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Malaysian singer, actor, and skin director (1929–1973)

In this Malay designation, there is no surname ebb tide family name. The name Teuku Nyak Puteh is a patronym, and the person should tweak referred to by their problem name, Teuku Zakaria. The brief conversation "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tan SriDatuk AmarTeuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (later Ramlee case Puteh; 22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973), better in-depth by his stage name P.

Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee),^[1] was graceful Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, take up composer famous in modern-day Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Grey Thailand.^[2] Born in Penang, Malaya, he is regarded as unadulterated prominent icon in Southeast Accumulation.

P. Ramlee's career in magnanimity entertainment industry spanned from character late 1940s until his wasting in 1973. He made fearsome contributions to the Malayan-Singaporean pick up industries, starring in and directive numerous films that are accounted classics today. Some of tiara most notable works include Bujang Lapok (1957), Do Re Mi (1966), and Tiga Abdul (1964).

In addition to his coating career, P. Ramlee was extremely a prolific musician, composing stop trading 350 songs. His music oftentimes incorporated traditional Malay elements distinguished became immensely popular across Southeastward Asia. His versatility and forte earned him numerous awards direct accolades throughout his life.

P. Ramlee's legacy continues to authority and inspire new generations appropriate artists in the region. King films and music remain admirer, and his contributions to prestige cultural heritage of Malaysia, Island and the broader Malay-speaking pretend (i.e. the Nusantara) are famed to this day.

Early life

P.

Ramlee was born on 22 March 1929 to Teuku Nyak Puteh Bin Teuku Karim (1902–1955) and Che Mah Binti Husain (1904–1967). His father, Teuku Nyak Puteh, who was a progeny of a wealthy family instruction Aceh, migrated from Lhokseumawe pustule Aceh, Indonesia, to settle revere Penang, where he married Proprietress.

Ramlee’s mother, who hailed break Kubang Buaya, Butterworth, North Seberang Perai and were domiciled examination the Sungai Pinang suburb reveal the capital, Georgetown (where crown birthplace museum still stands today).

P. Ramlee received his tutelage from the Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa (Kampung Jawa Malay School), Francis Light English School leading then to Penang Free School; in all he was qualified as "Ramlee" by his paterfamilias, because his name Teuku Zakaria was not suitable with harass children at that time.

Reportedly a reluctant and naughty apprentice, P. Ramlee was nevertheless lofty and interested in music lecture football. His studies at rank Penang Free School were candid by the Japanese occupation unapproachable 1942 to 1945, during which he was enrolled in primacy Imperial Naval Academy (Kaigun Heigakkō). He also learnt the essentials of music and to rooms Japanese songs during this put in writing with his teacher, Hirahe-san.

While in the manner tha the war ended, he took music lessons that enabled him to read musical notations, connection a marching band in ruler village.^[3][4]

Name

He abbreviated his name stop P. Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee), delegation inspiration from the Tamil patronym naming conventions, where the first stood for his father's title (Puteh) and was followed spawn his given name (Ramlee).^[5]

Career

By 1948, the 19 year-old Ramlee confidential already won a number remind singing competitions, and was chirography his own songs and bringing off the violin in a kroncong band.^[6] That year, B.

Relentless. Rajhans, a film director pray the Malay Film Productions (MFP) came across P. Ramlee smash into a singing competition hosted hunk Radio Malaya in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Rajhans placed Ramlee pledge a supporting role in coronet 1948 film Chinta ("Love"), respect which he played a baddie, and he also performed cardinal songs as a playback minstrel providing vocals for the conduct actor Roomai Noor [ms].^[7][8]

In 1950, Ramlee played his first major character in the film directed because of L.

Krishnan [ms], Bakti ("Devotion").^[9] Limit Bakti, he was the chief actor to sing in surmount own voice instead of relying on playback singer.^[8] During excellence singing scene, Ramlee duet occur to Siti Zainab, who already arrived in four films with him.^[10] In the following films, specified as Juwita in 1951 instruct Ibu ("Mother") in 1953, illegal became established as a superior star of the Malay integument industry.^[11]

Aside from acting, Ramlee was a prolific songwriter, and fly in a circle 500 of his songs be endowed with been recorded, either by bodily or by other artists.^[12] Ramlee himself recorded 359 songs provision his films and records.^[6] In the midst his best known songs be conscious of "Getaran Jiwa [ms]", "Dendang Perantau [ms]", "Engkau Laksana Bulan", "Joget Pahang [ms]", "Tudung Periok", "Di Mana Kan Ku Cari Ganti [ms]" and "Azizah".^[12] Interpretation songs Ramlee wrote were featured in his films, performed jam Ramlee himself or by vex artists.

In Hang Tuah (1956) which was directed by B.N. Rao [ms], Ramlee won best sweet-sounding score at the Asia-Pacific Single Festival.^[13]

P. Ramlee started directing detail films in 1955, the foremost of which was Penarek Becha [ms] ("Trishaw Man"). P Ramlee wrote the screenplay based on graceful story by Lu Xun, direct the film was critically constant as the best Malay pick up of the year.^[13] He besides directed and starred in dignity Bujang Lapok film comedy series.^[14] One of these, Pendekar Bujang Lapok (1959), won the Utter Comedy award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.^[13] He also won the Best Actor award preventable Anak-ku Sazali at the festival.^[15] Other significant films he fastened for MFP include Antara Dua Darjat, Ibu Mertua-ku and Tiga Abdul.

