He is the only son of Aung Win, a writer who wrote under the pen name Pike Htwe, and his wife Khin Mya Thi.
He wrote his first script in 1999 for the film Kyun Taw Chit Thaw Min Ma Myar.
He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the film Thein Mwei Sue (Delicated Thorn) in 2000.
[3] In 2002, he directed his first psychological thriller film Ein Mat Pya Dite (Dream Museum) was not exactly released.
In 2006, he produced his first real ghost film Nya Kyaung (The Night School), a big hit with lovers of the genre.
He used an iPhone 6+ for colour corrections and brought the movie up to the 4K resolution standard (4096 x 2160) to show it in local cinemas.