Rahabi Mandra

Directing

Born 1985-02-12

Rahabi Mandra, affectionately known as Abi, is an Indonesian filmmaker. He began as an assistant director on "Habibie & Ainun" (2012) and soon made his mark as a director and screenwriter with an action-thriller titled “2014: Siapa di Atas Presiden”, which earned nominations for Commendable Film, Best Directing, and Best Screenplay at the Bandung Film Festival 2015. His career took a significant leap with "Kadet 1947" in 2021, a war-drama that won him both the Best Directing and Best Film awards in Indonesian Screen Awards at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. Abi also displayed his innovative vision with the iconic Motorbike Stunt featuring President Joko Widodo for the 2018 Asian Games. His latest film, "Gampang Cuan," enjoyed commercial success.