Gong is a 2006 horror, mystery and thriller Malaysian Malay language drama film directed by Sandosh Kesavan. The movie was released in Malaysia on 24 August 2006 and has a runtime of approximately 99 minutes. The tale follows 5 students studying at the performing arts school at the University of Ilmiah Malaysia (UiTM) who go off to Yogyakarta, Indonesia for 7 days on a study tour. They embark on a frightening journey when they come across an old gong in a museum. They let curiosity guide them towards the enigmatic artefact, which ultimately brings supernatural entities into their lives.
Jehan Miskin, Fasha Sandha, Elyana, Faizal Yusuf and Sharifah Sofia are among the main cast of the film. The film, Gong, was written by Gibran Agi and Sandosh Kesavan and produced by Ahmad Puad Onah, is a blend of student adventure, supernatural horror and mystery. The film’s setting in Indonesia, its historical elements and story of cursed objects create a unique atmosphere.
Gong Movie Overview
| Category | Information |
| Movie Name | Gong |
| Release Date | 24 August 2006 |
| Casting | Fasha Sandha, Sharifah Sofia, Elyana, Jehan Miskin, Faizal Yusuf |
| Writer | Gibran Agi, Sandosh Kesavan |
| Director | Sandosh Kesavan |
| Producer | Ahmad Puad Onah |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Language | Malay |
| Platform | Theatrical Release |
Gong is a 2006 Malaysian horror and mystery film in Malay language directed by Sandosh Kesavan. The movie premiered in Malaysia on 24 August 2006, and follows five students of performing arts who embark on an educational journey to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, where they are attracted to an ancient gong in a museum, and it takes a terrifying turn. The film involves supernatural mystery, suspense and horror, as well as putting its youthful protagonists in a more perilous situation.
Jehan Miskin, Fasha Sandha, Elyana, Faizal Yusuf and Sharifah Sofia are the main actors in the movie. Gong is a production of Grand Brilliance, and is especially interesting in its incorporation of Indonesian cultural and historical elements into its supernatural elements.
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Gong Movie Cast & Crew
The film stars a stellar ensemble, including Fasha Sandha as Mira, Sharifah Sofia as Tris/Trisha, Elyana as Ika, Jehan Miskin as Rozan and Faizal Yusuf as Didi, who all deliver excellent performances. The novel is about the five students studying in the performing arts who go to Yogyakarta for a study tour and end up in a strange supernatural incident involving an old gong. The film’s centerpiece are their performances and as the mystery of the artifact deepens, the young actors encounter ever more terrifying scenarios.
Sandosh Kesavan was the Director behind the camera and also was a writer with Gibran Agi. The production of the movie is credited to Ahmad Puad Onah, and the movie’s production is associated with the Grand Brilliance. The film is filmed in Malay and is a horror, mystery and thriller partially set in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The cast and creative team worked together to craft Gong into a supernatural mystery that merges adventure of the pupils, cultural elements and horror.
Casting members and their roles:
| Casting | Character |
| Fasha Sandha | Mira |
| Sharifah Sofia | Trisha |
| Elyana | Ika |
| Jehan Miskin | Rozan |
| Faizal Yusuf | Didi |
Gong Movie Storyline & Plot
Gong is a seven-day study tour of five students from the performing arts field at UiTM to Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The start of a learning and cultural trip quickly turns into an uncomfortable one as the group visits a museum with historical artefacts, art works and traditional music instruments. One of the exhibits catches their attention, an ancient gong. At first, the mysterious artifact seems like just another object, but it soon becomes the focus of sinister events. As the students begin to learn more about the gong, they slowly start to get afraid of what it could be doing.
When Trisha is intrigued by the unusual object, she sneaks the gong out of the museum, things take a dangerous turn. The students are left in conflict with each other over the decision, but soon become involved in the puzzle surrounding it. Once the gong arrives in their environment, then strange things start to happen and they become haunted by an unknown, supernatural entity. The group’s efforts to make sense of what is going on in the vicinity seem as much an effort to discover the link between the ancient artifact and the terrifying thing that appears to have been awakened.
As the supernatural forces ramp up, the students’ study tour becomes a terrifying struggle for survival. Their friendship, bravery and mutual trust are put to the test as they attempt to get away from the repercussions of their deeds. The enigma of the gong grows increasingly significant as the characters are challenged to deal with the supernatural power linked to the gong. Gong explores the themes of horror, mystery, suspense and culture through the juxtaposition of these elements, creating a haunting supernatural tour out of a typical student adventure, where curiosity comes at a high cost: fear.
Gong Movie Budget & Box Office Collection
The production budget of Gong (2006) is not clearly marked in the major publicly available film sources. But, the movie’s estimated budget is said to be around RM2 million according to Gamepack. It is not certain this is the official figure, so the RM2 million is a reported budget, not a confirmed official. It was made by Grand Brilliance and directed by Sandosh Kesavan, and the story revolves around 5 students from performing-arts course at UiTM who went on a study tour to Yogyakarta, but then when they arrived there, they get involved with an unknown ancient gong. Box-office-wise, a modern day listing of the Malaysian film industry says that Gong grossed about RM650,000 at the local box office. The same source puts the film in the Malaysian list of 2006 movies, and quotes Grand Brilliance as their production company.
Final Thoughts
Gong is a Malaysian horror-mystery movie that makes a seemingly innocuous study tour into a nightmare. The horror story of the film is directed by Sandosh Kesavan and led by Fasha Sandha, Elyana, Faizal Yusuf and Sharifah Sofia, with the help of a gong, a mysterious entity and a group of young students. Box-office data collection of modern style is challenging to verify in detail. There are no reliable figures for daily or worldwide. A historical Malaysian source reports RM650,000. Although not much commercial information is available in the present, Gong is still an interesting entry in Malaysian horror cinema due to its supernatural theme and the mysterious tale of a cursed artifact, in addition to its cultural setting.
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