Movie : Jagat (Tamil slang for Malay word ‘Jahat’ which loosely translated as ‘Bad’)
Theme : Redemption
Production Company: Skyzen Studios
Producer: Datuk Seri A. Anandan | Myskills Foundation
Writer/Director: Shanjhey Kumar Perumal
Year : 2015
STORY BACKDROP
Set in the early 1990’s, a critical period in Malaysian Indian history, the story subtly underlines the plight of the Indian Malaysians. Forsaken by the estate owners who had employed them for generations and systematically marginalized, they are forced to move to the cities and survive under harsh circumstances. Left out of the nation’s urbanization and development plans, many live in squatters and work at minimum wage jobs…
Jagat intended to document the plight of the Indian Malaysians during post estate era
90% of the main characters of the film are first-time actors
The lead character of the film is a 12 years old boy from an orphanage
Jagat was shot in more than 13 locations within Malaysia
Jagat will be submitted to some of the prestigious International Film Festivals as well as Malaysian Film Festival (2016)
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