TAN SRI P.RAMLEE

The late Tan Sri.P Ramlee was a multi-talented artiste whose artiste flair was obvious even in his early youth.I’m sure many people know  Tan Sri.P Ramlee.

P.Ramlee was a Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. P. Ramlee was born on the first day of the Eid festival, which fell on 22 March 1929. His father, Teuku Nyak Puteh, was a sailor from Aceh, who later married Che Mah Hussain.

In 1947, he won the first place in a song competition organized by Penang Radio. seven years after his acting career started, P. Ramlee directed his first film, Penarek Becha. In 1957, he appeared in the first of his Bujang Lapok comedic films, in which he acted along with Aziz Sattar and S. Shamsuddin, and which are still popular among modern Malay film watchers. During his career he directed and acted in 66 films, and had more than 360 songs to his credit.His final film was Laksamana Do Re Mi in 1973. In his last song, "Air Mata di Kuala Lumpur" (Tears in Kuala Lumpur.

P. Ramlee was married three times. His first marriage, to Junaidah in 1950, ended in a divorce four years later. His second marriage, in 1955 to Noorizan Mohd. Noor Menonolq, a member of the Royal family of State of Perak, ended in divorce in 1961. His last marriage was in November 1961, to Salmah Ismail, a very famous singer known as Saloma.

On 29 May 1973, P. Ramlee died at the age of 44 from a heart attack and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, in Kuala Lumpur.

His award-winning films are:

• ·         Anakku Sazali (My Son Sazali): Best Male Actor, 4th Asian Film Festival (Tokyo, 1957)
• ·         Hang Tuah (Legend of Hang Tuah): Best Musical Score, 3rd Asian Film Festival (Hong Kong 1956) and Official screening at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival in 1957. The only P. Ramlee movie to be filmed in color.
• ·         Ibu Mertuaku (My Mother-in-Law): Most Versatile Talent, 10th Asian Film Festival (Tokyo, 1963)
• ·         Madu Tiga (Three Wives): Best Comedy, 11th Asian Film Festival (Taipei, 1964)
• ·         Nujum Pak Belalang (Pak Belalang the Fortune Teller): Best Comedy, 7th Asian Film Festival (Tokyo, 1960)
• ·         Pendekar Bujang Lapok (The Three Warrior Bachelors): Best Comedy, 6th Asian Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur, 1959)
• ·         Sumpah Orang Minyak (Curse of the Oily Man): Best Black and White Photography, 5th Asian Film Festival (Manila, 1958)

His other hononary awards are:

• ·         Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN), conferred by His Majesty Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail on 3 July 1962.
• ·         Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), carrying the posthumous title of "Tan Sri" by HRH Sultan Azlan Shah in 1990.
• ·         Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak "Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang (Posthumous)" ( D.A.(P) ), carrying the title "Datuk Amar" by the Sarawak State Government in 2009.
• ·         Hononary Doctorate in Performance Arts, 2005.