# Romeo (2024 film)
**Romeo** (ரோமியோ), a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama, marks Vinayak Vaithianathan's first film as writer and director; Meera [Vijay Antony](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijay-antony) produced it, and it stars Vijay Antony and [Mirnalini Ravi](https://www.edgepedia.org/mirnalini-ravi).[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) It was released in Indian cinemas on 11 April 2024.[2](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Vinayak Vaithianathan, in his directorial debut[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) |
| Lead cast | Vijay Antony as Arivazhagan "Arivu"; Mirnalini Ravi as Leelavathi "Leela"[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/romeo_2024) |
| Release | 11 April 2024 (India, theatrical)[2](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html) |
| Runtime | 146 minutes (2h 26m) on streaming listings; Apple TV lists 2h 30m[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/romeo-2024) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/romeo/umc.cmc.6vlg4pqljiinx6v00lv3r0wcq) |
| Certification | U/A 13+ (India); M, "mature themes and violence" (Australia)[5](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/romeo/umc.cmc.6vlg4pqljiinx6v00lv3r0wcq) • [6](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/romeo-1) |
| Music | Barath Dhanasekar, with Ravi Royster[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) |
| Box office | ₹84.7 million (₹8.47 crore) India net; Koimoi lists 100.3 million (10.03 crore) worldwide gross and a "losing" verdict[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Romeo_2024) • [8](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/hits-flops/kollywood-tamil-box-office-collection-verdicts/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Arivu (Arivazhagan), a 35-year-old man returning from Malaysia, is married to Leela, an aspiring heroine who enters the marriage because of familial obligation rather than choice.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/romeo-2024) After learning that Leela did not sign up for him or the wedding, Arivu sets out to win his wife's heart, and also confronts his buried past.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/romeo-2024) Streaming listings summarize the premise as a husband trying to win the love of a wife who married him out of familial obligation.[5](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/romeo/umc.cmc.6vlg4pqljiinx6v00lv3r0wcq)
## Cast and crew
Vijay Antony plays Arivazhagan "Arivu", Leela's husband and Janani's brother, and Mirnalini Ravi plays Leelavathi "Leela", Arivazhagan's wife.[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) The supporting cast includes [Yogi Babu](https://www.edgepedia.org/yogi-babu) as Vikram, VTV Ganesh as Arivazhagan and Janani's uncle, Ilavarasu as their father, Thalaivasal Vijay as Leela's father, Sudha as their mother, [Sreeja Ravi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sreeja-ravi) as Leela's mother, and Anarkali Nazar as Janani.[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) • [2](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html)
Behind the camera, Barath Dhanasekar composed the soundtrack and background score, Farook J. Basha handled cinematography, and Vijay Antony himself took on editing.[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) The film was shot extensively in Malaysia, Bangkok, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Tenkasi, Chennai, and Mahabalipuram.[1](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html) Production companies are listed as Vijay Antony Film Corporation and Good Evil Production.[2](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/romeo_2024)
## Release and reception
The film was released theatrically on 11 April 2024.[2](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html) FilmiBeat lists an OTT release on Aha Video on 10 May 2024,[9](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/ott.html) while Digit Binge lists an OTT release date of 8 December 2024.[10](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/romeo-858448.html) As of recent listings, the film streams on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, and JioHotstar (free with ads).[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/romeo-2024)
**Critical response.** Gopinath Rajendran of *The Hindu* wrote that "Romeo is a much-needed deviation from Vijay Antony's recent duds and makes for a decent watch with its fine share of emotionally gratifying moments."[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/romeo_2024) A Cinema Express review gave the film 3 out of 5, calling it an all-too-familiar story elevated by impressive performances, and compared its plot to the trope of *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi*, in which a man invents a new persona to win over his resentful wife.[11](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Apr/11/romeo-movie-review-impressive-performances-elevate-this-unoriginal-story) Kirubhakar Purushothaman of *Indian Express* was more negative, describing it as "a tedious love story of a 35-year-old virgin."[12](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/28510/romeo/)
## Box office
Sacnilk reports ₹84.7 million (₹8.47 crore) in India net collections, with daily Tamil net figures that stayed below ₹11 million (₹1.1 crore) throughout the first ten days.[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Romeo_2024) Koimoi's verdict table lists 100.3 million (10.03 crore) worldwide gross against a reported 50 million (5.00 crore), marking the film as "losing."[8](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/hits-flops/kollywood-tamil-box-office-collection-verdicts/) The trade guide *Tamil Cinema* nevertheless counted Romeo among the films declared box office successes by the trade in the first half of 2024,[13](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trade-guide-july-2024-web-high-res.pdf) and its January 2025 retrospective cited a 120 million (12 crore) [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu) gross among the industry's passable hits before *Aranmanai 4*.[14](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trade-guide-jan-2025_07.01.25_compressed-1.pdf) Internationally, The Numbers records $4,179, almost all of it from Australia ($4,155), with a limited release in India on 11 April 2024 and a wide release in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2024.[15](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Romeo-%282024-India%29)
## References
1. [Romeo (film) – Vijay Antony official filmography](https://www.vijayantony.com/filmography-romeo.html)
2. [Romeo Cast & Crew – FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/cast-crew.html)
3. [Romeo (2024) – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/romeo_2024)
4. [Romeo (2024) streaming – JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/romeo-2024)
5. [Romeo – Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/romeo/umc.cmc.6vlg4pqljiinx6v00lv3r0wcq)
6. [Romeo – Australian Classification](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/romeo-1)
7. [Romeo (2024) Box Office – Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Romeo_2024)
8. [Kollywood Box Office Collection & Verdicts – Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/hits-flops/kollywood-tamil-box-office-collection-verdicts/)
9. [Romeo OTT Release – FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/romeo/ott.html)
10. [Romeo (2024) – Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/romeo-858448.html)
11. [Romeo Movie Review – Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Apr/11/romeo-movie-review-impressive-performances-elevate-this-unoriginal-story)
12. [Romeo (2024) reviews – Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/28510/romeo/)
13. [Tamil Cinema trade guide, July 2024 – TFAPA](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trade-guide-july-2024-web-high-res.pdf)
14. [Hits and Misses of 2024 for Tamil Cinema – TFAPA](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trade-guide-jan-2025_07.01.25_compressed-1.pdf)
15. [Romeo (2024) Box Office – The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Romeo-%282024-India%29)
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