Papadom (film) explained

Papadom
Director:	Afdlin Shauki
Producer:	Gayatri Su-Lin Pillai
Music:	Pacai
Cinematography:	Helmi Yusof
Editing:	Mindy Wong Vern Yee
Studio:	Tayangan Unggul
Runtime:	115 minutes
Country:	Malaysia
Language:	Malay
Budget:	MYR 1.44 Million^[1]
Gross:	MYR 3.20 million

Papadom is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language comedy-drama film that is inspired by Disney’s College Road Trip (2008). It was directed by Afdlin Shauki, who stars in the film. It also stars Liyana Jasmay, Noorkhiriah, and Vanidah Imran.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Afdlin Shauki as Saadom, runs a nasi kandar stall with his wife Munirah, still does so after the latter's death
• Noorkhiriah as Munirah, Saadom's late wife, Miasara's late mother
• Liyana Jasmay - Miasara, Saadom's daughter
• Vanidah Imran as Professor Balqis
• Farid Kamil as Hisham, plays rugby for the university team
• Scha Alyahya as Shasha, Miasara's rival
• Chelsia Ng as Yvonne, Miasara's best friend since school
• Que Haidar as Mat, Miasara's shy classmate and aspiring film maker^[4]
• Harun Salim Bachik as Shukor, Saadom's employer in the university premises
• Adham Malekh as Ali, one of Saadom's business partners.
• Pete Teo as Uncle Lim, one of Saadom's business partners.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
22nd Malaysia Film Festival	Best Art Direction	Nazrul Asraff
	Best Original Music Score	Pacai
	Best Original Story	Afdlin Shauki
	Best Screenplay	Afdlin Shauki
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Noorkhiriah
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Que Haidar
	Best Actress	Liyana Jasmay
	Best Actor	Afdlin Shauki
	Best Film Director	Afdlin Shauki
	Best Film	Papadom	^[5]

Other versions

The film was also remade in the Tamil language in 2011 as Appalam, also directed by Afdlin Shauki.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.finas.gov.my/index.php?mod=industry&sub=cereka&p=Filem2009 TAYANGAN FILEM CEREKA TEMPATAN 2009
2. Web site: Papadom (2009) - Movie - Yahoo! Malaysia Movies . Malaysia.movies.yahoo.com . 29 October 2009 . 27 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227165600/http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Papadom/movie/14805/ . dead .
3. Web site: Papadom . cinema.com.my . 12 August 2009 . 29 October 2009 . 27 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227073946/http://www.cinema.com.my/movies/movie_contents.aspx?search=2008.4880.papadom.9313 . live .
4. Web site:
   1. Showbiz: 'Bullying is a big no!' - Que Haidar
   . Dennis. Chua. New Straits Times. 9 October 2019. 5 February 2024. 10 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010061208/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2019/10/528564/showbiz-bullying-big-no-que-haidar. live.
5. Web site:
   1. Showbiz: 'Why can't we make films like Papadom anymore?'
   . Dennis. Chua. New Straits Times. 25 July 2019. 5 February 2024. 29 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190929003110/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2019/07/507222/showbiz-why-cant-we-make-films-papadom-anymore. live.