USUALLY cast as a bad guy, Yayan Ruhian has become a symbol of a cold-blooded killer who slays his opponents with bare hands. Action movie fans often recall the scene where Yayan finished off the tall and stout Joe Taslim in The Raid—a Gareth Evens film of 2011. Since then, when they see Yayan, they remember Mad Dog, the character he played in the movie.

The success of The Raid spawned a sequel titled The Raid 2: Berandal in 2014 which hit