U Kin Maung Yin (A60, GBNF)
- Classmate of U Tin Htoon, U Aung Kyee Myint, …
- Fellow artist of U Paw Oo Thet, Director Win Pe, …
- Loves Classical Music, and Modern Art
- He directed the movie “Hna Ma Let Shawt Nay Lay Dawt”.
The movie was hard to appreciate by most Burmese.
Grapevine says that some foreigners tried to purchase the movie.
U Naung Tun Lwin (M75, GBNF)
- Directed several movies.
- Classmate of Daw Mar Mar Yee and U Hla Myint Thein (Maurice)
Thamankyar
- U Aung Myint (Min70) and U Than Win (T70) are close friends and cousin brothers-in-law.
- Aung Myint became known as “Thamankyar Ko Myint”.
- Than Win wrote the script for the movie “Thamankyar”.
- The movie was directed by A1 Than Htut and A1 Thein Htut (twin brothers of Ko Myint).
Grapevine says that there are the reincarnation of two Japanese pilots. - The movie was produced by Maha Weikzahto studio owned by U Nyi Pu, Ko Myint’s grand uncle.
Myanmar Ah Swe / A1
- One of the early companies that produced Burmese films.
- Daw Khin Myint is the mother of Director U Tin Yu and mother-in-law of U Mya Maung (Mya Zaw Film).
U Mya Maung’s children include Peggy, Winnie (Academy Win Mar), Ted (Toe Nyunt, Shwe Gaung Byaung) and Rosebelle (Academy Sandar, Sar Oo). - Her brothers — A1 U Tin Nwe, U Nyi Pu, U Maung Maung Soe (U Tin Pe), A1 U Tin Maung (winner of two Academy awards) — and their extended family members had several film companies.
U Nyi Pu is considered to be the first Burmese movie actor.
Other YIT/YTU Movie Stars
According to Ko San Lin (M87), YIT/YTU produced some movie stars including the following :
- Ko Htin Lin , B.E (EP)1993 batch (aka) Dway ( GBNF )
- Ko Aye Thein , B.E (EC) 1987 batch (aka) Min Oo.
- Pyay Ti Oo
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