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Panna Rittikrai is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Martial Arts Choreographer Thailandais born on 17 february 1961 at Khon Kaen Province (Thailande)

Panna Rittikrai

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Birth name Krittiya Lardphanna
Nationality Thailande
Birth 17 february 1961 at Khon Kaen Province (Thailande)
Death 20 july 2014 (at 53 years) at Bangkok (Thailande)

Panna Rittikrai (Thai: พันนา ฤทธิไกร; rtgs: Phanna Ritthikrai) or birth name Krittiya Lardphanna (Thai: กฤติยา ลาดพันนา; rtgs: Krittiya Latphanna, February 17, 1961 – July 20, 2014) was a Thai martial arts action choreographer, film director, screenwriter and actor. The leader of the Muay Thai Stunt team (previously known as P.P.N. Stunt Team), he is best known for his work as martial arts and action choreographer on the 2003 film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and 2005's Tom-Yum-Goong (known as The Protector in the US), which starred Tony Jaa, whom Panna mentored.

Biography

Early films
"You've probably never heard of my movies," Panna told the Bangkok Post in a 2004 interview. "They are popular among taxi drivers and som tam vendors and security guards and Isan coolies. My loyalest fans are folk people in the far-out tambons, where they lay out mattresses on the ground and drink moonshine whisky while watching my outdoor movies."

Born in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, Panna started out in the movie business in 1979 as a physical trainer for actors in Bangkok. Learning a little about filmmaking and inspired by the movies of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, as well as stunts seen in James Bond movies, Panna moved back to Khon Kaen and formed his own stunt team, the P.P.N. Stunt Team (actually known as Muay Thai Stunt) and set about making films.

His first was Kerd ma lui (Born to Fight, 1986), which he remade in 2004. With more than 50 titles in his filmography, which stretches back to the early 1980s, dozens of his movies are available in the inexpensive VCD format at markets throughout Thailand.


International fame
With the worldwide releases of Ong-Bak and Tom-Yum-Goong, with their gritty, hard-hitting stunts, action-film fans the world over have wanted to see more, so film distributors are starting to release some of Panna's older titles on DVDs geared for the international market. Among the films finding new life on the home video market are Spirited Killer, or Puen Hode, co-starring Tony Jaa, as well as Mission Hunter 2, in which Jaa portrays a villain.

Panna's martial-arts choreography work also can be seen in the action-comedy, The Bodyguard, which starred and was directed by Thai comic actor Petchtai Wongkamlao. Recent and upcoming projects include Mercury Man, a Thai superhero film in which he coordinated the martial arts; the sequel to Ong-Bak, Ong Bak 2; and Chocolate, a film directed by Prachya Pinkaew starring a female martial artist, Yanin Vismistananda. He co-starred in Dynamite Warrior, a 2006 martial-arts action comedy set in 19th century Siam and starring Dan Chupong from Born to Fight. It was Panna's first acting role in 9 years.


Death
Panna Rittikrai had been receiving treatment for liver disease since November 2013. Rittikrai died in hospital in Bangkok from complications brought on by acute liver and kidney failure on July 20, 2014. It was also recently discovered that he had a brain tumor.

Usually with

Tony Jaa
Tony Jaa
(7 films)
Prachya Pinkaew
Prachya Pinkaew
(13 films)
Dan Chupong
Dan Chupong
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Panna Rittikrai (17 films)

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Actor

BKO: Bangkok Knockout, 1h45
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Sorapong Chatree, Panna Rittikrai
Roles (uncredited)
Rating54% 2.7057552.7057552.7057552.7057552.705755
A group of martial arts students are holding a party due to winning a contest to star in a Hollywood film, but they all get roofied (drinks laced with knockout drugs) while celebrating. When they wake up, some of their friends have been kidnapped and they soon find a group of assassins coming after them and that the contest might not have been what it seemed. The only way to survive is to fight their way out.
Dynamite Warrior, 1h39
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Western, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Dan Chupong, Panna Rittikrai
Roles Black Wizard
Rating51% 2.5577352.5577352.5577352.5577352.557735
The story is set in 1890s Siam. Siang (Dan Chupong) is a young Muay Thai warrior and rocketry expert who steals back water buffalo taken from poor Isan farmers by unscrupulous cattle raiders. He is searching for a man with a tattoo who killed his parents.
Ong-Bak
Ong-Bak (2003)
, 1h45
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Dan Chupong, Panna Rittikrai, Don Ferguson
Roles Nong Pradu Villager (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.549843.549843.549843.549843.54984
In the rural northeastern Thailand village of Ban Nong Pradu lies an ancient Buddha statue named Ong-Bak. The village falls in despair after thieves from Bangkok decapitate the statue and take the head with them. Ting, a villager extremely skilled in Muay Thai, volunteers to travel to Bangkok to recover the stolen head of Ong-Bak. His only lead is Don, a drug dealer who attempted to buy the statue one day earlier.
Spirited Killer, 1h25
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Genres Martial arts, Fantasy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Roles Spirited Killer
Rating42% 2.1319852.1319852.1319852.1319852.131985
Dans la forêt jungle, le chaman Duang pratique un rituel ancestral pour élaborer un élixir de longue vie. Deux participants à la cérémonie tombent raide morts après avoir bu la potion magique. Effrayés, les autres participants s'enfuient et veulent avertir le chef du village. Duang les poursuit et les tue un à un. Seul Piak parvient à s'échapper sain et sauf.

