kar ▁received ▁a ▁task ▁from ▁his ▁teacher ▁Sin to ▁G end eng , ▁a ▁myster ious ▁old ▁female ▁war rior , ▁to ▁arrest ▁Mah esa ▁Bi raw a , ▁an ▁evil ▁villa in ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁her ▁former ▁student . ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁Period ▁dram as ▁which ▁feature ▁sil at ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁common ▁st ap le ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁television ▁for ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁typically ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁wire - work ▁and / or ▁CG ▁effects . ▁In ▁Malays ia , ▁this ▁genre ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁when ▁direct ors ▁like ▁U wei ▁Sh a ari ▁stro ve ▁to ▁dep ict ▁sil at ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁form ▁by ▁casting ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁rather ▁than ▁famous ▁actors . ▁Series ▁from ▁that ▁period ▁such ▁as ▁Ker is ▁Lok ▁Tu ju h , ▁P ende kar : ▁Bay ang an ▁Hart a ▁and ▁Ker is ▁Hit am ▁Ber se pu h ▁Em as ▁are ▁still ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁best ▁cost ume ▁dram as ▁before ▁the ▁genre ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁after ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁As ide ▁from ▁period ▁dram as , ▁authentic ▁sil at ▁is ▁often ▁featured ▁in ▁other ▁gen res , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁series ▁M aw ar ▁Mer ah ▁and ▁the ▁made - for - TV ▁children ' s ▁movie ▁Bor ob ud ur . ▁In ▁Malays ia , ▁various ▁styles ▁of ▁sil at ▁are ▁regularly