| Ricky Rapper and the Miser of Seville | |
| Director: | Timo Koivusalo |
| Screenplay: | Sinikka Nopola Tiina Nopola Timo Koivusalo |
| Producer: | Timo Koivusalo |
| Music: | Esa Nieminen |
| Studio: | Artista Filmi Oy |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Budget: | €1,400,000 (SES funding: €560,000)[1] |
| Gross: | €2,731,827[2] |
Ricky Rapper and the Miser of Seville (fi|Risto Räppääjä ja Sevillan saituri) is a Finnish musical film directed by Timo Koivusalo, released on 13 February 2015. It is based on the book of the same name by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola.
Elvi (Riitta Havukainen) and Risto (Samuel Shipway) receive a letter from a relative in Seville, Spain, promising to bequeath their fortune to Risto. Elvi and Rauha (Minttu Mustakallio) decide to prepare Risto for high society, while Nelli (Sanni Paatso) joins them in exploring the mysterious mansion. Unexplained events ensue.
Filming took place during the summer of 2014, primarily in Villilä Studios in Nakkila and the old town of Naantali. The film is the fifth installment in the Risto Räppääjä series, produced by Artista Filmi.[3]
The film was the highest-grossing in Finland on its opening weekend (13–15 February 2015), with 59,684 viewers.[4] By February’s end, it had surpassed 200,000 viewers.[5]