''Bawa Thanthayar'' ( my, ဘဝသံသရာ; ) is a 1956
Burmese black-and-white
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drama film, directed by
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, ...
starring
Zeya
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*Aung Zeya, full name of Alaungpaya, king of Burma in 1752–1760
* Zeya (Burmese actor) (1916–1996), Burmese actor and director
*Zeya Thaw (born 1981), alternative spelling of the name of Zayar Thaw, Burmese politici ...
,
May Thit
May Thit ( my, မေသစ်; born Khin Thit 1925 – 2001) was a Burmese actress and singer. She won Best Actress Award for 1960, Best Supporting Actress Award for 1964 and 1976 in Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. She was famous aro ...
,
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, ...
and Aye Kyu. It is one of the most famous films in the history of
Burmese cinema
The cinema of Burma has a long history dating back to the 1910s. The person who created the first silent film was Ohn Maung (Burma's first producer and director).
Start of the Burmese cinema
Burma's first film was a recording of the funeral o ...
and was only released at the end of the year, but was the highest grossing film of 1956.
Making film
It was the debut film of Mandalay Film and was shot by
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, ...
in 1955 and took about a year.
International released
On December 14, 1956, it broke the record for the highest grossing sound film in Rangoon cinemas. It earned
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5,02,567/-. It was premiered in
China
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and earned
£stg.3,000.
Cast
*
May Thit
May Thit ( my, မေသစ်; born Khin Thit 1925 – 2001) was a Burmese actress and singer. She won Best Actress Award for 1960, Best Supporting Actress Award for 1964 and 1976 in Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. She was famous aro ...
*
Zeya
Zeya may refer to:
People
*Aung Zeya, full name of Alaungpaya, king of Burma in 1752–1760
* Zeya (Burmese actor) (1916–1996), Burmese actor and director
*Zeya Thaw (born 1981), alternative spelling of the name of Zayar Thaw, Burmese politici ...
*
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, ...
* Aye Kyu
* Gyan Sein
Awards
Soundtrack
The song "Life Cycle", written and sung by
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, ...
and accompanied by U Ba Thein from Mandalay Film, is still popular today.
References
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1956 films
Burmese black-and-white films
1950s Burmese-language films
Films shot in Myanmar
Burmese drama films
1956 drama films