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Maung Wunna

Maung Wunna

Known for

Directing

Born

January 19, 1947

Birthplace

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Died

January 11, 2011 (aged 63)

Biography

Maung Wunna was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese director and writer. Wunna worked from an early age as a sound engineer and film editor for his novelist and filmmaker father, Thadu. His first film as a director, Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella, 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.

Best known work

Khun Hna Sin A Lwan

Khun Hna Sin A Lwan

1990
Dat Khè

Dat Khè

2002
To My Bosom Friend

To My Bosom Friend

1979
Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella

Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella

1970
Miss. Wai, Filled with Flowers

Miss. Wai, Filled with Flowers

1977
Behind the Lace Curtain

Behind the Lace Curtain

1973
Deep and Unforgettable Sorrow

Deep and Unforgettable Sorrow

1975
The Palest of Pink

The Palest of Pink

1976
Self-less Ego

Self-less Ego

1978
Tender Are the Feet

Tender Are the Feet

1972

Filmography

  1. 2002

    Dat Khè

    Director

  2. 1999

  3. 1994

  4. 1994

  5. 1990

  6. 1979

  7. 1978

  8. 1977

  9. 1976

  10. 1975

  11. 1973

  12. 1972

    Tender Are the Feet

    Director, Editor

  13. 1970

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