Pontianak (1957)

Anecdotes

Pontianak is a 1957 Malay horror film directed by Indian film director Balakrishna Narayana Rao, popularly known as B.N. Rao, and starring Maria Menado and M. Amin. Based on the Malay folktales of a blood-sucking ghost born from a woman who dies in childbirth, the smash hit premiered on 27 April 1957 and screened for almost three months at the local Cathay cinemas. Its success spawned two sequels, Dendam Pontianak and Sumpah Pontianak. It is also said to have launched the Pontianak genre in Malaysia and Singapore, with rival Shaw producing its own Pontianak trilogy and several movies of the same genre were also produced in Malaysia.

Production

Pontianak participated in the 4th Southeast Asia Film Festival (later known as the Asia-Pacific Film Festival), held in Tokyo, Japan in May 1957. It was screened alongside Mega Mendong, directed by L. Krishnan, and Anak-Ku Sazali, directed by Phani Majumdar.

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