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| Tan Sri P. Ramlee's achievements |
P. Ramlee's stature in the arts is evident in the variety of awards he received at national and international levels.
- His earliest success came when he was named BEST SONGWRITER at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Hong Kong in 1956 for the film HANG TUAH which was directed by Phani Majumdar.
- In acting, his first accolade came in the form of BEST ASIAN ACTOR for the film ANAKKU SAZALI in 1957. A year later, his film direction of SUMPAH ORANG MINYAK bagged the trophy for BEST PHOTOGRAPHY, also at the Asia level.
- P, Ramlee reached the peak of his fame when he was named THE MOST VERSATILE TALENT at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Tokyo in 1963. He received this honour for the film IBU MERTUAKU.
- The unstoppable man further made history when three of his directions - PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK, NUJUM PAK BELALANG and MADU TIGA- were proclaimed BEST ASIAN COMEDY in 1959, 1960 and 1964 respectively.
- In honour of his invaluable service to the arts, P. Ramlee was awarded the AHLI MANGKU NEGARA (AMN) by the third Yang di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, HM Tuanku Syed Putra Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, in 1962.
- In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the honoured title of PANGLIMA SETA MAHKOTA (PSM)'ARTIST SUPREME' a national role model for the country's artistic community, which carries the title 'TAN SRI', from the ninth Yang di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia HM Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah. With this second royal recognition, he is now undoubtedly the nation's.
- The national Archieves did not forget his immense contributions. In 1984, his final home along Jalan Dedap in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur was renovated and extended to become the P. RAMLEE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. Also refurbished was the humble home where hewas born in Penang, which is today is a subject of study by his fans and students of art alike. The Malaysian government has also named several roads after him in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kuching.
- Apart from that, his name adorns the hallways of several important buildings such as the P. RAMLEE AUDITORIUM at Angkasapuri (the nation's broadcasting centre), the P. RAMLEE MINI-THEATRE at the National Film Corporation (Finas) as well as the RAMLEE MALL in the Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest building in the world.
- Specially for the music lovers, a business group, Renong Berhad together with EMI Malaysia jointly produced a special instrumental album called THE BOLSHOI BALLET ORCHESTRA PRESENTS TAN SRI P. RAMLEE in 1998. This was the very first time an orchestra of such high international recognition recorded pieces of P. Ramlee's 'evergreen' melodies into an album with high quality.
- On 15 August 1998, the P. RAMLEE FAN CLUB was launched to bring together the many followers and lovers of his work, as well as to ensure that the treasures left us by the great man be preserved.
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