Thai soap 'Wanida' on Myanmar TV
Popular Thai soap "Wanida" looks set to expand cross-border cultural exchanges between Thailand and Myanmar with its episodes dubbed in Myanmar airing on weekdays since November 3 on Myanmar's Channel 7.
"This is the first foreign TV series that is being presented by Forever BEC-Tero with Myanmar dubbing instead of subtitles," said Soe Thura, Forever BEC-TERO’s country manager, adding: "We selected this drama because we are working together with a Thai company and this soap was quite popular in Thailand. We plan to release more foreign TV series with local dubbing features in the future."
Starring Jesadaporn Pholdee and Taksaorn Paksukcharoen, “Wanida” relates the romance between a debt-ridden army major and the daughter of his creditor who plans their arranged marriage to repay his debt.
Local dubbing is provided by actor Ye Myint Lay and his crew, radio presenters from Mandalay FM and students from the University of Culture.
Wanida picked up Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Artistic Direction at the Golden Television Awards in 2010. The TV series also won Best International Drama at the Tokyo Drama Awards in 2011.
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