Thingyan Moe

1985 Burmese film

1985 (1985)

Running time

126 minutesCountryMyanmarLanguageBurmese

Thingyan Moe (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်မိုး, English: Rain in the Water Festival) is a 1985 Burmese film directed by Maung Tin Oo and starring Nay Aung, Zin Wine, Khin Than Nu and May Than Nu. The movie follows the life of a musician from 1959 to 1982, with many of the scenes set at traditional Thingyan celebrations.^[1]

Plot

The story begins with poor pianist Nyein Maung, and wealthy teenage girl in Mandalay, Khin Khin Htar, falling in love. Htar asks Nyein Maung to elope but along the way he prioritised to help Mya Khet to send her sick mother to hospital instead. In his absence, Htar is brought back by her mother and forced to accept an arranged marriage. Htar asks Nyein Maung to play the song 'Hna Ko To Chit Tha Hmya' at her wedding ceremony. After Htar's wedding ceremony, Neing Maung drinks too much alcohol, falls asleep, dreams about Htar giving money to him, and thinks that Htar left him because of money. After several months, Nyein Maung marries Mya Khet, and the movie turns into studio musical with ThinGyan Theme.

Cast

Nay Aung as Nyein Maung
Zin Wine as Thet Htwe
Khin Than Nu as Khin Khin Htar
May Than Nu as Nwe Nwe
Thida Theint as Mya Khet
May Thit as Uncredited/ Mya Khet’s Sickly Mother
Khin Soe Paing as Uncredited/ Mya Khet’s friend
Zaw One as Ko Latt
Nyi Nyi Swe as Nyi Nyi/ Nyein Maung’s Friend
Ye Min as Khin Maung Win
May Ywet Wah as Wah Wah / Nwe Nwe’s friend
Lin Aung as Maung Maung Gyi
Mi Mi Khine as Mi Mi/ Khin Khin Htar‘s friend
Khin Ohn Myint as Daw Htar Ei/ Khin Khin Htar‘s mother
Aye Aye Myat as Mi Aye
U Hla Maung as Maung Hla
Tin Su Su Htwe as Baby Thet Htwe
Thaw Tar Lin as Teen Thet Htwe
Mandalay Citizen.

Shooting and overview

The film was produced by Yee Myint Film Production and won the Thurya Pya Film Award at the Filmfare Awards. Yee Myint Films had to buy films from the government in the name of licensed film companies because it was not possible to buy foreign films due to the government's economic policy at the time.

The filming took place at the Ye Myint Film Building in Mandalay's Sai Tan Ward and at Dr. Thein Aung Temple in Pwe Kone, and the piano was filmed inside Nyein Maung's house at Sein Maung Studio in Rangoon.

The words "Kyawan Taw of the women" in the film were censored.