KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 -- "Kebenaran!" (Truth!) If this catchphrase rings a bell, you already know Papa Zola - the quirky, lovable character who burst onto screens in local animation BoBoiBoy's first season in 2011.

If you're invested in Malaysia's animation scene - or in MONSTA Studios, the team behind BoBoiBoy - you'll also know that Papa Zola has since become a global phenomenon, thanks to viral memes and the Papa Pipi animation short (featuring his daughter, Pipi), which together have amassed over a billion views.

It's been 14 years since the character first appeared on screen, and now, for the first time, he finally takes centre stage in 2025 as the lead of his very own feature film, Papa Zola The Movie, brought to life by MONSTA in ...