Rivals Three

Madu Tiga

Malaysia, Singapore

1964

100 Min

Black and White

Malay

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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CAST P. Ramlee, Sarimah, Ahmad Nisfu, Jah Hj. Mahadi, Zera Agus, M. Babjan, M. Rafee, Zainon Fiji

Synopsis

A man who takes three wives without any of them being the wiser. But when the three wives independently befriend one another, he is caught in an ever-tightening web of lies in this comic gem from Singapore.

Director

P. Ramlee

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. P. Ramlee, PSM, AMN, DA (Sarawak) (March 22, 1929 – May 29, 1973) was a Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Due to his contributions to the movie and music industry and his literary work, he is often considered the icon of Malay entertainment in Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra (especially in Aceh due to his ancestry).

P. Ramlee was born Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, 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, P. Ramlee appeared in the first of his Bujang Lapok comedic films, in which he acted along with Aziz Sattar and S. Shamsudin, and which are still popular among modern Malay film watchers. During his career… read more