Lu Min (actor)
Lu Min (Burmese: လူမင်း, pronounced [lù mɪ́ɰ̃]; also spelt Lu Minn) is a four-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 | Ayarwady Lu Min Awaratt Lu Min |
| Awards | Myanmar Academy Award |
| Website | http://www.luminn.com/ |
Life
He 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
- Kyan Sit Min (2005)
- Mystery of Snow (2005)
- Zero (2015)
- Professor Doctor Sait Phwar and Myaing Yar-Zar TarTay (2016)
- Anubis (2016)
- The Milk Ogre (2019)
- Jin Party (2019)
- Nyit Toon (2019)
Awards and nominations
| 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 Sait Phwar and Myaing Yar-Zar TarTay | Won |
| 2019 | Star Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nge-Kyun | Won |
References
- ^ "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.