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Muhammad Kilau bin Rasu, popularly know as ‘Mat Kilau’, or alternatively known as Mohamed bin Ibrahim or ‘Mat Siam’, was a local chieftain and folk hero from Pahang, Malaysia, best known for his role in the Pahang Uprising (1891-1895) against the British Empire. The exceptional valor demonstrated by Mat Kilau in the uprising have gained him a place in popular memory as one of the heroes of Malay nationalism. Syamsul Yusof directs a martial arts film based on the historical character, in a movie that is as one-sided as all the recent action movies we have seen throughout the world, from “Top Gun” to “Wolf Warrior”.

The film begins in 1890 in Pahang, as the British arrive in the area. Their greed, their violent ways, and their will to disrupt the Islamic ways of the locals become evident from the introductory scene, which ends up in bloody violence as...

Malaysian historical action movie Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan, directed by Syamsul Yusof, has become the highest-grossing local film of all time in the Asian country, breaking the record set by the director’s own horror film Munafik 2 in 2018.

Mat Kilau has grossed 11.97m (RM53m) in 13 days across Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. While the producers only announce figures for the three territories combined, local distributors say the film has easily overtaken Munafik 2, which grossed 8.5m (RM37.74m) in Malaysia and 10.8m (RM48m) across the region. It has achieved that figure despite going up against Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion and Minions: The Rise Of Gru at the Malaysian box office.

Produced by Studio Kembara and distributed by Skop Productions, Mat Kilau tells the story of a legendary 19th Century Malay warrior, Mat Kilau, who fought against British colonisers and their high taxes.

The cast includes Adi Putra, playing central character Mat Kilau,...

Ady Putra, a Singapore-born Malaysia-based actor will make his Bollywood debut playing superstar Shah Rukh Khan''s lawyer in the much awaited sequel to the movie ''Don''."When my agent called me up last month and said I got the part as Shah Rukh''s lawyer, my first reaction was ''Are you sure they''ve got the right Ady?'' Wow, it''s truly unexpected," the 29-year-old actor told lifestyle paper ''The Daily Chilli''.Best known for his bad boy roles in hit Malay movies like ''Anak Halal'' and ''Histeria'', Putra auditioned for the role in Kuala Lumpur for Don 2 in the middle of the year. He said he was told that he got the role last month."I went for a casting call handled by one of the production houses in Kl. I''m thankful to Allah for the opportunity and the happiness that comes with it,...