''King of Mahjong'' is a 2015 Singaporean-Malaysian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Adrian Teh and starring

Chapman To Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...

, Mark Lee,

Michelle Ye Michelle Ye or Ye Xuan (born 14 February 1980) is a Chinese actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in, ''Eternal Happiness'', ''Triumph in the Skies'', and ''Lost in the Chamber of Love''. Her most notable role was in the 2009 f ...

and Venus Wong. The film was released on 19 February 2015, the first day of

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Plot

Cast

as Fatt * Mark Lee as Wong Tin-ba *

as Ramona * Venus Wong as Sassy Bai * Adrian Teh * Cheronna Ng as Deedee Cheung *

Richard Low Richard Low (; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's ...

Patricia Mok Patricia Mok (born 17 October 1971) is a Chinese Singaporean actress, best known for humorous roles on ''Comedy Night'' during her stint as a JTEAM artist until 2012. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1996 to 2012. Early lif ...

Dennis Chew Dennis Chew Chong Kheng (born 15 August 1973), also known as Zhou Chongqing, is a Singaporean radio deejay, actor, variety show host and singer. Chew is known for playing Aunty Lucy, a character which requires him to cross-dress as a middle-ag ...

* Lenna Lim

Guest appearance

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently holds ...

Tien Hsin Tien Hsin (; born Wu Tien-hsin on November 11, 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, television host and singer. She won a Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series in 2011 for the drama series ''Who's the One''. Personal lif ...

Kingdom Yuen Kingdom Yuen King-dan (苑瓊丹; born 11 September 1963) is a Hong Kong actress with a long history working with TVB. Life and career Kingdom was born in Hong Kong, her father was an ivory carver. She started her acting career with HK ATV during ...

Lo Hoi-pang Lo Hoi-pang (born 21 December 1941) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Lo attended TVB's Training Classes in 1973. Among his classmates are Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat. Lo won the 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for the Best Supporting Actor c ...

Mimi Chu Mimi Chu (), born Choo Yit Mei () is a Malaysians, Malaysian-born Hongkongers, Hong Kong actress and singer. She lived in Singapore before moving to Hong Kong. She has appeared at many events. As an actress, she is a recognised face in Hong Ko ...

Siu Yam-yam Siu Yam-yam (, born 17 August 1950), born Ngai Siu-ngan (倪小雁), is a Hong Kong actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. Filmography *''The Calling of a Bus Driver'' (2019) *''A Journey of Happiness'' (2019) * ...

Production

''King of Mahjong'' was filmed in both

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and

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Box office

When the film premiered in Malaysia on 26 February 2015, the film grossed RM$2.4 million at the box office after its first four days of release, leading the weekly box office. As of 6 March 2014, the film has grossed RM$3 million.

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KING OF MAHJONG《麻雀王》電影預告片- 農曆新年隆重上映！IN CINEMAS THIS CNY!
2015 films Singaporean comedy films Malaysian comedy films 2015 comedy films Gambling films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films set in Singapore Films set in Malaysia Films shot in Singapore Films shot in Malaysia Chinese-language Malaysian films