Series 'LAYANGAN PUTUS' Successful in Making Viewers Emotional, Director Speaks Out

Kapanlagi.com - The series LAYANGAN PUTUS has recently become a topic of discussion among netizens. How could it not, the character Aris played by Reza Rahadian successfully made the viewers excited because of his manipulative nature.

The same goes for Putri Marino who plays the character Kinan, and Anya Geraldine who plays the character Lydia, they have also successfully attracted the attention of the viewers. Therefore, the director of LAYANGAN PUTUS, Benni Setiawan, finally spoke out.

When met in Thamrin area, Central Jakarta, on Monday night (17/1), Benni Setiawan mentioned that the success of the series cannot be separated from the excellent acting of the actors and actresses involved. According to him, the cast has successfully transferred emotions to the viewers after watching LAYANGAN PUTUS in each episode.

1. Kinan's Character Becomes an Idol

Putri Marino as Kinan ©instagram.com/layanganputus.md

"Maybe because the characters we create are somewhat different. I mean, we portray a strong woman, like Kinan who is hurt but she chooses to do it elegantly," said Benni Setiawan.

"Not the aggressive one, the one who cries, not like that. Maybe that's what inspires women, Kinan becomes such an idol," he continued.

2. Aris' Manipulative Character Also Attracts Attention

In addition to Kinan played by Putri Marino, Benni Setiawan also mentioned the character Aris played by Reza Rahadian. It turns out that Aris' character was deliberately created to be very manipulative.

"Aris is also evil, an antagonist character but we made him more manipulative, not the aggressive antagonist towards his wife, the one who gets angry," he said.

3. Trending Theme of Seductive Third Parties

Director of the series LAYANGAN PUTUS ©KapanLagi.com/Irfan Kafril

Not only that, the character of a seductive third party named Lydia Danira, played by the beautiful influencer Anya Geraldine, successfully evokes emotions from the audience. Benni also confirms that the theme of seductive third parties has indeed become an attraction for the viewers of this series produced by MD Entertainment.

"I think the success is because the actors played their roles exceptionally well, and it resonated with the audience. I mean, their emotions, everything," he said.

4. Trending in 25 Countries

LAYANGAN PUTUS has successfully become a trending topic in various countries. This achievement surpasses what was achieved by WeTV's previous series, LITTLE MOM.

Apart from Indonesia, the countries where it ranked first on the trending list are Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, France, Turkey, Russia, Austria, Belgium, and New Zealand.

It also trended in second to fourth place in Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

5. Putri Marino Apologizes

©KapanLagi.com/Muhammad Akrom Sukarya

One scene that showed a quarrel between characters Kinan and Aris also went viral. Not only parody videos on Tik Tok and memes on social media Twitter and Instagram, but also discussions about English dialogues.

Putri Marino, who played Kinan, even apologized for the grammar mistake in the dialogue 'It's my dream, not her'. "I'm sorry, friends, it should be 'not hers'," Putri said during a live session with Reza Rahadian some time ago.

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