JAKARTA - Young actor Kiesha Alvaro again showed his totality in MVP Pictures' latest horror film, Sihir Tanah Kubur. Not only intense acting, Kiesha also had to conquer the challenge of language and chanting spells in the Javanese dialect.
"If the obstacle for my own character, the challenge is indeed in terms of dialect. Then there were also several times I read the Quran," said Kiesha Alvaro when met in Kuningan, South Jakarta, not long ago.
Interestingly, the long mantra that Kiesha said was only given a moment before the shooting process began.
"For the mantra scene, I learned that it was only an hour or half an hour before the take," said Pasha Ungu's son.
The director of Jeropoint admitted that he made a sudden change to the mantra because he felt something was missing.
"Suddenly I felt 'This should be like this. Try calling Kiesha'. We chatted, 'Can Kies do this?'. Okay sir, it's possible. That's the great thing about him," praised Jero.
Kiesha explained that he was very helped by the crew on the set to master the Javanese dialect in a short time.
"I have to shout out to Mas Dani. He is a person who has helped me a lot to learn the Javanese dialect," said Kiesha.
Regarding the meaning of the mantra he rapped, Kiesha admitted that he had asked but now he had forgotten because the language was quite difficult.
"Honestly, now I've forgotten. But at that time I also asked what it meant," he added.
Jeropoint then slightly leaked the meaning behind the mantra spoken by the character Gema played by Kiesha.
"It means that I mention your name, but kanggo (but for) returning something old to come again," explained the director.
For Kiesha, working with Jeropoint always gives new experiences and challenges in acting.
"I always say that working with Pak Jero is always new experiences," he said.
In addition to mantras, Kiesha must also be careful when reciting the verses of the Qur'an so that the intention and meaning are conveyed correctly.
"More often crosscheck again, ask again, find out what it means, why it is read, so that the intention is clear," said Kiesha.
The film Sihir Tanah Kubur itself became a proving ground for Kiesha Alvaro in playing a more complex character.
"I was given great actors. Yes, I just follow the flow," he concluded.
In addition to Kiesha Alvaro, the film Sihir Tanah Kubur is also starring Shareefa Daanish, Revaldo, to Ariyo Wahab. This film will be released on July 23 at all cinemas.
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