Directing
Apr 6, 1963
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Mamat Khalid
Directing
Biography
Mohamad bin Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid (6 April 1963 - 24 October 2021) is a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, and occasional actor. He is the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat. As a young boy, he used to go to the cinemas every other day to catch the latest movies. Unfortunately, his hobby did not resonate well with his father, who banned him from frequenting cinemas even on his deathbed. However, that did not break the young Mamat's passion into films. Before venturing into film-making, Mamat worked in a government office. He was a fan of rock music, having joined an amateur band named Drop Out in 1986 as the band's keyboardist. The experiences that he had gone through during the phase inspired him to write and direct his film Rock(2005), which is a commercial success. It led into three sequels - Rock Ooo…! (2013), Rock Bro! (2016) and Rock 4: Rockers Never Dai (2020). He was also the translator for the animation series Kampung Boy, done by the work of his brother, Lat. He cited the late director P. Ramlee as one of his filmmakers inspiration. His filmmaking style involves comedy satirism that criticize the political scenario and corruption happened in Malaysia. On 21 April 2017, Mamat was admitted to the Ampang Puteri Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU)after complaining of breathing difficulties after having some coffee with his friends. He was believed to have extreme fatigue after attending the preview session of his latest film, Lebuhraya Ke Neraka in Bukit Bintang. However he remained in stable condition albeit under a doctor's monitoring due to his high blood pressure. He died on 24 October 2021 at the age of 58 due to heart disease at Slim River Hospital. He was reportedly collapsed at his restaurant, Sarang Art Hub in Tanjung Malim. He was buried at the Masjid Kampung Paloh Islamic Cemetery in Ipoh, Perak.
Feature Films (9)
“Zombi Kilang Biskut” tells the story of Husin, who returns to Kampung Pisang to work in a biscuit factory in Taiping as a ‘supervisor’ after having been cheated on by the ‘Get Rich Quick’ scheme in Singapore. In the factory itself, Husin meets his old friends again including Usop, Deris and Mat Karan. They then get involved in solving a mystery, with violent zombies in the factory itself.
Zombi Kilang Biskut
Mat wants to be a spy agent on M6. With the help of his mother, he managed to work at M6 but as an office boy. At the same time, he begins to like one of the lovely agents named Bondi. Mat was challenged by G to take a picture with Bondi
Mat Bond Malaya
Epol's motorcycle is missing, so he is now on his own adventure to get his motorcycle back! His motorcycle was stolen by two thieves, and in the process, Epol meets Azura, whose handbag was stolen by the same thieves! Unfortunately for Azura, in her hand contain a thumb drive that important for Tan Sri Bakhir, a wealthy businessman. Tan Sri Bakhir quickly offers Epol a sum of money; RM 50,000 if he finds the thieves and gives the thumb drive to the bank. Epol accepts the offer and his quest of finding his motorcycle and the thumb drive! Will he be able to pull this off?
Bro, Nampak Motor Gua?
Wildman AJ (AC Mizal) is colour blind. Salleh (Harun Salim Bachik) is a retired cop who tries to sell his invention to the police. The two hate each other but these two private detectives must join forces to solve their biggest cases, involving a corrupt man (Datuk ‘O’ Osman), a sexy secretary (Hannah Tan) and an art collection theft syndicate.
My Spy
The film tells the story of Putra who manages a quick-money scheme that deals with gold investment. Unfortunately, Putra was unsuccessful and he even got scammed until he was hunted by his creditors. To add salt to his wounds, Putra's fiance leaves him because he is not able to keep up with the promised amount of dowry, while his siblings shun him because they are embarrassed by his failures. He has an unexpected encounter with a woman named Mira, who introduces him to a digital currency called Crypto. With the support of his beloved mother and Mira, Putra finally succeeds.
Budak Kripto
Television & Series (2)
Featuring the last appearance of Arwah Mamat Khalid on TV with his son, Adam Khalid who will share various classic recipes for breaking fast and his hobby collecting antiques.
