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  1. Wichit Khunawut (1922-1997) - วิจิตร คุณาวุฒิ
    Wichit Khunawut
    1. There have been attempts by movie directors to produce more films with a social message, but these have not been very successful money-making ventures. One such director is film maker Wichit Khunawut. Among his works are a movie which dealt with the northern hilltribes, a movie about the hard life in Thailand's northeast, a movie about prostitution around an American military airbase during the Vietnam War, a movie about the custom of men taking "second wives" or "MIA NOI" (เมียน้อย).


    2. Wichit Khunawut's partial filmography : View
  2. Cherd Songsri (1931-2006) - เชิด ทรงศรี
    Cherd Songsri
    1. Cherd Songsri's first movie was Nora, a 16mm film in 1966. His ambitious film Phlae Kao (1977) became a smash hit and raked in more money than any other films produced before that time. In 1998, the movie was voted as one of the world's 360 classic movies. Cherd directed and produced a total of 18 films.

    2. Cherd Songsri's partial filmography : View
  3. ChatriChalerm Yukol (1942) - ชาตรีเฉลิม ยุคล
    ChatriChalerm Yukol
    1. Prince Chatri Chalerm or ChatriChalerm Yukol is best known for portraying social problems and misery of the poor and the downtrodden people on the lower rungs of society. He is also very alert and sensitive to society and tries to faithfully represent it in his films. He has directed the first Thai science-fiction film. Some of his movies dealt with work in a remote area and fights against the prevalent corruption, hit man's life, activist teacher in the Klong Toei slum area. His work always pays attention to the masses and his films are stories about unspoken issues. He was selected as National Artist of Performance Arts in 2001. In 2006, he was honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Thailand National Film Awards.


    2. ChatriChalerm Yukol's partial filmography : View
  4. Pisarn Akraseranee (1945) - พิศาล อัครเศรณี
    Pisarn Akraseranee
    1. Pisarn Akraseranee is an actor and also a film director. In year 2001, his project to do a Thai historical film about Thai heroine Thao Suranaree raises serious anger from Laos.


    2. Pisarn Akraseranee's partial filmography : View
  5. Toranong Srichua (1951) - ทรนง ศรีเชื้อ
    Toranong Srichua
    1. Toranong Srichua is sometimes known as a local war and erotic film director. Having disappeared from the movie industry for 10 years, he announced in 2007 the construction of the Entertainment Complex Toranong Studio, largest film studio in Asia.


    2. Toranong Srichua's partial filmography : View
  6. Euthana Mukdasanit (1952) - ยุทธนา มุกดาสนิท
    Euthana Mukdasanit
    1. Euthana Mukdasanit created a stage-theatre during the time he studied at Thammsat university where he became interested in social problems. In 1975 he joined the Isan group to produce the underground film "Tong Pan". His next films were based on Thai novels and also local current affairs. Euthana's movies always pick up on social issues, both directly and indirectly. As the industry has opened more opportunity for Thai movies in 1990s, he returned to filmmaking after being sidelined by the dominance of teen movies. In 2001 after being laid off by Grammy, he created a new company, the Bangkok Actors' Studio.

    2. Euthana Mukdasanit's partial filmography : View
  7. Surasee Phatham () - สุรสีห์ ผาธรรม
    Surasee Phatham
    1. Surasee Phatham grew up in a rural area in close association with peasants, so he understood well their problems. Most of his films presented stories of rural teachers, life in Isan villages and politics.

    2. Surasee Phatham's partial filmography : View
  8. Sompote Sangduenchai (1962) - สมโพธิแสงเดือนฉาย
    Sompote Sangduenchai
    1. Producer-director Sompote Sangduenchai (also called Sompote Sands) has made movies covering the "Thai-style kaiju" and costumed Ultraman movies made in years 1970s and 1980s. In 2007, the Thai IP Court rules that Sompote Sangduenchai couldn't claim the rights for Ultraman products except for nine Ultraman movies that Sompote co-produced many years ago.

    2. Sompote Sangduenchai's partial filmography : View
  9. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (1962) - เป็นเอก รัตนเรือง
    Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    1. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, one of the 1997 legend's pioneers, always opened new records of Thai cinema overseas. After his directorial debut Fun Bar Karaoke, he made Sixtynine, Monrak Transistor, Last Life in the Universe and Invisible Wave. Today Pen-Ek is more to be known as an international director.

    2. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's partial filmography : View
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