Rocky (upcoming film)

Rocky is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language gangster film written and directed by Arun Matheswaran in his directorial debut. The film stars Vasanth Ravi and Raveena Ravi in the main lead roles while Bharathiraja and Rohini play supportive roles.[1] Darbuka Siva has been roped into score music for the film while cinematography is handled by Shreyaas Krishna.

Rocky
Directed byArun Matheswaran
Produced byC. R. Manoj Kumar
Written byArun Matheswaran
Screenplay byArun Matheswaran
StarringVasanth Ravi
Raveena Ravi
Bharathiraja
Rohini
Music byDarbuka Siva
CinematographyShreyaas Krishna
Edited byNagooran
Production
company
RA Studios
Distributed byVignesh Shivan
Nayanthara
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Vasanth Ravi, who made his debut in the criticially acclaimed flick Taramani (2017), was reported to sign his second project,[2] an action drama film, directed by Arun Matheswaran.[3] Arun, who prevously worked as an assistant director to Thiagarajan Kumararaja, announced his debut as a film director in April 2018, under the production of RA Studios, headed by C. R. Manoj Kumar.[4] Arun initially developed the script in late 2014, after the completion of Irudhi Suttru (2016), The film went thrice into production, despite being shelved for unknown reasons. Many actors had rejected the script, citing due to non-availabilty of dates or the inclusion of non-commercial elements in the film, unlike in a mainstream cinema, before Vasanth Ravi was finalised.[5]

Initially, Mysskin was approached to play the main antagonist in the film,[6] but was replaced by Bharathiraja,[7] after Mysskin turned down the offer due to being busy with Udhayanidhi Stalin's Psycho.[8] The film marks Bharathiraja, playing a negative role after 15 years, since playing crucial villainous role in Mani Ratnam directorial Aaytha Ezhuthu.[9][10] The portions of the film were extensively shot in Chennai, Dhanushkodi and Rameshwaram.[9] Shreyaas Krishna filmed the visuals, which was one of the main reason, the film's trailer got positive response upon release on mid-October 2019;[11] the film was shot with the help of anamorphic lens, which suited well with the film's story.[12]

References
  1. "Vasanth Ravi's next, Rocky". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Taramani fame Vasanth Ravi signs his second film, Mysskin to play villain". The Indian Express. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Vasanth Ravi turns an action hero - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (30 April 2018). "What is 'Taramani' Vasanth Ravi up to now?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "'Rocky' has no romance or comedy: Director Arun on making a pure crime drama". The News Minute. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. Subramanian, Anupama (21 April 2018). "Mysshkin is the antagonist for Vasanth Ravi". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. "Bharathirajaa plays the villain in Vasanth Ravi's gangster film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. "Vasanth Ravi's next to be a gangster drama titled 'Rocky' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "Bharathiraaja to play villain in Vasanth Ravi's 'Rocky'!". Sify. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  10. "Tamil director Bharathiraja to play villain after 15 years". The Week. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. "Rocky Trailer ft. Bharathi Raja and Vasanth Ravi looks highly impressive". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. "'Rocky' has no romance or comedy: Director Arun on making a pure crime drama". The News Minute. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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