Ronnie California: The King of Artesia

Jul 21, 2024

0h 16m

★ 10.0

You have to do whatever it takes to make it in this country.

Overview

Ronnie California, an Indian immigrant who operates an illegal gambling ring out of the back of his failing saree shop, must face the music when the community exposes his shady dealings.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

HEK Yeah!

Ronnie California: The King of Artesia Trailers

Cast

Ronnie California

Anand Mahalingam

Shivani

Shalini Bathina

Neel

Rama Vallury

Sidd

Nirvan Patnaik

Art

Schuyler Jeffress

Tony

Yehuda Nahari Halevi

Gary

Tim De La Motte

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