P.Ramlee, Malaysian’s Golden Son, has a become a legend. He is not only known in Malaysia, but he is also known around Asia. He achieved success as a singer, songwriter, actor and director.
He played the violin, guitar, trumpet, saxophone, lute, vibraphone and organ. At the age of nineteen, he left for Singapore to record his songs and to act in movies. Between 1948 and1972, he not only acted in more than 70 movies and composed 200 songs, but also directed movies. He won many awards in his lifetime. In 1956, he won an award for Best Musical Score for Drama for his movie Hang Tuah. He later won two other awards for Best Male Actor and The Most Versatile Talent.
He was a versatile and prolific artiste. He was good in serious and comic roles. He died in 1973. Now, more than thirty years after his death, no other local composer, actor or director has been considered his equal, It is no surprise that P.Ramlee is considered a household name in Malaysia.
He played the violin, guitar, trumpet, saxophone, lute, vibraphone and organ. At the age of nineteen, he left for Singapore to record his songs and to act in movies. Between 1948 and1972, he not only acted in more than 70 movies and composed 200 songs, but also directed movies. He won many awards in his lifetime. In 1956, he won an award for Best Musical Score for Drama for his movie Hang Tuah. He later won two other awards for Best Male Actor and The Most Versatile Talent.
He was a versatile and prolific artiste. He was good in serious and comic roles. He died in 1973. Now, more than thirty years after his death, no other local composer, actor or director has been considered his equal, It is no surprise that P.Ramlee is considered a household name in Malaysia.
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