Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (later Ramlee bin Puteh; 22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973), better known by his stage name P. Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee), [1] was a Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, and composer famous in modern-day Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Southern Thailand. [2]