Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam
Directed byShuhaimi Baba
Written byShuhaimi Baba
Produced byPersona Pictures
Starring
Production
company
Pesona Pictures
Distributed byGolden Satellite
Release date
  • 20 May 2004 (2004-05-20) (Malaysia)
[1]
Running time
111 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageMalay

Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, also known as Pontianak Scent of the Tuber Rose or Fragrant Night Vampire, is a 2004 Malaysian Malay-language horror film directed and written by Shuhaimi Baba.[2][3] The storyline of the film is a restless female ghost wants to avenge her death.

Produced by Persona Pictures,[4] starring Maya Karin, the film is about a restless spirit (pontianak) Meriam who seeks revenge upon those who killed her. The film was a major box office success in Malaysia.

A sequel, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2, was released on 24 November 2005.[5] It is about Meriam continuing her revenge on the family of Marsani until Zali, a son of Marsani dies for saving her daughter Maria.

Cast

  • Maya Karin as Meriam, whose death brought about the Pontianak
  • Azri Iskandar as Marsani, Daniel's love rival, Meriam's killer, Zali's father, Asmadi's adopted son, Yuli's husband
  • Rosyam Nor as Asmadi, Marsani's adopted son
  • Ida Nerina as Sitam, Meriam's caretaker
  • Kavita Sidhu as Anna, Norman's wife
  • Eizlan Yusof as Norman, Asmadi's adopted son
  • Nanu Baharuddin as Laila, Meriam's cousin, Maria's aunt and foster mother, Sitam's friend
  • Shahronizam Noor as Daniel, Meriam's husband
  • Sharifah Aleya as Rafiah, Asmadi's girlfriend (dead)
  • Aziz Sattar as Tok Selampit, Meriam's dance teacher
  • Adam Hamid as Man, Meriam's servant
  • Yusmal Ghazali as Sarjono, Marsani's bodyguard
  • Nadia Mustafar as Yuli, Marsani's wife and Zali's mother
  • Adam Corrie as Chong, Marsani's bodyguard
  • Soffi Jikan as Amang
  • Afdlin Shauki as Penghulu Madura
  • Bob Azrai as Orang Madura
  • Azwan Ali as Tengku Mahkota Sultan
  • Sophia Ibrahim as Datin
  • Wahid Satay as Pembesar Istana I
  • Aimi Jarr as Pembesar Istana II
  • Shah Rezza as Pembesar Istana III
  • Sandra Sodhy as Tetamu Istana I
  • Rueben Oas as Tetamu Istana II
  • Hushairy Hussein as Kassim
  • Haiza as Zai, Anna's employee and Asmadi's wife

References

  1. "Chasing Hollywood dreams". The Sun Daily. 1 December 2019.
  2. Linna, Esa. "Red Eyed Ghost (2004)". Elitisti. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. Tahir Alhamzah (23 July 2018). "#Showbiz: Plenty acting offers, but money isn't everything, says Maya Karin". New Straits Times Online.
  4. Rudy Imran Shamsudin (8 September 2019). "Selami kisah 'peribadi' puntianak". Harian Metro.
  5. Dennis Chua (15 March 2017). "Maya Karin wants action roles". New Straits Times Online.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.