Rocky is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action film directed by Arun Matheswaran in his directorial debut, while it was produced by C. R. Manoj Kumar under RA Studios and distributed by Rowdy Pictures.

[3] Rocky, an assassin who gets released from prison after finishing his sentence, learns that his younger sister Amutha has left the city.

In April 2018, Vasanth Ravi, during an exclusive interview with ETimes, revealed that he signed his next project after his debut film Taramani (2017).

Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost gave 4/5 stars and wrote "With Rocky, Director Arun Matheswaran and DOP Shreyas Krishnaa manipulate the space on-screen with great finesse to communicate the emotional psyche of the characters.

R of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "None before Arun Matheswaran had dared to graphically depict violence in such a way.

"[8] Thinkal Menon of OTTplay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Rocky is an undiluted action film which is nothing short of a feast for fans of gangster flicks.

"[9] Behindwoods gave 3.25/5 stars and wrote "Rocky doesn't hold back it's punches and ends up as an excellent arthouse revenge film, Try out for Bharathiraja and Vasanth Ravi's exceptional performance.

K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Rocky is not a plain revenge drama, it is layered and carefully structured.

"[11] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Rocky is best seen as a showreel of Arun Matheswaran and has a fantastic eye for composition, where he also uses the big screen beautifully.

"[13] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote "Arun Matheswaran’s Rocky is a no-nonsense, extremely ultraviolent revenge drama.