Ricky is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film written and directed by Rishab Shetty in his directorial debut, and produced by S. V. Babu.

[1] Richard "Ricky" (Rakshit Shetty) is engaged to his childhood friend Radha (Haripriya).

He discovers that she had turned into a Naxalite to avenge the wrongful destruction of her home by the Government and her parents' death.

[2] 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.

[3] It was revealed in February 2014 that Kishore and Achyuth Kumar were signed to play supporting roles.

Thankfully, I can easily gain and lose weight, which actually helped to play my role in Bullet Basya, Ricky and Neer Dose, which is my current project.

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 Gujarat.

The film was given a "U/A" (Parental Guidance) certificate by the Regional Censor Board in early January 2016.