Lu Min (Burmese: လူမင်း, pronounced [lù mɪ́ɰ̃]; also spelt Lu Minn) is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award-winning Burmese film actor and director. He has served as the Chairman of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation from 2014 to 2017. Throughout his successful career, he acted in over 1000 films.[1][2]
Lu Min | |
|---|---|
လူမင်း | |
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse | Khin Sabe Oo |
| Children | Ayeyarwady Lu Min Awaratt Lu Min |
| Awards | Myanmar Academy Award |
| Website | http://www.luminn.com/ |
Life
editHe was born and raised in Aungpan in Shan State. In 2008, he and his wife, Khin Sabe Oo became one of the first couples in Myanmar to receive fertility treatment via intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Their daughter Ayeyarwady Lu Min was born later that year.[3][4]
In 2005, he produced and starred in the film Kyan Sit Min, base on the life story of the Pagan era's King Kyansittha, was the first in Burma to be shot on digital video format before being transferred to film, and perhaps the first Burmese movie in recent decades to score commercial success abroad.[2]
On 17 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Lu Min for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement, along with several other celebrities.[5]
On 20 February 2021, Lu Min was arrested by the military while in hiding.[6]
Filmography
editAs actor
edit- Shwe Mhone Kyel Dae Kaung-Kin (2002)
- Kyan Sit Min (ကျန်စစ်မင်း; 2005)
- Mystery of Snow (လျှို့ဝှက်သောနှင်း; 2005) – The guide's son
- Pin Lal Htet Ka Nay Won Ni (2010)
- Ko Tint Toh Super Yat Kwat (ကိုတင့်တို့စူပါရပ်ကွက်; 2014) – Baydin Sayar
- Chit San Eain 2028 (ချစ်စံအိမ်၂၀၂၈; 2015) – Ko Oo
- Zero (ဇီးရိုး; 2015)
- Anubis (အနူးဘစ်; 2016)
- Professor Dr. Sate Phwar II (ပရော်ဖက်ဆာဒေါက်တာဆိတ်ဖွား နှင့် မြိုင်ရာဇာတာတေ; 2016)
- Kyat Gu (ကြတ်ဂူ; 2018) – Shwe Daung
- The Milk Ogre (နို့ဘီလူး; 2019) – The Milk Ogre
- Sa Yite (စရိုက်; 2019) – Nyo Htun Lu
- Jin Party (ဂျင်ပါတီ; 2019) – Let Yone
- Nyit Toon (ညစ်တွန်း; 2019) – Zaw Htet
- Way Ma Nay Chin Bu (ဝေးမနေချင်ဘူး; 2022)
As director
edit- Kyan Sit Min (2005)
- Reflection (2018)
- Kyat Gu (2018)
- The Milk Ogre (2019)
- Nyit Toon (2019)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actor | Shwe Mhone Kyel Dae Kaung-Kin | Won |
| 2005 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actor | Kyan Sit Min | Won |
| Best Picture | Won | |||
| 2016 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Supporting Actor | Professor Doctor Sate Phwar II | Won |
| 2019 | Star Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nge-Kyun | Won |
References
edit- ^ "International star Lu Min opens up about his first tryst with India". Media Info Line. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b "THE PEOPLE OF 2004". The Irrawaddy. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Lu Min and Khin Sabei Oo expecting again". Shwe Darling. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Actor Lu Min reprimanded for NLD endorsement". DVB. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Regime issues arrest warrants for celebrities who urged people to join Civil Disobedience Movement". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Myanmar Military Detains More Than 2,100 Since Coup". The Irrawaddy. 15 March 2021.