Cicak Man (film series)

Cicak Man film series
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Directed by	Yusry Abdul Halim Ghaz Abu Bakar (co-directed Cicak Man 3)
Produced by	Norman Abdul Halim Yusry Abdul Halim Edry Abdul Halim John Lucas
Starring	Trio cast: (First two films) Saiful Apek Fasha Sandha Yusry Abdul Halim AC Mizal Secondary Cast (In Planet Hitam only) Tamara Bleszynski Sharifah Amani Trio cast: (Cicak Man 3) Zizan Razak Lisa Surihani Fizz Fairuz
Music by	Edry Abd Halim
Distributed by	KRU - (Cicak Man 1, 2, 3) Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd (Malaysia and Brunei) PT Tripar Multi Vision Plus (Indonesia) Cathay-Keris Films Pte Ltd (Singapore) - (Cicak Man 2 only) Astro Shaw (Malaysia) - (Cicak Man 3 only)
Release date	2006 – 2015
Running time	335 minutes (all three films)
Country	Malaysia
Language	Malay
Budget	RM 8.2 Million (total, Cicak Man 1, 2 & Cicak Man 3)
Box office	$1,940,614.80(worldwide, only Cicak Man)

The Cicak Man film series consists of three superhero films based on the fictional KRU's Cicak Man comic book, portrayed by Hairi Yatim.

KRU hired his trusted crew, Yusry Abdul Halim to direct all the films, and the series began with Cicak Man (2006) and Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008). For the third film,Cicak Man 3 (2015), the film were co-directed by Yusry and Ghaz Abu Bakar .

For the first two films, Hairi (Saiful Apek) developed a relationship with his lab partner crush, Tania Ashraf (Fasha Sandha). He battled the villains Professor Klon (Aznil Nawawi), Ginger 1 /Ginger Ghost 1 (Adlin Aman Ramlie), Ginger 2/Ginger Ghost 2 (AC Mizal), and Rrama (Tamara Bleszynski). For the third film, Hairi have abandoned his responsibility as Cicak Man and leave Metrofulus. A new superhero emerged during his absence, known as SuperBro (Yus Jambu). He left a box containing all the requirements to become a Cicak Man inside Cicak Man statue in Metrofulus which later being discovered by his successor, Man (Zizan Razak).

The film was shot using Dolby TrueHD, and about 40% of the film was shot in Green Screen. The visual effects team led by the director, Yusry, used CGI technology to fully realize the fictional city of Bandar Metrofulus (which was based on Kuala Lumpur), the protagonist's super-hero movements and various digital sets. Over 90% of the rotoscoping and compositing work were carried out by KRU Films (now known as KRU Studios), who were also behind the musical scores and audio effects.

The shooting that took place in Penang, Gua Tempurung, Kampar, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, and Kuala Lumpur costs 2.5 million Ringgit. The costume used in the sequel is higher in quality than the prequel as well as the price cost RM 50 thousand per set while in the prequel the costume used costs only RM 20 thousand per set.