rahadian made his first critically acclaimed film in 2009, when he acted in hanung bramantyo's "woman with a turban"; he had become weary of acting in horror films. although he had initially auditioned for a minor character, bramantyo chose rahadian for a larger role – of samsuddin, the main character anissa (revalina s. temat)'s abusive, polygamous husband. he acted in another four films that year, including three comedies.