Wunna

Maung Wunna (Burmese: မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese director and writer.[1] He came from a family heavily involved in the entertainment industry—his father Thadu was a director and his brother Thu Maung was a prominent singer and actor[1] and Min Lu was a reputed satirist. Maung Wunna died of lung cancer in 2011.[1]

For the album by Gunna, see Wunna (album). For the album's title track, see Wunna (song).
Maung

Wunna
မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ
Maung Wunna in 1991.
Born19 January 1945
Rangoon, British Burma
Died11 January 2011 (2011-01-12) (aged 65)
Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
OccupationDirector, Writer
Spouse(s)Cho Cho Yi
Children1 daughter, 2 sons
RelativesThu Maung, Min Lu (brother)
AwardsMyanmar Academy Award (1971, 1990)

Career

Wunna worked from an early age as a sound engineer and film editor for his novelist and filmmaker father, Thadu. In 1970 he earned a BA in philosophy from University of Yangon. His first film as a director, Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung, was released in 1971, and he won the National Award for Best Direction. Alongside his work as screenwriter and director, Maung Wunna published articles on film, short stories and novels.

After 42 years of regional release, his 1972 film Tender Are the Feet was premiered at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in February 2014.[2]

Filmography
  • Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella (Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung) (1970)
  • Tender are the Feet (Ché phawa daw nu nu) (1973)
  • Behind the Lace Curtain (Zar khan zee naut kwai hmer) (1973)
  • The Palest of Pink (Pan nu yaung ma yint ta yint) (1974)
  • Deep and Unforgettable Sorrow (Hnaung ta myaih myaih) (1975)
  • Miss. Wai, Filled with Flowers (Pan tway nè wai) (1977)
  • Self-less Ego (Atta ma San lo thaw Atta) (1978)
  • I am Summer, My Lover is Winter (Kya-ma Ka Ngwe Ko ka Saung) (1979)
  • Across the Jungle (Sone Nathar Myaing) (1980)
  • Tree of Love (Achit Thit-pin) (1981)
  • Wai Lwin Lwin (1982)
  • To My Bosom Friend (Chit tè thu ngè lé) (1983)
  • Is the Sky Going to Pour Down? (Pyo Hmar Lay lar Moe Ye) (1983)
  • Let Compete our Love (Chit chin nge Pyaing) (1984)
  • Love with Heart and Life (Athe Athet Ne That-tu) (1985)
  • Maung Sein Thaung And Ma Hnin Yee (Maung Sein Thaung nae Ma Hnin Yee) (1987)
  • Seventh Degree Multiple Sorrow (Khun hnit sint ah-lwan) (1990)
  • Miss Gyan Bone, from the Seven Hut District (Khwun na eain tan ka Ma Gyan Bone) (1994)
  • Something to Laugh About (Yi saya maw sayar) (1996)
  • Practical Experience (Atwe lay yae tae hma oh a-kyone) (1996)
  • We are… (Kya-naw Kya-ma Toe Thi) (1998)
  • Women and Money (Main-ma ne Ngwe) (1998)
  • Winter in My Heart (Yin htè ka hsaung yarthi) (1999)
  • Energy Boost (Dat khè) (2002)
  • A Man who Can Laugh as Melancholy (Lwan aung yé tat thu) (2005)
  • Right to the Core of the Heart (Yin nint aung hmwe) (2007)

Awards
Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards

References
  1. Thae Thae Htwe (24 January 2011). "Director Maung Wunna passes away". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. Myanmar film culture at the Berlinale – “Tender are the Feet” | Goethe Institute
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