Thu Riya

Thu Riya (Burmese: သူရိယ; born Thura Lynn on 6 May 1989) is a Burmese actor, model, television presenter, and a comedian.[1] He has starred in over 40 films in his acting career.[2][3]

Thu Riya
သူရိယ
Thu Riya in 2018
Born
Thura Lynn

(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989
NationalityMyanmar
Alma materInstitute of Myanmar Traditional Medicine, Mandalay
OccupationActor, Model, Television presenter
Years active2009–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Parent(s)Kyi Linn
Cho Cho Mar
RelativesAung Thu Linn (brother)
Chan Pyae Pyae Linn (brother)
Khin Thitsa Kyi (sister)
Websitethuriyaandhsueaintsan.com

Early life and education

Thuriya was born on 6 May 1989 in Bago, Bago Region, Myanmar. He is the eldest son of Kyi Linn and Cho Cho Mar, proprietors of Sein Bayek traditional medicine production. He is the eldest of four siblings, having two younger brothers, Aung Thu Linn and Chan Pyae Pyae Linn and a younger sister Khin Thissa Kyi.[4]

Thuriya started his schooling at the Basic Education High School No. 3 Bago, till 9th grade and moved to Yangon to attend the Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon. He then enrolled at the Institute of Myanmar Traditional Medicine, Mandalay in 2005 and graduated with a Dip.T.Med. in 2008 and then relocated to Yangon to help out in his parents’ family business.

Career

Beginnings

Thuriya at the cinema with fans

Thuriya’s first appearance in television was in 1997, in the advertisement of his parents’ Sein Bayek traditional medicine house. He began his acting career as a child and performed in many Myanmar history films. Due to his schooling, he was not able to contribute fully in the acting career, but occasionally he participated in many entertainments of school concerts and educational films.[1]

In 2009, permission was granted by his parents to enter into the field of acting, which is the focus of his life, since his childhood.[1]

2010–2013: Acting debut and breakthrough

Thuriya at a media interview

Thuriya's acting debut was a supporting role in 2010 in Myawaddy TV’s short films. Through these experiences, he became connected with Myanmar films enterprise and performed in supporting roles in many films and soon gained recognition by the audiences. He also acted in some music videos.[5]

In 2011, he entered into a five year contract with Mahogany Film and Video Production and made his acting debut in the film A-Mi Me Tha (Motherless son) and changed his name from Thura Linn to Thuriya.[5]

In 2013, Thuriya was in a dispute with Mahogany due to the very heavy indemnity, he was deterred from making any films or performing any acts with any other productions during the contract period with Mahogany film production.[1] At that time, he was also not in good terms with his family and had disappeared from his home and the film industry for a period of two years.[5]

2016–present: Breaking into the big screen

In 2016, Thuriya starred in the Big screen feature film Facebook Ywa (Facebook Village). The film was produced by Aung Thiri Production, and screened in Myanmar cinemas in 2016, and was considered a big success, with full houses in the movie theatres.[5][6]

Thuriya and actress Hsu Eaint San at the movie press show

During 2016-2017, Thuriya was cast in TV series of MRTV-4, one of the Myanmar national TV stations. He was involved in Ma Nay Ka Phit Thi (It was on Yesterday)[7] and Pyin Salat Ywar (Magic Village), produced by MRTV 4’s Taurus Production.[8]

In 2018, the video markets crumpled, so he then again shifted back to the film industry. He has continued making films and these films will be released in 2019. He has been acting in three big screen films and over 40 direct-to-video films in his acting career.[9]

Changing appearance

In 2017, Thuriya underwent plastic surgery at DRK Beauty Clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, to reduce fat from his cheeks. His looks changed from puffy cheeks to V-shaped.[10]

Business

Thuriya is also a practitioner of Burmese traditional medicine. He owns Thuriya Myanmar Traditional Medicine, a producer of Burmese traditional medicine.[1]

Personal life

Thuriya and Hsu Eaint San

Thuriya relationship with actress Hsu Eaint San, who was a co-star on the film "Facebook Ywar", became a publicized topic in the Cele Cele Small Facebook page. After this news was released, they couple admitted to the public on their relationship had started on early 2017.

Thuriya and Hsu Eaint San co-starred in many more films most notably Kya Phyu, Naung Be Daw Mha Ma Mohn, and Shin A-May Ne Kyaun-ma, as well as big screen films, Facebook Ywa, Nga Academy and Thaye Thinbaw.

Filmography

Mahogany Videos Production (Direct-to-Videos)

Thuriya has starred in several direct-to-video films in association with Mahogany Videos Productions since 2011. The following is a partial list.

