KL Gangster
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| Directed by | Syamsul Yusof |
| Screenplay by | Syamsul Yusof |
| Produced by | Yusof Haslam |
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| Cinematography | Omar Ismail |
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Production company | Skop Productions |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay |
| Budget | MYR 1.51 million |
| Box office | MYR 11.74 million |
KL Gangster is a 2011 Malaysian Malay-language action thriller film written and directed by Syamsul Yusof, (who also starred in the film). The film stars Aaron Aziz, Adi Putra, Soffi Jikan and Zizan Razak. KL Gangster follows Malek (Aziz), a former gangster fresh out of prison, who wants to change his life.
KL Gangster is reported as one of the first Malaysian-made films to reach the collection point of $3,309,610 (10 million) in local cinemas. KL Gangster (reaching past the 10 million mark) beat the overall record held by Ngangkung (another Malaysian-made film) which released in 2010. A prequel, KL Gangster 2, was released in 2013.