Arizal

Arizal born in Airmolek Indragiri Riau on January 11 1943 died on May 18 2014 was a prominent Indonesian film director His parents Ibrahim Sidi Mangkuto and Matayam bt M Yasin were of Minangkabau descent He studied at the Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia Arizal was one of Indonesias most productive film directors and script writers He directed 52 films and 8 soap operas sinetron with 1196 episodes between 1974 and 2006 He directed the comedy film series of Warkop DKI In the 1980s his work brought success to Yessy Gusman Rano Karno Yenny Rachman Roy Marten and Lydia Kandou as famous artists Arizals best known films are Gita Cinta dari SMA 1979 Pintarpintar Bodoh 1980 and Maju Kena Mundur Kena 1983 which achieved the highest audience in that year Gita Cinta dari SMA was selected as one of the 25 best Indonesian films