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Nizam Razak

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Razak is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Nizam.

Mohd Nizam Abdul Razak (born 14 August 1983) is a Malaysian animator. He is best known as the creator and director of Malaysian animated series, BoBoiBoy and its franchise.[1] He is one of the co-founders and Managing Director of Animonsta Studios, which is based in Cyberjaya.[2][3] He is a graduate of Multimedia University, majoring in Film and Animation.

Nizam Razak
Born
Mohd Nizam bin Abdul Razak

(1983-08-14) 14 August 1983 (age 41)
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
EducationMass Communication
Alma materMultimedia University
Occupation(s)Animator, co-founder & Managing Director of Animonsta Studios
Years active2005–present
SpouseEzdiani Ahmad Fauzi (m. 2004)
Children3

Career

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2005–2009: Misi: Mustahak and early career with Les' Copaque

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On his final year project, Nizam, along with his close friends, Usamah Zaid Yasin, Safwan Karim and Nazrul Hadi Nazlan created 'Misi: Mustahak', a short film about three old folks role-playing as spies.[4] Nizam revealed that their project was tremendously well-received by their classmates.[5][6]

After graduating from Multimedia University, Nizam's talent was recognized by Burhanuddin Radzi who previously worked at oil rig. Together, Burhanuddin with his wife, Ainon Ariff established Les' Copaque Production (named after a Malay phrase, Last Kopek) together with Usamah and himself with Safwan and Nazrul joined the studio later on. He later took his role as the director of Upin & Ipin series.

After three seasons, Nizam directed Malaysia's first 3D animated film, Geng: The Adventure Begins and co-written the story with Anas Abdul Aziz and Ainon Ariff. The film receives positive reviews[7] and also receives Special Jury Award in Malaysia Film Festival.[8]

2009–2016: Animonsta Studios's breakthrough with BoBoiBoy

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Nizam together with Safwan, Anas and Kee Yong Pin left Les' Copaque and established their own animation studio Animonsta Studios; better knows as MONSTA; where Nizam serves as the chief executive officer.[9]

In 2011, Nizam created the series BoBoiBoy with Anas Abdul Aziz as his co-creator, Safwan as art director and Yong Pin as production director. The show became a big hit and gained massive popularity, both domestically and internationally in 44 different countries, among them being Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.[10]

In 2016, MONSTA released their first film BoBoiBoy: The Movie in theatres which aired on the 3rd of March, competing with big-name films such as Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda 3. Despite the competition, Boboiboy: The Movie successfully gained a box office of RM15.7 million domestically and RM20 million internationally. The film also won 'Best Animated Film' at the Malaysia Film Festival in 2018.

Boboiboy the series officially ended in 2016 after running for 3 seasons. The franchise later than continued with a sequel series titled and rebranded as 'Boboiboy Galaxy' which was officially released in 2017.

2017–2019: BoBoiBoy Galaxy, second BoBoiBoy movie and Papa Pipi

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BoBoiBoy Galaxy was created to continue BoBoiBoy's journey to find new elemental powers.[11][12] As the series in production, Nizam and MONSTA announced second film was also in production.[13] Teaser was released early in 2019 with Astro Shaw distributed the film for Malaysia and Brunei region who are known for their box-office franchise such as Polis Evo.[14] The film hit the box-office for collecting RM30 million in 5 countries and award raining nominations such from New York Animation Film Awards, Florence Film Awards for best poster designer nomination and many more.[15]

Besides the success of both of the series and film, Nizam creating Papa Pipi based on characters from BoBoiBoy series whose voiced by Nizam himself for Papa Zola character. The series told about Papa Zola's family in lives and made public service announcement to teach the audience what's right and what's wrong.[16]

2020–present: Mechamato and continued success

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Nizam creating Mechamato for making people imagine to mechanize things. The series was announced early in 2020 in MONSTA's announcement of their new era; thus creating Power Sphera Universe.[16] It was originated to be started as a film but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The series was released in December 2021 with Nizam appointed as writer with MONSTA's writers' room.[18] The series received huge positive reaction for being creative and managed to distributed over 60 countries including Japan, South Korea and Portugal.[19][20] The series later won Anime Fan Award in Tokyo Anime Award Festival to become the first foreign to win the award.[21][22]

The film based on characters, Mechamato Movie co-produced by MONSTA and Astro Shaw; written and directed by Nizam released in 2022; 2 years after COVID-19 pandemic delay and enormous series popularity.[23] The film received huge positive reaction either from Malaysia, Indonesia or Japan[24] and huge box-office hit by collected RM35.88 million.[25] The film was the first ever Malaysia animated film to screen in Japan's biggest cinema chain, Aeon Entertainment[26] also was highlighted as one of Malaysian Buddy Duo films alongside Polis Evo 3 and Songlap.[27]

