Wai Lu Kyaw
| Wai Lu Kyaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation | Actor |
Wai Lu Kyaw (Burmese: ဝေဠုကျော်) is a Burmese film actor. He won the 2011 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Award for best supporting actor his role in The Red Sun Above the Ocean (ပင်လယ်ထက်ကနေဝန်းနီ).[1]
Wai Lu Kyaw was born in Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma, to Tekkatho Nyo Lwin Maung and Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein, 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 With the Green Valley (အစိမ်းရောင်တောင်ကြားနှင့်) and (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
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- Modern Yazawin (2014)
References
- ↑ Moh Moh Thaw (13 February 2012). "Director Wine continues awards roll". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- 1 2 "အကယ်ဒမီ ဝေဠုကျော်". Myanmar News Agency (in Burmese). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Nyan Win Shein (18 March 2015). "Red Cross member: A man with a missio". The Nation. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Yamon Phu Thit (6 August 2012). "Activists to form Consumer Protection Association". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Thiha Toe (23 July 2012). "Former free funeral society members found new group". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.