He starred in and directed hundreds of films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema.
[3] Kyaw Hein was born on July 14, 1947, on the Kyaung Kone Road in Sanchaung township.
Kyaw Hein was also the lead designer and hand-painted the advertising poster under the pen name Nay Min Hteik Khaung (နေမင်းထိပ်ခေါင်).
He was later nationally praised for directing the movie 1982's Mun-Tet Chein Hma Ne Win Thi (မွန်းတည့်ချိန်တွင် နေဝင်သည်).
On November 4, 2008, Kyaw Hein retired from the film industry and became a theravada monk.
Many people have criticised him for holding sermons at monasteries without the time nor experience of learning buddhism as a monk.
In 2008 Sayadaw U Kittithara was one of the patron monks who helped the creation of the Bronze Buddha Image of Knowledge and Awareness at Botahtaung Pagoda in the Botataung Township, Yangon Region.
Sayadaw U Kittithara died on July 11, 2020, at 12:55 in Canberra, Australia from complications after a stroke[5] at the age of 73.
His nephew, Htin Lin ( Dwe ), died on July 11, 2007, coinciding with the date of their deaths.