His youngest brother was Tin Maung, an accomplished film director.
[1] Nyi Pu was born Ba Htay on 12 September 1900 in Prome (Pyay), the second son of Ba Nyunt and Nyein Shin during the British colonial era.
In 1920, Ba Htay participated in the First University Strike against the British rulers.
Short Brother) starred in the first-ever film Myitta Nit Athuyar in Burma.
[2] Nyi Pu died on 1 September 1996 at Yangon, and was survived by his wife San Yin and their five children.