Wai Lu Kyaw

In this Burmese name, the given name is Wai Lu Kyaw. There is no family name.
Wai Lu Kyaw
Born
Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma
NationalityBurmese
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Parent(s)Tekkatho Nyo Lwin Maung
Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein
AwardsMyanmar Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor for 2010)

Wai Lu Kyaw (Burmese: ဝေဠုကျော်) is a Burmese actor and philanthropists. He won the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 with the film The Red Sun Above the Ocean (ပင်လယ်ထက်ကနေဝန်းနီ).[1]

Biography

Wai Lu Kyaw was born in Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma, to Tekkatho Nyo Lwin Maung and Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein, both are Burma National Literature Award-winning writers who established the Panhlaing Publishing Press.[2] He began his acting career in 1997 as a child actor, starring in the films With the Green Valley (အစိမ်းရောင်တောင်ကြားနှင့်) and Hna Lone That Pyint Yin Ya Par The (နှလုံးသားဖြင့်ရင်းရပါသည်).[2]

Wai Lu Kyaw is also active in humanitarian and social relief work. He is a member of Myanmar Red Cross Society.[3] He is also a founding member of the Consumer Protection Association,[4] and a member of the Civil Society (Yangon), which splintered from the Free Funeral Service Society following disputes with Kyaw Thu.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Moh Moh Thaw (13 February 2012). "Director Wine continues awards roll". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "အကယ်ဒမီ ဝေဠုကျော်". Myanmar News Agency (in Burmese). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ Nyan Win Shein (18 March 2015). "Red Cross member: A man with a missio". The Nation. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ Yamon Phu Thit (6 August 2012). "Activists to form Consumer Protection Association". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ Thiha Toe (23 July 2012). "Former free funeral society members found new group". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.