Kabali is mainly about the Malaysian underworld

CHENNAI: The much-awaited Tamil movie Kabali is mainly about the Malaysian underworld, an actor involved in the film has revealed.

Kabali, which is expected to be release worldwide on July 15, stars India’s highest paid actor Rajinikanth in the lead role. Malaysian actors Rosyam Nor, Norman Hakim and Zack Taipan are also in the movie.

It will be released in four languages and is expected to hit 5,000 screens. It will also be dubbed in Bahasa Malaysia.

The teaser of the film received five million hits on YouTube on its first day alone. With over 20 million hits so far, it has already broken records of Bollywood hits such as PK, Dhoom: 3 and Salman Khan’s upcoming Sultan.

According to a report in The Hindu, the story covers the socio-economic and political past and the present of Malaysia. It quoted actor Kishore, who is one of three villains in the movie, as saying: 

“Director P Ranjit and his team of artists and writers did a lot of research on the background of Malaysian Tamils, who have remained workers in plantation sectors in rubber and palm estates. 

The film explains why a character like Kabali emerges in a certain milieu.”

In an interview with The Hindu, Kishore, who made his debut in the movie Kanti in 2004, said: 

“We shot for nearly 30 days (with Rajinikanth) in Chennai and Malaysia.”

Asked about acting with a legend such as Rajinikanth, he said he considered himself blessed, “for acting alongside him is something of a dream come true for any actor”.

He praised Rajinikanth for making his co-stars comfortable with his simplicity. “His nature is like that. He used to share lot of experiences during the shoots with all the co-stars. 

I have also worked with stalwarts like Kamal Hassan. The way both Rajini and Kamal introduce new talents to their audience is great. This is a rare thing in the film industry today.”

On his role, Kishore who acts in Malayalam and Telugu films as well, said: “I am a typical villain. 

I wear huge gold chains and bracelets! I am one among three villains in the film. To match a character played by someone of Rajini’s stature, the film needed three antagonists. I tried my best to do justice in my character portrayal.”


He said the heroine in the movie, Radhika Apte was an amazing actor and a thorough professional in her approach.


Source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/06/10/kabali-is-mainly-about-the-malaysian-underworld/

Don't forget what our forefathers said about hudud

COMMENT Members of Parliament, on being elected as members of the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat), have to swear the following oath “...that I will faithfully discharge my duties as such to the best of my ability, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Malaysia and will preserve, protect and defend its constitution”.

The MPs must bear this oath in mind when deliberating on the Private Member's Bill introduced in Parliament recently by PAS MP for Marang Abdul Hadi Awang.

The bill seeks to amend Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1956 and is intended to extend the power of the syariah court to be able to implement the Kelantan Criminal Enactment (II) 1993 which provides for hudud punishments detailed in the Kelantan Enactment 2015 and include theft, rape, sodomy, etc.

Gabungan Professor Negara is reported to have said the proposed Private Member's Bill is not about hudud law and that the word 'hudud' (Islamic penal code) is not mentioned in the bill.

It is true that the word 'hudud' is not mentioned in the proposed bill but the aim of this bill is to empower the 'Kelantan Syariah Criminal Enactment (II) 1993 amended in 2015' to impose hudud punishments.

Thus, the aim of the Private Member's Bill is to empower states to be able to pass enactments implementing syariah laws and providing for hudud punishments.