Lists of Videos
Video Director Co-Stars
A Mi Mae Thar Mee Bwarr Yan Aung, Soe Myat Thuzar, Myat Kaythi Aung, Thazin
528 Htun Aung Zaw Htun Eaindra Bo, Thazin
100% Chit Thu Sai Lon Kyaut Khine Thin Kyi, Thazin
Triangle A Thwae Myar Maung Pyae Wa Moe Pyae Pyae Maung, Thazin
Way Hin Sanda Lay Myar Ko Pauk Min Oo, Soe Myat Thuzar, Htet Htet Htun
Ngyut Soe Mee Bawrr Soe Myat Thuzar, Sandi Myint Lwin
Myat Naphone Chit Thu Aung Ba Power Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Moe Moe, Soe Myat Nandar, Hla Asa Le Tin, Thazin
Thakhin Win Htun Htun Aye Thin Cho Swe
Kaung Chit Tae Ma Ma Nay Paing Soe Myat Nandar, Htet Htet Htun
Thone Kyo Thansin Nay Paing Soe Myat Thuzar, Htoo Mon, Thar Thar, Htet Htet Htun
Swal Htin Kyan Yat Thaw Myat Win Ta Ku Zaw Myo Kayay Pone Pyin Aye Myat Thu, Htet Htet Htun
Ah Thae Kyi Wutt Yi Ko Zaw (Ar Yone Oo) A Linn Yaung, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi
Lane Mhr San Par Thar Yal Ko Zaw (Ar Yone Oo) Yan Aung, Htun Htun, Soe Myat Thuzar, May Kabyar, Thae Naw Zar
Shin Pya Ma Ya Tae Ayar Ko Pauk Khine Thin Kyi
Swal Sar Pyit Lite Tote Ko Zaw (Ar Yone Oo) Yan Aung, Paing Zay Ye Htun, A Linn Yaung, Soe Myat Thuzar, Chan Mei Mei Ko

Aung Thiri Videos Production (Direct-to-Videos)

Thuriya has been starring again in direct-to-videos with Aung Thiri Videos Production on 2015. Following are the lists of his works but it may not be the complete lists.

Lists of Videos
Video Director Co-Stars
Aww Kali San Boday Ah Mhan Nae Kaung Ma Lay Pyaw Hein Thiha Yu Thandar Tin
Naung Bal Tote Mha Ma Mone Mal Min Bon Hsu Eaint San, Sophia Everest
Shint A May Nae Kya Ma Mal Min Bon Khine Hnin Wai, Hsu Eaint San
Kya Taw Yesar Nainganchar Pyan Yarsawin Ko Thun Sett
Bwar Tae Kyar Aye Yarsawin Ko Thun Sett
Main Ma Nauk Poe Nyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung Ngwe Hmone Yati
Nauk Kyaw Ka Dar Yarsawin Ko May Kyi, Sophia Everest
Ywar Thar Pyae Hein Thiha Thun Sett
Yike Lite Par Own Kyaw Zaww Linn Patricia
Sa Yike Pyae Hein Thiha Yu Thandar Tin
Chit Thu Eaint Mat 16 Chat Pyae Hein Thiha Nan Hsu Oo

Films (Cinema)

Lists of Films
Year Film Director Co-Stars
2016 Facebook Ywar Yarsawin Ko Kyaw Ye Aung, Lu Min, Khine Thin Kyi, Myat Kaythi Aung, Yu Thandar Tin, Hsu Eaint San
2017 Ngar Academy Yarsawin Ko Khant Sithu, Nyi Htut Khaung, Khine Thin Kyi, Shwe Hmone Yati, Hsu Eaint San
2019 Thayel Thinbaw Yarsawin Ko Khant Sithu, Nyi Htut Khaung, Khine Thin Kyi, Thun Sett, Hsu Eaint San

MRTV-4 Tarus V Production (Television series)

In 2016–2017, Thuriya began starring in a film series with the MRTV-4 Tarus V Production.

Year Title Director Co-Stars Notes
2017 It was on Yesterday Aung Myat A Linn Yaung, Phone Shein Khant, Aye Myat Thu, Yoon Yoon, Thiri Soe Moe
Magical Village Thoe Saung Aung Min Khant, Chue Lay, Nan Sandar Hla Htun

References

  1. Phyo Sanda Myint. "ပရိသတ်ကြီးရဲ့အသံကို ပြန်နားစွင့်နေတယ်ဆိုတဲ့ အနုပညာစွမ်းအားသစ်များနဲ့ သူရိယ" (in Burmese). moi.gov.mm.
  2. Thuriya's Series. "Ma-Nay Ka Phyit-Thi (It was on Yesterday)". Pyone Play. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. Thuriya's Series. "Pyin Salat Ywa (Magic Village)". Pyone Play. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. "Sein Bayek traditional medicine house Donation of Thuriya's Relatives". Myanmarload. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. "ဒရာမာပိုင်း သရုပ်ဆောင်ရတာ မောတယ်ဆိုတဲ့ သူရိယ" (in Burmese). Kumudra. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018.
  6. Myat Moe Pwint. "ဆရစ်ဝိုင်းနဲ့ အကျိုးပေးတဲ့ သူရိယ" (in Burmese). Popular News Journal. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. Thuriya's Series. "Thuriya commenting on the Success of Ma Nay Ka Phit Thi (It was on Yesterday)". Popular News Journal. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
  8. Thuriya's series (4 May 2017). "Thuriya was shot Poppa for Pyin Salat Ywa Series". Yay Thu Ma Media. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  9. Thuriya. "Thuriya's arts effort totally did not fail although video markets crumpled". Popular News Journal. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. Thuriya plastic surgery cheeks. "Thuriya invest in surgery to reduce cheeks at DRK". DRK Beauty Clinic.
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