Talentime (2009)
A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, divides his time between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor.
- Date of release
- 2009-03-24
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yasmin Ahmad
Casting
- Muhesh Jugal Kishor — Mahesh
- Pamela Chong — Melur
- Ida Nerina — Datin Kalsom
- Adibah Noor — Cikgu Adibah
- Mei Ling Tan — Mei Ling
- Jaclyn Victor — Bhavani
- Syafie Naswip — Hafiz
- Hon Kahoe — Kahoe
- Harith Iskander — Harith
- Amelia Henderson — Melati
- Mislina Mustaffa — Melur's Mother
- Azean Irdawaty — Embun
Interesting facts
Talentime is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film written and directed by Yasmin Ahmad. Yasmin, in her blog, has described it "as a story full of joy and pain, hope and despair, a host of beautifully-written songs, and rich characters". A Hindu open cremation and a scene reminiscent of the 2001 Kampung Medan riots are included in the film.
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