Dr. Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Putih, commonly known as P. Ramlee (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973) was a
Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and Producer. Due to his contributions to the movie
and music industry and his literary work, he is often considered the icon of
Malay entertainment in Malaysia Singapore, Brunei and Sumatra, Indonesia.
In 1947, he won the first
place in a singing competition organised by the Penang Radio. Seven years after
his acting career started, P. Ramlee directed his first film, Penarek
Becha in 1955. In 1957, he appeared in the first of
his Bujang
Lapok comedic films, where he acted alongside. The Bujang
Lapok tetralogy series are still popular among
contemporary Malay film audience.During his career he had acted in and directed
66 films and had more than 360 songs to his credit.
On 29 May 1973, P. Ramlee died at the age of 44 from a heart attack and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemeter, in Kuala Lumpur but but he has never forgotten by all Malaysians
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