Local crime thriller and cop movie 'Chelot' continues to achieve success at the box office, having recorded RM16 million in revenue after 18 days of screening, including the early Screening shows.
Even more impressively, the movie remains the #1 movie in Malaysia for 18 consecutive days.
Produced by ACT 2 Pictures, Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), Astro Shaw, SunStrong Entertainment and Marvellous Culture & Film, with Primeworks Studios as the Marketing Partner for Chelot, it is also among several local movies that have surpassed the magic mark of RM10 million at the box office this year.
Leading the current box-office race is 'Tarung: Unforgiven' with RM20.6 million, Polong at 'RM15 million', 'Libang Libu' with RM14.1 million, 'Malaikat Malam' with RM12.2 million, and Matt Lai’s 'Ah Beng vs Liang Po Po', which reached RM10 million.
As a fact, and directed by Adrian Teh, the movie had already generated attention long before its nationwide release. One of its biggest talking points was its record-breaking action sequence, which earned a place in the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest single-take action sequence in Malaysian cinematic history.
The sequence stretches across 1.9 kilometres, travelling from Quill City Mall to Pertama Complex in Kuala Lumpur. Shot continuously with a single camera, the sequence runs for 5 minutes and 19 seconds without being edited.
Chelot stars Beto Kusyairy, Shukri Yahaya, Shaheizy Sam, Nadhir Nasar, Alicia Amin, Mustaqim Bahadon, and Theebaan G among others.
The story follows special operations police officer Inspector Haqqim (Shukri), who is crushed by debt and family pressure. The film follows Inspector Haqqim, a police officer whose personal struggles and questionable decisions gradually pull him deeper into the abyss of a powerful criminal syndicate. What initially feels like a familiar dirty-cop premise soon evolves into something much more unpredictable.
When a high-stakes raid goes tragically wrong, he secretly becomes an informant for a dangerous weapons-smuggling ring led by Datuk Bakri (Shaheizy) and his right-hand man Azraf (Beto), trapping him in a deadly game between the law and the underworld.
For action fans, Chelot definitely delivers, as seen in recent top Malaysian productions.
In Chelot, the shootouts feel chaotic and intense without becoming difficult to follow. There's also a welcome sense of consequence to the violence. Characters make mistakes, civilians get caught in dangerous situations, and firefights feel genuinely dangerous.
In a press release to the media released by the production team via Primework Studios, it said that the success is not just a statistical figure but a manifestation of the strong support from local film fans who continue to back homegrown movies.
"Thank you for the unwavering support and for continuing to choose Chelot as your movie of choice," said the production team in a release. "The production team urges audiences nationwide to continue supporting the movie and experience this large-scale cinematic adventure."
The movie is currently playing in all major cinemas across the country.
