video that Karthik created for the release, SaNa decided to upgrade the song with interesting elements. And that’s what gave birth to the now viral Kanimaa song.
Interestingly, the word Kanimaa, which went viral on social media, never even existed in the initial version of the song. Suriya and Karthik shared the interesting story behind the composition in a conversation video dropped by the production house 2D Entertainments.
While the film receives good reception among the audience, the makers have now released the alternate version of the song with a hashtag, #KanimaaALT.
Here is the #Kanimaa Alternate Version. A Small peek into @Music_Santhosh ‘s #KanimaaAlt Version 🙂#Retro#LoveLaughterWar #RetroBlockbuster #TheOneWon pic.twitter.com/xI91CdNNNT
— karthik subbaraj (@karthiksubbaraj) May 4, 2025
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At the box office front, Retro, released on May 1, has collected Rs 43 crore at the end of four days of its release. Written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Retro boasts a stellar cast including Suriya, Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram, Nassar, Prakash Raj, Shreya Saran, and others on board. While the vibrant music scores were composed by music director Santhosh Narayanan, the editing was handled by Shafiq.
Offering an exciting journey on exploration of life, Retro narrates the story of a former gangster who tries to lead a peaceful life after vowing to his girlfriend, but when his past catches up with him, the purpose of his life changes.
