''Papadom'' is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language comedy-drama film. It was directed by

Afdlin Shauki Dato' Afdlin Shauki bin Aksan (born 19 May 1971) is a Malaysian producer, screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, and television presenter and politician. Career Music A singer, musician and live performer Afdlin, toge ...

, who stars in the film. It also stars

Liyana Jasmay Liyana binti Jasmay (born 28 March 1988) is a Malaysian actress, singer, producer and director. Career Jasmay's first acting role came in 1997 when she was only nine years old in a TV drama called ''Si Lembik''. The story is similar to the H ...

, Noorkhiriah, and Vanidah Imran.

Cast

Main actors

as Saadom, runs a

nasi kandar Nasi kandar is a popular northern Malaysian dish from Penang, originally introduced by Tamil Muslim traders from India. The meal consists of steamed rice combined with an array of distinct curries, sides dishes, and gravies. The selection of curr ...

stall with his wife Munirah, still does so after the latter's death * Noorkhiriah as Munirah, Saadom's late wife, Miasara's late mother *

- Miasara, Saadom's daughter * Vanidah Imran as Professor Balqis

Supporting actors

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 Hisham, plays rugby for the university team *

Scha Alyahya Sharifah Nor Azean binti Syed Mahadzir Al-Yahya (born 30 May 1983), better known by her stage name Scha Al-Yahya, is a Malaysian model, actress and TV host. She plays the lead character, ''Dania'', a tomboy who struggles to achieve her dream of ...

as Shasha, Miasara's rival *

Chelsia Ng Chelsia Ng () is an actress from Malaysia. Biography Kuala Lumpur-born Ng made her first step in the entertainment scene in the Malaysian English-language comedy ''Kopitiam'' as Rain, an assistant in Steven's (Lim) salon. Besides ''Kopitiam' ...

as Yvonne, Miasara's best friend since school * Que Haidar as Mat, Miasara's shy classmate and aspiring film maker *

Harun Salim Bachik Haron Aminar Rashid bin Salim, popularly known as Harun Salim Bachik, (19 May 1959 – 8 March 2015) was a Malaysian actor and comedian. Career Born in Singapore, Harun was the son of a veteran actor of the 50s era, Salim Bachik. Harun be ...

as Shukor, Saadom's employer in the university premises * Adham Malekh as Ali, one of Saadom's business partners. *

Pete Teo Pete Teo (, born 26 December 1972), is a multiple award winning Malaysia, Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker as well as a sought-after actor in what has become known as 'New Wave Malaysian Cinema'. His work is associate ...

as Uncle Lim, one of Saadom's business partners.

Other versions

The film was also remade in the

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

in 2011 as ''

Appalam A papad is an Indian deep fried dough of black gram bean flour, either fried or cooked with dry heat (flipped over an open flame) until crunchy. Other flours made from lentils, chickpeas, rice, tapioca, millet or potato are also used. ''Papad ...

'', also directed by Afdlin Shauki.

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papadom (Film) 2009 films Malaysian comedy-drama films Films directed by Afdlin Shauki Tayangan Unggul films Films with screenplays by Afdlin Shauki Films produced by Gayatri Su-Lin Pillai