LAGENDA BY SHEILA MAJID. TRIBUTE TO OUR MOST TALENTED ACTOR, SINGER, COMEDIAN, WRITER, COMPOSER.....

Tan Sri P. Ramlee was born Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh. He contributed in the Malaysian movie and music industry as well as in the literary scene. Thus he is often attributed as the icon of Malay entertainment both in Malaysia and Singapore.
His big break came on 1 June 1948 when he was spotted by B.S Rajhans, a Tamil film director from Malay Film Productions of Jalan Ampas, Singapore.
Ramlee directed his first film "Penarik Beca" (The Trishaw Man) seven years later. His films are still popular among the modern Malay film watchers.
On 27 May 1973 P. Ramlee passed away at the age of 44 due to heart complication. A memorial known as the P. Ramlee Memorial was set up in 1986 in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur in honour of his contribution to the Malaysian entertainment industry. He was posthumously awarded with the honorific title "Tan Sri" in the early 1990s