Ricky (2016 Film)
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''Ricky'' is a 2016 Indian
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
-language
crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...
written and directed by
Rishab Shetty Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', ...
in his directorial debut, and produced by S. V. Babu. It stars
Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...
and
Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena (born 29 October 1991), known professionally as Hariprriya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Hariprr ...
in the lead roles. The supporting cast features
Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...
and
Ravi Kale Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi films. He played Chander in the '' Sarkar'' series and the '' Dandupalya'' series. Filmography Kannada *''Cyanide'' (2006) *'' Vamshi'' (2008) ...
. The film deals with the prevalence of naxalism in India, with a love story in the backdrop.


Plot

Richard "Ricky" (
Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...
) is engaged to his childhood friend Radha (
Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena (born 29 October 1991), known professionally as Hariprriya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Hariprr ...
). He leaves to the north for a year for his job and promises her to return as soon as possible. However, when he returns, he cannot find her as she along with her family have disappeared. He searches for her and finds out that she has now become a
Naxalite Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Inspired by Maoism, Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight ...
named Seetha. He discovers that she had turned into a Naxalite to avenge the wrongful destruction of her home by the Government and her parents' death. The complications start to affect them both and lead them to dangerous situations.


Cast

*
Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...
as Richard "Ricky" *
Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena (born 29 October 1991), known professionally as Hariprriya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Hariprr ...
as Radha/Seetha *
Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...
*
Ravi Kale Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi films. He played Chander in the '' Sarkar'' series and the '' Dandupalya'' series. Filmography Kannada *''Cyanide'' (2006) *'' Vamshi'' (2008) ...
*
Pramod Shetty Pramod Shetty is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada films. Pramod started his career as a theater artist. He also appeared in several kannada serials. Pramod made his film debut in 2010 with film '' Jugaari''. He got recognition for ...
* Veena Sunder * Shashikala *
Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...
* Manjunath * Dinesh Mangaluru * Raghu Pandeshwar * Chandrakala Rao


Production


Development and casting

Rishab Shetty Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', ...
, who had earlier starred in
Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...
's 2014 film ''
Ulidavaru Kandanthe ''Ulidavaru Kandante'' ( As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir gangster film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, ...
'', turned director for the first time with ''Ricky''. Shetty had conceived the story in 2009 inspired from an incident that occurred in
Kundapur Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Pr ...
near his hometown Kerady in
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, 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
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s, which I picked up from a programme by the central government". Shetty had initially wanted
Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), known professionally as Diganth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Diganth made his lead acting debut in ''Miss California (film), Miss California'' (2006) and ...
to play the lead role. However, on watching
Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. His deb ...
'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 ''Ugramm'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel in his directorial debut, and produced by his brother Pradeep Neel. It stars Sriimurali and Hariprriya in the lead roles, with Tilak Shekar, Avinash ...
''. It was revealed in February 2014 that
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and
Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...
were signed to play supporting roles. Ravi Kale was then cast to play a pivotal role as well.


Filming

It was revealed by the official Twitter handle of the film that shooting commenced on 1 September 2014, also revealing the first look poster of the film. Filming began in
Karkala Karkala ( ) ( ) is a town and the headquarters of eponymous Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. It lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats, Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a m ...
,
Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi () in Kannada or Odipu () in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara old north Malabar c ...
. Majority of the filming took place in Udupi and
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. Rakshit Shetty confirmed that 90 percent of the filming was completed by 12 October, in a span of 42 days, with a song sequence to be shot in
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. The director revealed that songs and fight sequences were to be shot in
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. A house worth 1 million was constructed in the area for filming in Kalavaru village at the Western Ghats region, to resemble the house of an agriculturist that was demolished previously, after orders from a court. Setting to complete filming in a total of 99 days, a total of 46 days was done in the deep forests of
Karkala Karkala ( ) ( ) is a town and the headquarters of eponymous Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. It lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats, Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a m ...
, in the
Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi () in Kannada or Odipu () in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara old north Malabar c ...
of
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. Additionally, filming took place for four days in
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, nine days in
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, and 12 days in areas surrounding the Dal Lake of
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,
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. Filming completed in June 2015 after a total of 69 days.


Soundtrack

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer, singer and director. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for ...
composed the film's background and scored for its soundtrack. Lyrics for the soundtrack was penned by K. Kalyan,
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and
Jayant Kaikini Jayant Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist and script writer in Kannada cinema. He has published seven short story collections, six poetry collections, four essay colle ...
. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks. It was released on 31 December 2015 in
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.


Release

The film was given a "U/A" (Parental Guidance) certificate by the Regional Censor Board in early January 2016. Including a "couple of changes", the makers were asked to mute seven dialogues. Immediately afterwards, the makers, initially on having planned to release the film theatrically on 22 January, decided to release it on 29 January, citing "theatre problems", with many other films releasing on 22 January. However, as initially planned, it was released on 22 January.


References


External links

*{{IMDb title, 5258390, Ricky 2016 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films scored by Arjun Janya Indian crime thriller films Films about Naxalism 2016 crime thriller films Films directed by Rishab Shetty