Update : November 15, 2022

U Kin Maung Yin (A60, GBNF)

• He directed the movie “Hna Ma Let Shawt Nay Lay Dawt”.
• He is a classmate of U Tin Htoon, U Aung Kyee Myint, …
• He is a fellow artist of U Paw Oo Thet, Director Win Pe, …
• He loves Classical Music, Modern Art, …
• 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)

• He directed several movies.
• He is a classmate of Daw Mar Mar Yee, U Hla Myint Thein (Maurice), …

Thamankyar

• U Aung Myint (Min70) and U Than Win (T70) are close friends and cousin brothers-in-law.
• The former became known as “Thamankyar Ko Myint”.
• The latter wrote the script for the movie “Thamankyar”.
• The movie was directed by A1 Than Htut and A1 Thein Htut (twin brothers).
• Grapevine says that there are the reincarnation of two Japanese pilots.
• The movie was produced by the studio of U Nyi Pu, Ko Myint’s grand uncle.
• U Nyi Pu is considered to be the first Burmese movie actor.

Myanmar Ah Swe / A1

• A1 U Tin Nwe, U Nyi Pu, U Maung Maung Soe (U Tin Pe), A1 U Tin Maung (winner of two Academy awards), Daw Khin Myint Myint and their extended family members had several film companies.

Notes

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.

Feedback

Aung Win (C87) wrote :

Pyi Ti Oo also is an actor. Civil.

Nang Khaming (A70) wrote :

Most of the people did’nt like the movie Hna ma let shawt nay lay dawt because of no dialog in the movie except ‘ pea pyout’. Mostly can’t appreciate that kind of movie,but I like that movie and appreciate .

Wint Khin Zaw (A79) wrote :

Architect UKMY must be too advanced for the period. I think he directed another movie called Ba Hman Ba Zan Akyaung which was appreciated a bit more by some audience.

Uzin Bobby Myo Tun (A69) wrote :

Today, 21-04-2018 happens to be Thamankyar Ko Myint’s 71st birthday! Happy birthday, Ko Myint