Wai Lu Kyaw

Wai Lu Kyaw
Born
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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "အကယ်ဒမီ ဝေဠုကျော်". Myanmar News Agency (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ Nyan Win Shein (18 March 2015). "Red Cross member: A man with a missio". The Nation. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. 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.