Panna Rittikrai
Phanna Rithikrai ( Thai: พัน นา ฤทธิไกร; born February 17, 1961 in the province of Khon Kaen, Thailand) is a Thai film director, screenwriter, actor and stunt choreographer who became known for his involvement in martial arts movies international notoriety.
Life and work
Phanna discovered early his passion for action movies and also started soon in the national Thai film industry to work. Initially as a temporary worker in the national film industry of Thailand, where he could with the most famous national actors of that time, Soraphong Chatree and Nappon Gomarachun work together. Later he was offered the opportunity to realize his own " realistic action films " as a screenwriter, director and stunt choreographer.
As luck turned out to be for him the meeting with Tony Jaa, which he promoted as his mentor. He taught him in various martial arts and perfected in him the Muay Thai Boran, a traditional variant of Muay Thai, the Tony Jaa could be a hero to acclaimed action. Together with director Prachya Pinkaew, who was impressed how Phanna Rithikrai by Tony Jaa's skills, he realized the 2003 martial arts movie Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, for whose pictures he had previously with the protagonist -trained stunts four years.
Phanna Rithikrai, who now can look back over 30 years of experience in a movie, realized over a dozen feature films as a director and screenwriter. In addition, he also worked as an actor, such as an evil opponent Dam of lead actor Dan Chupong in the martial arts film Born to Fight -. Dynamite Warrior from 2006
Filmography (selection)
Direction
- 2001: Nuk leng klong yao ( นักเลง กลอง ยาว )
- 2004: The Bodyguard ( บอดี้ การ์ด หน้า เหลี่ยม, martial arts stunt director)
- 2004: Born to Fight ( เกิด มา ลุย )
- 2008: Ong -bak 2 ( องค์ บาก 2)
- 2010: Ong -bak 3 ( องค์ บาก 3)
- 2011: BKO: Bangkok Knockout ( German Title: Ong Bak - The New Generation)
Stunt director / choreographer
- 2008: Chocolate sweet ... and deadly! ( ช็อค โก แล ต )
Actor
- 2006: Born to Fight - Dynamite Warrior