''Munafik 2'' ( English: ''Hypocrite 2'') is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language
supernatural horror film
Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common them ...
directed and written by
Syamsul Yusof
Mohd Syamsul Mohd Yusof (born 21 May 1984) is a Malaysian actor, film director, writer, producer, rapper and singer. He is the son of producer and director Yusof Haslam. He is the youngest director to win the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Di ...
. A sequel to '' Munafik'' (2016) and the second instalment in a planned ''Munafik'' trilogy, the film stars Syamsul himself, Fizz Fairuz, Maya Karin, Nasir Bilal Khan, Fauzi Nawawi,
Mawi
Asmawi bin Ani, better known by his stage name Mawi is a Malaysian singer and winner of the Third Season of Malaysia's popular reality show, ''Akademi Fantasia''.Rahim Razali and Indonesian actress, Weni Panca.
Filming began from March to May 2017 in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
, the film was released on 30 August 2018 and became commercial success, grossing RM48 million, becoming Malaysia's second highest grossing local film. The third sequel is in development with Syamsul returned to direct, wrote the screenplay and reprised his role. In December 2018, ''Munafik 2'' was listed by the local Malaysian newspaper ''
Harian Metro
Harian Metro is a Malaysian daily newspaper published in the Malay language by the New Straits Times Press. Established in March 1991, it was Malaysia's first afternoon Malay-language tabloid in the Klang Valley, distinguishing it from the m ...
'' as among the top 10 local films in Malaysian history.
Plot
Two years after the events of the first movie, the life of Ustaz Adam (
Syamsul Yusof
Mohd Syamsul Mohd Yusof (born 21 May 1984) is a Malaysian actor, film director, writer, producer, rapper and singer. He is the son of producer and director Yusof Haslam. He is the youngest director to win the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Di ...
) was restored after being interrupted by the death of his wife and son. He becomes a preacher and continues his responsibility to help the people affected by black magic and jins. The previous tests have taught him to offer tawadhu to the Divine. But what's strange is, Adam has been constantly haunted by his past nightmares involving Maria's death. Adam is also often visited by a mysterious woman who questions him about God's Faith and destiny. Meanwhile, the village across live a Sakinah ( Maya Karin) and her daughter, Aina.
Sakinah was forced to take care of her father, Imam Malik who has a mysterious illness. Sakinah's poor life was put to the test when she and her daughter have been disturbed several times by the devil. Sakinah believed what she faced comes from Abu Jar (Nasir Bilal Khan), a hypocrite and head of heresy in the same village. Abu Jar has a lot of followers and feared among the villagers. Sakinah or anyone who still holds Islam is the enemy of Abu Jar.
Abu Jar uses black magic and jin to destroy anyone who does not follow his teachings. This forces Sakinah to search for Ustaz Adam. The arrival of Ustaz Adam from the village across drive Abu Jar mad. Adam was not only surprised by what happened to the Sakinah family but also with the deviant teachings of Abu Jar who deflected the faith of the Muslims in the village.
Cast
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Syamsul Yusof
Mohd Syamsul Mohd Yusof (born 21 May 1984) is a Malaysian actor, film director, writer, producer, rapper and singer. He is the son of producer and director Yusof Haslam. He is the youngest director to win the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Di ...
as Ustaz Adam
* Maya Karin as Sakinah
* Fizz Fairuz as Ustaz Azman
* Nasir Bilal Khan as Abu Jar
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Mawi
Asmawi bin Ani, better known by his stage name Mawi is a Malaysian singer and winner of the Third Season of Malaysia's popular reality show, ''Akademi Fantasia''.Rahim Razali as Rahim
* Namron as Rahman
* Roslan Salleh as Imam Malik
* Ku Faridah as Salmah
* Nur Zara Sofia as Aina
* Weni Panca as Mystery Black Woman
Production
The film was officially announced in April 2016, two months after the release of the first film. In March 2017, Nabila Huda announced her departure from being the cast members of ''Munafik 2'' due to scheduling conflicts. Syamsul announced that Maya Karin will be joined cast members and being chosen to cast as Sakinah. Nasir Bilal Khan, best known for television roles was cast as Abu Jar, a Muslim deviant cult leader; ''Munafik 2'' was his second film with Syamsul after ''Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam'' (2009). Fauzi Nawawi was cast as Umar, Abu Jar's right-hand man; For this film, he took his mother's advice before taking the role.
The filming budget was estimated at RM2.8 million compared to its predecessor's filming cost which estimated at RM1.5 million.
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
began on 20 March 2017 in various places including
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
,
Klang Valley
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as well as Chini Lake in Pahang and filming wrapped on 30 May 2017.
Release
Reception
''Munafik 2'' was released on 30 August 2018 in Malaysia and in Indonesia on 26 September 2018.
The film grossed RM2.05 million on the official opening day, thus overcoming
Mamat Khalid
Mohamad Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid (6 April 1963 – 24 October 2021) was a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. He was the younger brother of cartoonist Malay titles, Datuk Lat (cartoonist), Moh ...
’s horror comedy '' Hantu Kak Limah'' which only collected RM650,000. ''Munafik 2'' grossed more than RM3.6 million on its first day of official premiere and successfully managed to top the GSC movie charts, behind over five other films including ''
The Equalizer 2
''The Equalizer 2'' (also promoted as ''The Equalizer II'' and ''EQ2'') is a 2018 American vigilante action-thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is the sequel to the 2014 film '' The Equalizer'', which was based on the TV series of t ...
'', '' Crazy Rich Asians'' and ''Hantu Kak Limah 3''. The film succeeded in creating a distinctive history in the Malay film industry when it collected box-office gross RM 21.6 million within four days, against its predecessor. ''Munafik 2'' managed to garner a record high of RM30 million within 10 days, compared to the predecessor which earned RM 17.04 million. As of September 2018, the film managed to collect RM35 million gross, much higher than its predecessor as well as '' Hantu Kak Limah''. As of November 2018, ''Munafik 2'' garnered box office gross a total of RM48 million for Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia with RM37.74 million to within Malaysia at that time.
Media release
Beginning 1 May 2019, ''Munafik 2'' is available for streaming at
Netflix
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.
Sequel
When asked about the sequel to ''Munafik 2'', Syamsul said he did not rule out the possibility of directing the third film and planned to make it a media franchise. He said in an interview with ''
Utusan Malaysia
''Utusan Malaysia'' (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: اوتوسن مليسيا; English language, English: ''The Malaysian Tribune'' or simply ''Utusan'') is a Malaysian Malay language daily newspaper headquartered outside Kuala Lumpur. Formerly owned by th ...
'': "The script for the third ''Munafik'' film has yet to be completed but I have a plot in mind. I’ve always had plans to make ''Munafik'' a trilogy since the first film in 2016," He later confirms that the third sequel, ''Munafik 3'' will began filming in 2019. Though the film is originally planned to be released in 2020, however, the anticipated film did not materialise due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
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List of Islamic films
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