Banduan (2025)
Ex-convict Dali longs to meet his daughter for the first time. But when a drug raid shatters his chance at redemption, he is hurled into a deadly night that tests his survival and courage.
- Date of release
- 2025-11-06
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director
- Kroll Azry
Casting
- Aaron Aziz — Dali
- Rosyam Nor — Inspector Johari
- Afdlin Shauki — Sergeant Yahya
- Fadhli Masoot — Koboi
- Abi Madyan — Rejab
- Hushairi Husain — Sergeant Saiful
- Amir Nafis — Farid
- Meynillen Thamil Selvan — Maliq / Naga
- Hawra Jamalullail — Hana
- Shashi Tharan — Dr. Selyam
- Adlin Aman Ramlie — Dato Borhan
- Esma Daniel — Datuk Bakar
Interesting facts
Banduan (transl. Prisoner) is a 2025 Malaysian action thriller film directed by Kroll Azry, serving as an official remake of the 2019 Indian Tamil-language film Kaithi. The film stars Aaron Aziz in the lead role, alongside Rosyam Nor and Afdlin Shauki. It was released on November 6, 2025.
Production
Banduan is a co-production between Malaysia's Number Twenty One Media Sdn Bhd and Dream Warrior Pictures Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian subsidiary of India's Dream Warrior Pictures. It marks the first official Indian Tamil film industry remake in Malaysia.
According to the producers, the film retains the essence and core themes of the original Kaithi—such as redemption, fatherhood, and survival.
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