The Amazing Awang Khenit is a Malaysian animated
children's television series
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produced by SEAD Studios. Launched in 2014, the show incorporates elements of Malaysian folklore and
slapstick
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comedy.
The original trailer for the show was one of 20 winners of the MSC IPPC award for the animation category, and finished third in the 2012 TBS DigiCon6 short film and animation contest. In 2015 it was nominated for Best animated series at the
Malaysia Film Festival
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. As of the same year, the show was viewed weekly by an audience of 2.4 million.
Originally airing on
TV9, Awang Khenit moved to the
Mediacorp Suria
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channel in January 2016.
Synopsis
The main character, Awang Khenit, is unable to grow up after being cursed by a
wizard at the age of ten, who Awang believes, has also kidnapped his parents.
Using various
super powers, Awang protects the fictional town of Indrasakti from the series' villains.
Broadcast
On 23 March 2019, The Amazing Awang Khenit Official facebook page updated that they're back with a new season and episodes.Hai geng Awang...ramai tanya bila musim baru nak kuar.
Awang Khenit facebook page. Retrieved on 30 Mac 2019. (In ''Malay''). Season 2 starts aired on TV3, at Saturdays on 10.30 am and later, moved to Fridays on 5:00 pm.
Character
* Awang Khenit - the main character who has been cursed unable to grow up.
* Badang
* Puteri Melati
* Tun Berong
* Raja Mustafar
* Seri Bibah
* Erni Susila
Episodes
Season 1 (2014-2015)
Season 2 (2019)
References
External links
The Amazing Awang Khenit -Official
on Facebook
The Amazing Awang Khenit
on Instagram
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2014 Malaysian television series debuts
2019 Malaysian television series endings
Malaysian children's animated action television series
Malaysian children's animated adventure television series
Malaysian children's animated comedy television series
TV9 (Malaysia) original programming
TV3 (Malaysia) original programming
Malay-language television shows