''Estet'' (stylised as ''ESTET'') is a 2010 Malaysian Malay-language romantic

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Mamat Khalid Mohamad Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid (6 April 1963 – 24 October 2021) was a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, and occasional actor. He was the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better know ...

. It was released 4 November 2010. It is produced by his company Naga XV, and is in

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

and

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

languages. The film was nominated for 10 categories in the 23rd

Malaysia Film Festival Malaysia Film Festival (FFM; ms, Festival Filem Malaysia) is an accolade bestowed by the Malaysian ''Entertainment Journalists Association of Malaysia'' for the appreciation and honouring the products of film arts and artists. The formal cere ...

, in which it won the Special Jury Award category while one of its actors, Shashi Taran, won the Best Supporting Actor category.

Cast

* Shashi Tharan as Shashi *

Farid Kamil Farid Kamil bin Zahari (born 5 May 1981) is a Malaysian actor, director and screenplay writer. He is a well-known male model turned actor who has made a big reputation of himself as one of Malaysia's most famous actors since Rosyam Nor in the ...

as Farid, Shashi's Malay friend. * Jasmin as Geetha, Shashi's sister. *

Soffi Jikan Mohammad Shoffi bin Jikan (born 13 November 1970) is a Malaysian actor, singer, and director. Personal life On 13 May 2019, Sofi was ordered to defend himself by Mahkamah Petaling Jaya on charges of using marijuana. Filmography Film Tele ...

as Junna * S. Veerasingam as Ponniah * Kamarul Haji Yusof as Yaacop, Farid's father * Gandii Nathen as Apaa Shashi, Shashi's father. * Mislina Mustaffa as Kak Lina * Mohan as Mohan * Jayasree as Jayasree * Rosyam Nor as Kublai Khan

David Arumugam Dato’ Thiagarajan K.R. Arumugam (born 3 May 1950), known by his stage name David Arumugam, is a Malaysian musician and singer who is one of the founding members of the band called Alleycats. He is the elder brother of Loganathan Arumugam. O ...

of the band Alleycats also makes a brief cameo appearance in the film.

References

External links

''ESTET''
from Sinema Malaysia 2010 films Malaysian comedy films Malay-language films Tamil-language Malaysian films Films directed by Mamat Khalid Films with screenplays by Mamat Khalid {{Malaysia-film-stub