BAKTI

Bakti (English: Faithfullness) is 1950 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white drama film directed and written by L. Krishnan and produced by Run Run Shaw. It was adapted by S. Ramanathan from Les Misérables. Music and songs were composed by Osman Ahmad. It starred P. Ramlee in his first leading role, Kasma Booty, S. Roomai Noor, and Siput Sarawak. The film launched Ramlee's career and imposed him as a leading figure in the Malay film industry for the following 20 years.