Directed the movie “Hna Ma Let Shawt Nay Lay Dawt”. The movie was hard to appreciate by most Burmese. It set the record for the first movie not to have Full House at the First Day First Show. Grapevine says that some foreigners tried to purchase the movie.
Classmates : U Tin Htoon and U Aung Kyee Myint He would hang around at “Architects Incorporated” (founded by U Bo Gyi, U Tin Htoon and U Aung Kyee Myint) along with fellow artists U Paw Oo Thet and Director Win Pe.
Memories by Uzin Myo Tun (A69)
Memories by U Htun Aung (EP70)
Photos by U Aung Khin (A69) One photo shows U KMY in his younger days when he hung around with the Architect students
Uzin Bobby Myo Tun (A69) wrote :
U Kin Maung Yin was everyone’s friend – one of the most amicable individuals I’ve ever known. He was mentor to many of us student architects of the late 1960s and of the 70s. His versatile talents extended into move-making, authorship and painting. His avant-garde movie “နှမလက်လျှော့နေလေတော့” made six decades ago remains unrivaled to date in the Myanmar movie industry. He immersed himself in modern painting and writing during the last two decades of his life. An icon of the arts, indeed!
U Htun Aung (EP70) wrote :
In 1971, I was waiting for the governmental employment living with Demonstrator (civil) and Inlay hostel hall tutor Saya U Khin Mg Tint. One day U Khin Mg Yin came and unexpectedly invited me to accompany him as his aid in movie-making and shooting a film named “Bahman Bazan Akhyaung” (ဘမှန်ဘဇံအကြောင်း). For that film, he was the Director. I was always near him to help for everything he ordered me to do. In those days, from morning to night I was together with him at film shooting sites, especially at Collegian Nay Win and Dar Khin Marlar’s home where most of the indoor scenes of the film had been shot. Also we had to spend much time in making the film at Film upgrading [processing] Studio. The producer of the film was “Momyint Thawdar Film Production” which was owned by Daw Khin Mar Lar, Actor U Nay Win’s spouse. Time taken to shoot that film was nearly three months. Main actors were Collegian Nay Win, Khin Yu May and Aye Aye Thin.
After that film, I was also with U Khin Mg Yin to help reading and editing the directing schedules of the film named “Thway” the Novel written by Journal Kyaw Daw Ma Ma Lay. But that script was not approved by State Film Editing Committee [Censor Board] due to the Fascism hating point of view of the country at that time.
Kin Mg Yin 1Kin Maung Yin 2Kin Maung Yin 3Arch 1
U Naung Tun Lwin (M75, GBNF)
Directed several movies
Classmates : Daw Mar Mar Yee, Maurice Chee (U Hla Myint Thein) and U Than Po
Thamankyar Ko Myint (Min70)
Thamankyar Ko MyintKo Myint, Thein Htut and PBRS groupThan Win
U Aung Myint (Min70) and U Than Win (T70) are close friends and cousin brothers-in-law. U Than Win married Daw Zelma Yu, a cousin of U Aung Myint.
U Aung Myint became known as “Thamankyar Ko Myint”.
U Than Win wrote the script for the movie “Thamankyar”.
The movie was directed by Ko Myint’s elder brothers “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 Maha Weik za hto Films (studio of U Nyi Pu, Ko Myint’s grand uncle). U Nyi Pu is considered to be the first Burmese movie actor.
A1 U Tin Nwe, U Nyi Pu, U Maung Maung Soe, A1 U Tin Maung (winner of two Academy awards) and their extended family members had several film companies.
U San Lin (Maung Lu Pay, M87) wrote:
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.
Photo credit to Kyaw Kyaw (Set Hmu)
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U Aung Win (C87) added :
Also Pyi Ti Oo (Civil)
Nang Khaming (A70) wrote :
Most of the people didn’t like the movie Hna ma let shawt nay lay dawt because there was no dialog in the movie except ‘pea pyout’. Most can’t appreciate that kind of movie, but I like that movie and appreciate .
Ko 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.
Sayagyi is a former Rector of RIT and former Professor and Head of Textile Engineering Department.
Passed away at Bahosi Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar in November 2012.
Along with Dr. Aung Gyi and U Min Win, he was one of the earliest beneficiaries of the “Twinning Program” proposed by Sayagyi U Ba Hli.
