Mantera (2012)

Sam Weston, the owner of Weston Technologies is furious over the security breach in his Research Lab. The prototype of his latest weapon system "Mantera" or MAN - Transformable Exo-Robotic ... See full summary »

Directors:

Aliyar Ali Kutty (co-director), Miza Mohamad (co-director)

Stars:

Tomok Shah Indrawan, Kamaliya, Mikhail Dorozhkin

Cast

Credited cast:
Tomok Shah Indrawan	...	Azman
Kamaliya	...	Dr.Natasya Irina Pushkin
Mikhail Dorozhkin	...	Sam Weston
Said Dashuk-Nigmatulin	...	Ryan Matsumori
Wael Al-Masri	...	Kolonel Ayman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Taj Addin	...	Major
Elai Faezah	...	Lady X - Malaysia
Shikin Kamal	...	Deena
Shiqin Kamal
Yusof B. Mohd Kassim	...	Chief Bodyguard (as Yang Kassim)
Masab Korobov	...	Lead Agent
Salleh Mahfoz	...	Josh
Dasha Markova	...	Dasha
Sam Shariff	...	Sam Bully
Joe Thomas	...	Ryan Mori (voice)

Storyline

Sam Weston, the owner of Weston Technologies is furious over the security breach in his Research Lab. The prototype of his latest weapon system "Mantera" or MAN - Transformable Exo-Robotic Armour was sabotaged and destroyed. Invaluable research data was stolen and deleted from the company's mainframe. His main scientist who is leading the research team, Dr. Natasya was missing. The buyer for the new technology is pressuring Sam to deliver the prototype or the deal is off. To make matter worse, the wreckage and debris from the destroyed "Mantera" was accidentally shipped to the other side of the world.... to a young man by the name of Azman, in Malaysia. Who is Azman, and what makes him the chosen one? Everything will be revealed in 'MANTERA'.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | mantera character | transformation | steel | nerd | 

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Taglines:

Man Transformable Exo-Robotic Armour

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

References Mortal Kombat (1992)

User Reviews

Worst movie i've ever seen.

Terrible movie.

Horrible dubbing, lackluster performances, clichéd and extremely lazy writing, horrible effects, terrible cinematography, and to add insult to... well, *more* insult to injury, there's actually a sequel bait ending.

But I must say, this film's biggest sin is not the terrible writing. It isn't the terrible dubbing. It isn't even the sequel bait ending (which still pisses me off). No, this film's biggest sin is that it doesn't even get the action right. I can forgive the poor effects (I watch Kamen Rider and those effects aren't great either), but the action in this SUCKS. And that just makes the poor effects and everything else all the more painful. This films ONLY redeeming qualities were

A. The concept is inherently cool (no thanks to the film).

And B. There were *maybe* a cool shot or two.

Other than that? Nothing. There's nothing here. Waste of 87 minutes.

Details

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Country:

Malaysia United Arab Emirates Russia Syria

Language:

Malay

Release Date:

17 May 2012 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

Mantera - The Transforming Robot

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flare Studios, Spacetoon Media Hub, TV6

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Stereo)

Color:

Color (Kodak color)