Rugged (2023)

Rugged is a Kannada action film directed by Mahesh Gowda, starring Vinod Prabhakar, the son of veteran villain Tiger Prabhakar, with Chaithra Reddy as the heroine. True to its title, it is built around a tough, short-fused hero, a love story and a series of fist-fights and confrontations with local goons. It belongs to the line of mass entertainers that have made Vinod Prabhakar a popular action lead in Kannada cinema.