M. Amin was a prolific director and writer known for the socio -political observations of the Malays at that time as inspiration for his works. His career began in the 50s when he migrated to Singapore to apply for a position as a sailor. But, eventually he was called to act under the direction of a director from India at Malay Film Productions. As he is good at reading, he has also served as a teacher to teach Malay actors to read, at the Malay Film company.