Thu Maung

Thu Maung (Burmese: သုမောင် [θṵ màʊɰ̃]; 13 March 1951 – 16 May 2010; born Bala) was a Myanmar Academy Award-winning film actor, singer as well as a distinguished writer and director.

[1] He was born in Rangoon, Burma to parents U Thadu, a well-known author and director, and Daw Khin Nyo.

In 1966, he was admitted into the Government Technical High School, where he subsequently obtained a diploma in diesel engineering in 1969.

Thu Maung made his acting debut in the 1974 film Chit San Na Mu (ချစ်စံနမူ), becoming a popular screen actor throughout the 1970s.

[2] Thu Maung died in Yangon on 16 May 2010 at the Thukha Gaba private clinic of liver disease.