Personal life

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Nizam Razak born in Johor Bahru, Johor and raised in Duyung, Central Malacca, Malacca. He has a younger sister. Nizam married Ezdiani Ahmad Fauzi in 2004 and blessed with three children, two boys and a girl.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Voice role(s) Note(s)
2007-2009 Upin & Ipin No Yes Yes No Season 1–3
2009 Geng: The Adventure Begins[8] No Yes Story No Also as editor and special effect
2011–16 BoBoiBoy Yes Yes Yes No Papa Zola & Bago Go
2016 BoBoiBoy: The Movie Yes Yes Yes No Papa Zola Also as editor
2016 BoBoiBoy Galaxy Yes No Yes No Papa Zola & Bago Go Also screenplay and story
2018 Fly With Yaya Yes No No Executive Creator of Yaya's character
2019 BoBoiBoy Movie 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Papa Zola
2019–present Papa Pipi Yes No Yes Yes Papa Zola
2021–present Mechamato: The Animated Series Yes No Yes Yes Bula & Bago Go Also as editor
2022 Mechamato Movie Yes Yes Yes Yes Bula & Bago Go
2024 PAPA Game On Yes Yes Yes Yes Papa Zola In production
2025 BoBoiBoy Movie 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Recognition

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In June 2023, Nizam receive recognition from Tatler Asia as "Gen.T (Malaysia)" for creating Malaysia's most beloved animation (BoBoiBoy and Mechamato).[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aqmar Mustaza (30 January 2016). "Nizam Razak percaya kekuatan BoBoiBoy". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ Aqmar Mustaza (10 May 2016). "Animonsta Studios, bukti kesungguhan Nizam Razak". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ Rozana Sani (18 April 2016). Chasing the dream in animation New Straits Times. Dicapai pada 25 Mei 2017.
  4. ^ "Misi Mustahak Pencetus Segalanya - The Patriots". 7 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ Asal usul misi mustahak, retrieved 13 February 2024
  6. ^ Shim, Rikco (4 November 2019). "6 Tough Lessons Shared By CEOs Who've Reached The Top Of The Local Creative Industry". Vulcan Post. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Movie: Geng Pengembaraan Bermula". Movie. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula filem animasi terbaik Malaysia - Hiburan | mStar". www.mstar.com.my. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Animonsta in The Edge Malaysia - Netv@alue2.0". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Animonsta overcomes challenges to grow". Digital News Asia. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Boboiboy Galaxy Teaser Released – Monsta News". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Teh Ooi, Sherene (26 July 2017). "BoBoiBoy creator Nizam Razak and his Malaysian superhero". Star2.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Monsta Reveals First Full-fledged 'BoBoiBoy Movie 2' Key Visual – Monsta News". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Monsta Unveils BoBoiBoy Movie 2 Teaser Trailer – Monsta News". 3 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  15. ^ "BoBoiBoy Movie 2 Menerima Pengiktirafan Menerusi Pelbagai Anugerah Antarabangsa – Monsta News". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Monsta 2020 – A New Era! – Monsta News". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Monsta, Astro Shaw to launch animation movie 'Mechamato' (VIDEO)". Malay Mail. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  18. ^ Chua, Dennis (7 February 2022). "#Showbiz: 'Foreign animators had strong faith in Mechamato' - Animonsta Studios | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  19. ^ Entertainment, N. S. T. (1 September 2022). "#Showbiz: Mechamato goes global with broadcast rights in 65 countries | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Monsta's latest animated series 'Mechamato' captivates audiences in 65 countries". Malay Mail. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  21. ^ ABDUL KARIM, MOHAMMAD AL FAIZAL (18 March 2023). "Mechamato menang anugerah di Jepun". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  22. ^ "M'sia's Mechamato first non-Japanese animation to win Anime Fan Award in Tokyo". Borneo Post Online. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  23. ^ Rahim, Faida. "Mechamato promosi budaya Malaysia, di pawagam mulai 8 Disember". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  24. ^ KOSMO! (15 January 2024). "Penonton Jepun puji animasi Malaysia Mechamato Movie". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  25. ^ "‘Mechamato Movie’ earns RM33.8mil to become no.1 local animated film". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Animasi tempatan Mechamato Movie tembusi layar perak Jepun". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  27. ^ Zulkifli, Shazwan. "5 of The Best Malaysian Buddy Duo Movies You Should Watch". gempak.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  28. ^ "MOHD NIZAM ABDUL RAZAK". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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