Chaired the RIT Sports Council
Loves playing Chinlon and music.
Ko Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) added :
I vividly remember the days where I used to hang out with Saya U Maung Maung Than at Ko Maung Maung’s office အားကစားမွူး near Textile Dept. Saya U Hla Shwe (Textile, GBNF) and Saya U Win Maung (Civil) were among frequent visitors, we played darts there, had some good times there.
One time he lamented that he had to refrain from drinking in the evening due to an alert from the authorities on possible student unrest.
Only much later, I found out that he was a very good close friend of my cousin during their college days.
Saya visited Myanmar. The alumni from 63 to 69 hosted a welcome party for Saya at Western Park Hotel.
I met Saya at the Mingalardon Air port. We were waiting for the plane from China Air Lines to come in. It was delayed by about 30 minutes.
Plane delay
Saya became worried. Saya’s flight Yangon -> Taipei -> Los Angeles -> Seattle has about 1 hour to catch the connecting flight to LA. The air line told Saya not to worry.
On the contrary, my flight Yangon -> Taipei -> San Francisco would require to spend 6+ hours in Taipei waiting for the connecting flight.
At Taipei
Saya rushed to catch the connecting flight to Los Angeles.
I had time to kill at the Taipei air port before taking the flight to San Francisco.
We heard lots of Burmese voices around. Among them was an 84-year old Pastor from Vancouver. At the transit counter, James gave an entertaining talk about Ngapi. In the early days, he had to hide Ngapi from the Canadians because they would not withstand the smell. Now, he has to hide Ngapi from the Canadians, who like Ngapi (and other Myanmar food).
I wish I were “Tekkatho Phone Naing” or “Thawda Swe” to be able to write short and long stories about their friends and the people they meet.
Update
U Myo Nyunt (C69) visits his elder son in Seattle, Washington. He would have a gathering with Saya U Kaung.
“So Ka Yay Tee” is synonymous with “Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin”.
Rangoon University has a “Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin”.
Saya Dr. Maung Maung Kha and Saya U Ba Kyi are senior members. Saya Kha would play the violin and accompany U Ba Kyi singing “Only Two” (Hna Yauk Hte Nay Chin De).
Under the then New Education System, Institutes (such as IM, RIT, Eco, Edu) were established. Most of them have “Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin”.
RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin held musical evening extravaganza (“Geeta See Sar”).
RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin had a powerful presence at the 1970 RU Golden Jubilee Celebrations. It featured Swel Daw Yeik Ah Nyeint, Htee Yein, …
Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War), Saya U Saw Tun (Saw Lu), Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65), Saya U Taing Oke (ChE69), and Saya U Khin Maung Tint (C69) are some of the driving forces for the outstanding performances by the Zat Sayas, Minthas, Minthamees, Lushwindaws, and the talented cast members.
The Pon Chan Chan also helped find soul mates.
Don Min U Yu Swan and Sayama Emma Tin Tin Myint
U Tin Tun and Daw Mar Mar Yee
Saya U Khin Maung Tint and Sayama Daw Khin Sandar Tun
According to Saya U Moe Aung (EE 63, Tekkatho Moe War), the term “Swel Daw Yeik” was first accepted as a synonym for RIT in 1970 (Golden Jubilee of the establishment of Rangoon University).
Saya is an outstanding writer/poet, editor/publisher, “Ah Nu Pyinnyar Shin”, …
“Swel Daw Yeik Bulletin” was published by Saya U Moe Aung and his team of editors.
“Swel Daw Yeik Ah Nyeint” is a premier feature of the RIT-related gatherings (e.g. Singapore Thingyan, World wide SPZPs).
“Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” was published for SPZP-2000, SPZP-2007, and SPZP-2010 held in Singapore.
“Swel Daw Yeik Magazine” was published for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2014 and SPZP-2016.
“Swel Daw Yeik Foundation” evolved from brain storming sessions for helping past, present, and future Burmese/Myanmar engineers. The initial scope is to provide (some) health care to all sayas and sayamas (60+ years, 7+ years of service) using the interest money (only) of the Health Care Fund.
For several years, Ma Khine Khine Win and friends) have provided funds to supplement (e.g. K50,000 per saya/sayama) the dana offering by SDYF.
Later, Ko Aung Khine and friends (Swel Daw Thway Ah Phwe) supplemented K100000 for eligible saya/sayama.
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