P.Ramlee

P.RAMLEE

Teuku Zakaria Bin Teuku Nyak Puteh with the most popular name,Tan Sri Dr. P.Ramlee was a Malaysian film actor,director,singer and songwriter.He builds his name in the movie and music industry,as well as in the literary scene,he is often attributed as the icon of Malay entertainment in both country which is Malaysia,Singapore as well as in Sumata,Indonesia(especially in Acheh due to his ancestry).

Ramlee was born to Teuku Nyak Puteh Bin Teuku Karim and Che’ Mah Hussein at his grandmother’s house (now opened as P.Ramlee House) in Couner Hall (now renamed as Jalan P.Ramlee), Penang,Malaysia.His father,Teuku Nyak Puteh,was a sailor from Lhoksemawe in the province of Acheh,Indonesia.As a child, he studied in several schools,including the famous Penang Free School. During his school days,he was a very active and nimble in sprts,especially in sepak takraw,badminton and football.

He starts build his name on 1 June 1948 when he spotted by Tamil film director B.S.Rajhans.The director was attracted by Ramlee,and in 1949, he was cast in film Nasib (Fate).Seven years later, P.Ramlee directed his first film Penarik Becha (The Trishaw Man).In 1957,P.Ramlee would act in the first of his Bujang Lapok(Dowdy Bachelors) comedic films that he acted along S.Shamsuddin with Aziz Sattar Which are still popular among the modern Malay film watchers.

P.Ramlee has directed and acted in sixty-six films and had more than 360 songs to his credits.Among he in his industry,he has received many awards such as Best Comedy Film for Nujum Pak Belalang (The Fortune Teller)-Seventh Asian Film Festival,Tokyo (1960).P.ramlee has make the name of Malaysia is popular to every country.

Laksamana Do Re Mi on 1972 was his final film and last songs and lyrics was Ayer Mata di Kuala Lumpur on 1973 before his death.P.Ramlee died on 29 May 1973 at age of 44 due to heart problems and was buried in Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery,Kuala Lumpur.In 1986,in honour of his contributions to the Malaysians entertainment industry,the P.Ramlee Memorial was set up in Setapak,Kuala Lumpur.He was posthumously awarded with the Malaysian honorific title Tan Sri in the early 1990’s.