Ricky (2016 film)

Ricky
Promotional poster
Directed by	Rishab Shetty
Produced by	S. V. Babu
Screenplay by	Rishab Shetty
Story by	Rishab Shetty
Starring	Rakshit Shetty Haripriya
Narrated by	Sudeep
Music by	Arjun Janya
Cinematography	Venkatesh Anguraj
Edited by	N. M. Vishwa
Production company	S. V. Productions
Distributed by	Bahaar Films
Release date	22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹ 3.76 crores
Box office	₹ 6.00 crores

Ricky is a 2016 Indian Kannada thriller film written and directed by Rishab Shetty in his directorial debut, and produced by S. V. Babu. It stars Rakshit Shetty and Haripriya in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Achyuth Kumar and Ravi Kale. The film deals with the prevalence of naxalism in India, with a love story in the backdrop.

Rishab Shetty, who had earlier starred in Rakshit Shetty's 2014 film Ulidavaru Kandanthe, turned director for the first time with Ricky. Shetty had conceived the story in 2009 inspired from an incident that occurred in Kundapur near his hometown Kerady in Karnataka, as an aspiring film director. He said, "I was born and brought in Kerady, a place near Kundapura, which is surrounded with mountains. It was a Naxal-affected area and I used to hear several stories from people around me, which formed the backdrop of the story" and added, "I have also explored an incident about Special Economic Zones, which I picked up from a programme by the central government".

Shetty had initially wanted Diganth to play the lead role. However, on watching Rakshit Shetty's 2010 Tughlaq, he decided to have him play the role. He planned to signing Hariprriya after being impressed by her performance in the 2014 film Ugramm. It was revealed in February 2014 that Kishore and Achyuth Kumar were signed to play supporting roles. Ravi Kale was then was cast to play a pivotal role as well.