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KL Gangster KL Gangster KL Gangster is a 2011 Malaysian action film written and directed by Syamsul Yusof, (who also starred in the film). The film stars Aaron Aziz, Ady Putra, Soffi Jikan and Zizan Razak. "KL Gangster" follows Malek (Aziz) who is a former gangster fresh out of prison, wanting to change his life. "KL Gangster" is reported as the 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. This