Rocky Movie Review: Vasanth Ravi's John Wick-style film is tastefully gruesome

Director Arun Matheswaran's Rocky, an action thriller, reminds us of John Wick, but remains rooted in Tamil Nadu, and India.

If there was one director who managed to keep the audience intrigued for nearly a year with the trailer of his first film, it is Arun Matheswaran. After Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara came onboard as presenters for Arun's Rocky, the expectations grew manifold. And after a year, Rocky hit the theatres on December 23.

Rocky is unabashedly gruesome - just as the trailer and the promos promised. The violence is brutal, yet poetic. Now, this is a balance that is extremely difficult to achieve. But, Arun Matheswaran does it successfully. Still, we must add that Rocky is definitely not for the faint-hearted.