From left, stunt choreographer Panna Rittikrai, director Prachya Pinkaew, producer Somsak Techaratanaprasert and actor Tony Jaa are on stage for the press screening of Tom-Yum-Goong on August 4, 2005 at Major Ratchayothin in Bangkok.

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Biography

Prachya graduated from Nakhon Ratchasima Technology College in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in 1985, majoring in architecture. He began his career in 1990, working as an art director and later as creative director at Packshot Entertainment, an advertising firm. He directed music videos and won several Best Music Video Awards at Thailand's Golden Television Awards. Nakhon Ratchasima (often shortened to Korat, Thai นครราชสีมา) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

His first feature film was made in 1992 and called The Magic Shoes. It was followed in 1995 by Romantic Blues, a karmic thriller-romance. Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म from the root kri, to do, meaning deed) or Kamma (Pali: meaning action, effect, destiny) is a term that comprises the entire cycle of cause and effect. ...

By 1998, Prachya was concentrating on producing films, including the vampire movie Body Jumper, the action-comedy Heaven's Seven, the horror movie 999-9999, the musical Hoedown Showdown, the frankly sexual comedy Sayew and the arthouse drama Fake.

With his own Baa-Ram-Ewe production house, his name is seen on many films produced for Sahamongkol Film International.

In 2003 he took the director's chair for Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, starring Tony Jaa, which went on to become a worldwide sensation and was the highest-grossing Thai film of the year. He also directed Tony Jaa's next starring feature, Tom-Yum-Goong. Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003) is an action film from Thailand in the mold of old school Jackie Chan-styled kung-fu flicks. ... Panom Yeerum (read: Pa-nom Yee-rum, Thai: พนม ยีรัมย์) (born on February 5, 1976), better known in the West as Tony Jaa, is a martial arts actor and choreographer who is skilled in Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Aikido, Pencak Silat, Krabi Krabong, gymnastics, and track & field. ... This article is about the 2005 Thai action film. ...

For his next project, he's developing Sword, starring Tony Jaa, and initially for release in 2006. However, Ong Bak 2 also has been announced, with production to start in 2006 for release in 2007.

Filmography

Director

• Rawng tah laep plaep (The Magic Shoes) (1992)
• Goet iik thii tawng mii theu (Romantic Blues) (1995)
• Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)
• Tom-Yum-Goong (2005)
• Sword (2007) (in development)

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Producer

• Pop Weed Sayong (Bodyjumper) (2001)
• 999-9999 (2002)
• Hoedown Showdown (2002)
• 7 pra-jan-barn (Heaven's Seven) (2002)
• Sayew (2003)
• The Unborn (2003)
• Fake (2003)
• Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)
• Pisaj (2004)
• Kerd ma lui (Born to Fight) (2004)
• Cherm (Midnight My Love (2005)
• Tom-Yum-Goong (2005)
• Sword (2007) (in development)

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Screenwriter

• Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)
• Tom-Yum-Goong (2005)
• Sword (2007) (in development)

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References

• Crew profile for Tom-Yum-Goong

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External links

• Prachya Pinkaew at The Internet Movie Database