Kyaw Hein

Kyaw Hein (Burmese: ကျော်ဟိန်း [tɕɔ̀héɪɴ]; born 25 July 1947) is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor, film director, and singer. Born Kyaw Htay (ကျော်ဌေး), Kyaw Hein starred in hundreds of films, and directed several films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema. However, in 2008, on his 61st birthday, he announced he would retire from the film industry to live as an Theravada Buddhist monk. He holds the Dharma name Kittisāra (ကိတ္တိသာရ).

Kyaw Hein made his film debut with Hpuza Lanzon at age 20 but became famous with his fourth film Chit Thalar Mone Thalar (Do you love me or hate me?).

• Hpuza Lanzon (1968)
• Chit Thalar Mone Thalar
• a kar ka a chit a nit ka myit tar (1979)
• mon tae chain twin nay win the (1982)
• Pan Myaing Leh Ga U Yin Hmoo (1989)
• Way Le` Hmway Kyway Le` Hmway (1994)
• Nay ka mwe tae La (2003)
• Ashike (Also Known As: Taste of Evil)

• The New York Times – Ashike