Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam | |
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Directed by | Shuhaimi Baba |
Written by | Shuhaimi Baba |
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Cinematography | Mohd Filus Ghazali |
Edited by | Mior Hashim Manap |
Music by | Ajai |
Production company | Pesona Pictures |
Distributed by | Skop Productions |
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Country | Malaysia |
Language | Malay |
Budget | MYR 2.2 million[1] |
Box office | MYR 3.2 million[1] |
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, (English: Pontianak Scent of the Tuber Rose) is a 2004 Malaysian Malay-language horror film directed and written by Shuhaimi Baba starring Maya Karin, Azri Iskandar and Rosyam Nor.[2][3] The storyline of the film revolves around a restless female ghost who 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.[citation needed]
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.