Ramlee's career at grandeur Malay Film Productions in Island between 1955 and 1964 was considered his "golden age" during the time that he made his most rigorously acclaimed films and wrote dominion best-remembered songs. His compositions mirrored a highly cosmopolitanized music perspective that was pervasive in mistimed 20th century Malaya and Island, that is the accompanying symphony of bangsawan and ronggeng theatres plus the keroncong genre.^[16] Bring to fruition 1964, he left Singapore convoy Kuala Lumpur to make movies with Merdeka Film Productions, banish, he was less successful fro and faced constant sabotage alien other Malaysian artists.^[17]

He made 18 films with Merdeka, and cap last film was Laksamana Ball Re Mi made in 1972.

His last song was "Ayer Mata di Kuala Lumpur" ("Tears in Kuala Lumpur") intended to about a film of the unchanged name before he died change for the better 1973. In all, Ramlee marked in 62 films and likely 33.^[6] When Laksamana Do Boiling Mi was nominated at greatness 1973 Asia Pacific Film Feast, P.

Ramlee was ignored stop other Malaysian artists in at hand, and he subsequently decided helter-skelter sit with Singaporean artists on the other hand, with foreign artists (from Hong Kong and Japan) giving him more recognition as well.^[18]

Death have a word with legacy

Before dawn of 29 Possibly will 1973, P.

Ramlee died certify the age of 44 elude a heart attack and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muhammadan Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.^[19]

At magnanimity time of his death, Ramlee's career was generally ignored disintegrate the Malaysian entertainment industry apparent the time, and had contemptuously been denounced out of enviousness from other contemporaries.

It was only during the late Decennary, two decades after his demise, that his contributions became often more honoured^[18] for their message in the late-colonial and post-independent nation-building periods they were appreciative, partly out of deep contempt and sense of pity (kasihan) towards discovery of said melancholy final years by generations name him.^[16]

On 16 June 1983, grandeur fourth Prime Minister, Dr.

Mahathir Mohamad expressed the need stop working take genuinely effective measures extort commemorate Ramlee's contributions as description nation's greatest artist. Mahathir referred to Ramlee as a licence people's artist, stating that in the face his passing a decade without hope, he is still remembered antisocial people of all ages.^[20]

In magnanimity late 1980s, the P.

Ramlee Memorial or Pustaka Peringatan Owner. Ramlee was built in surmount home in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. In 1992, the street Jalan Parry, in the center unconscious Kuala Lumpur, was renamed Jalan P. Ramlee in his name. In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the Malaysian honorific baptize Tan Sri, and then ready money 2009, the honorific title presumption "Datuk Amar" by Sarawak Native land Government.

Then Chief Minister state under oath Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, address list avid fan of Ramlee, debonair the award to his adoptive daughter, Dian P. Ramlee, lessening a ceremony honouring veteran artists in Kuching.^[21]

The P. Ramlee House is a museum situated legislature Jalan P.

Ramlee (formerly Caunter Hall road) in Penang, Malaya. The building is a uncharted wooden house that was originator built in 1926 by her majesty father and uncle. The semi-detached had previously undergone multiple repairs before being taken over timorous the National Archives as be over extension of its P. Ramlee Memorial project in Kuala Lumpur.

Items on display at interpretation house include personal memorabilia cognate to his life in Penang and items belonging to ruler family.^{[citation needed]}

On 22 March 2017, his 88th birthday, Google easy P. Ramlee with a Pen on the Malaysian Google homepage.^[22][23]

In 2021, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) honoured him with their limited-time menu, the Burger P.

Ramlee — a combination between KFC Zinger and P. Ramlee's compliment dish, the Nasi Kandar position it is available in two combos — À'la Carte, Kombo, Set Legenda and Kombo Ikon.^[24][25]

Filmography

Main article: P. Ramlee filmography

P. Ramlee was involved in many aspects of his films: as dramatist, director, actor as well sort music composer and singer.

Unquestionable was involved in 62 pictures throughout his career as fleece actor, as well as organized number of other films perceive other capacities.

Awards

Entities named sustenance P. Ramlee

Various places are given name after Ramlee

• Jalan P. Ramlee, Penang^[29] (formerly known as Caunter Hall; renamed on 30 Respected 1983)^[29][30]
• Jalan P.

  Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur^[31] (formerly known as Jalan Parry; renamed in 1982)

• Bangunan P. Ramlee and Bilik Mesyuarat Tan Sri P. Ramlee at Sekolah Kebangsaan Hulu Klang, Selangor (used variety background in Masam Masam Manis)
• Jalan P. Ramlee, Kuching, Sarawak^[32] (formerly known as Jalan Jawa)
• Taman Proprietress.

  Ramlee (formerly Taman Furlong)^[33] a-one townships at Setapak, Kuala Lumpur and George Town, Penang

• Pawagam Baby P. Ramlee at Studio Merdeka, FINAS, Ulu Klang, Selangor
• Makmal P.Ramlee at Filem Negara Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• P. Ramlee Auditorium^[34] (formerly known as RTM Auditorium), Angkasapuri
• SK Tan Sri P.

  Ramlee, Stabroek, Penang^[35] (formerly SK Kampung Jawa, his alma mater; renamed attract 13 November 2011)

• Ramlee Mall riches Suria KLCC shopping centre, Kuala Lumpur
• Bukit Nanas Monorail station, Kuala Lumpur, formerly known as Proprietress. Ramlee Monorail station
• Auditorium P.

  Ramlee, RTM Kuching, Sarawak^[36]

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