Sainik (2008)

Sainika (soldier) is a Kannada patriotic action drama directed by Mahesh Sukhadhare and starring C. P. Yogeshwar, the actor who later became a well-known politician in Karnataka, with Sakshi Shivanand as the heroine and Ashish Vidyarthi as the villain. The hero is an army man whose sense of duty and discipline carries over into civilian life when he has to defend his family and community against criminals. The film mixes patriotic sentiment with action and family drama.