Director

The Protector 2, 1h26
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew, Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tony Jaa, Yanin Vismitananda, Marrese Crump, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Dan Chupong, Rhatha Phongam
Rating53% 2.661562.661562.661562.661562.66156
After the events of Tom-Yum-Goong, Kham (Tony Jaa) has resumed a quiet village life with his "brother"/elephant, Khon, back in Thailand. Within the village, lives a local oddball that loves playing with electrical devices, named Job. He has lived there along with Kham and the villagers for some time and has earned the trust of the locals. Unknown to him, he's an agent of an arms dealer known as Mr. LC (RZA). A fan of Kham's exploits five years ago, LC had Job keep tabs on Kham without his knowledge. Things would change for Kham when a merchant, Suchart Vilawandei (Adinan Buntanaporn), wanted to buy Khon, but Kham refused to sell Khon. Suchart gave his business card to Kham in case he changed his mind about selling Khon, however, things would go terribly wrong after Kham was invited by the villagers to eat with him.
Ong Bak 3
Ong Bak 3 (2010)
, 1h39
Directed by Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Dan Chupong, Tony Jaa, Nirut Sirijanya, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Sorapong Chatree
Rating49% 2.4646452.4646452.4646452.4646452.464645
In the year 1431 in Thailand, Tien (Tony Jaa) is held captive being beaten with wooden staves. On the orders of Lord Rajasena (Sarunyu Wongkrajang), his elbows and knees are snapped. As Lord Rajasena sleeps, Tien's guerilla fighters attempt to free Tien, but Bhuti Sangkha (Dan Chupong) appears and kills them. Lord Rajasena offers to hire Bhuti, but he refuses and gives the offer to remove the curse which has been placed on Rajasena before leaving. Rajasena orders his men to kill Tien, but before this can be carried out, a man arrives with a pardon from the king, indicating that he will take Tien, much to Rajasena's ire. The messenger returns Tien to the Kana Khone villagers. After fending off the village from invaders who are after Tien, Master Bua (Nirut Sirijanya) feels guilty over Tien's imprisonment and becomes a Buddhist monk. Pim (Primrata Det-Udom) heals Tien to life, but finds that Tien is still crippled from his beatings. Tien then embarks on a rehabilitation regimen with the help of Master Bua.
BKO: Bangkok Knockout, 1h45
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Sorapong Chatree, Panna Rittikrai
Rating54% 2.7057552.7057552.7057552.7057552.705755
A group of martial arts students are holding a party due to winning a contest to star in a Hollywood film, but they all get roofied (drinks laced with knockout drugs) while celebrating. When they wake up, some of their friends have been kidnapped and they soon find a group of assassins coming after them and that the contest might not have been what it seemed. The only way to survive is to fight their way out.
Ong Bak 2
Ong Bak 2 (2008)
, 1h38
Directed by Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Nirut Sirijanya, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Dan Chupong, Suppakorn Kitsuwan
Rating62% 3.101793.101793.101793.101793.10179
The film begins in 1431 feudal Siam. It is a time of political upheaval, treachery and danger. The opening scene explains how during the reign of Boromarajatiraj II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Ayutthaya royal court became more powerful than the Sukhothai kingdom and expanded to the east. The Ayutthaya army besieged the Kingdom of Gods for several months. The king sent his son, Prince Indraracha to rule the kingdom.
The Bodyguard, 1h35
Directed by Petchtai Wongkamlao, Panna Rittikrai
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Pumwaree Yodkamol, Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Aranya Namwong
Rating57% 2.8549252.8549252.8549252.8549252.854925
After a shootout with dozens of assassins, Wong Kom, bodyguard to Chot Petchpantakarn, the wealthiest man in Asia, finds his subject killed.
Born to Fight, 1h36
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films
Actors Dan Chupong, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Vanna Bonta, June Angela
Rating61% 3.053583.053583.053583.053583.05358
Undercover cops Deaw and Puntakarn participate in a sting operation to apprehend the drug lord General Yang and shut down his cartel in the Chonburi Province. After a destructive truck chase, they manage to capture General Yang, but Puntakarn is killed by a bomb set by the drug lord in one of his trucks.
Spirited Killer, 1h25
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Genres Martial arts, Fantasy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Rating42% 2.1319852.1319852.1319852.1319852.131985
Dans la forêt jungle, le chaman Duang pratique un rituel ancestral pour élaborer un élixir de longue vie. Deux participants à la cérémonie tombent raide morts après avoir bu la potion magique. Effrayés, les autres participants s'enfuient et veulent avertir le chef du village. Duang les poursuit et les tue un à un. Seul Piak parvient à s'échapper sain et sauf.

Scriptwriter

The Kick
The Kick (2011)

Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jo Jae-hyeon, Ye Ji-won, Yanin Vismitananda, Na Tae-joo, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Boriboon Chanrueng
Rating55% 2.750682.750682.750682.750682.75068
Mun is a taekwondo master running an old taekwondo gym in Bangkok. All five members of his family are also taekwondo exponents, each of whom infuses the art with a particular skill: his wife Mija in cooking style, son Taeyang in dancing style, daughter Taemi in soccer style, and the youngest, Typhoon, can break anything with his strong forehead.
Ong Bak 3
Ong Bak 3 (2010)
, 1h39
Directed by Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Dan Chupong, Tony Jaa, Nirut Sirijanya, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Sorapong Chatree
Roles Writer
Rating49% 2.4646452.4646452.4646452.4646452.464645
In the year 1431 in Thailand, Tien (Tony Jaa) is held captive being beaten with wooden staves. On the orders of Lord Rajasena (Sarunyu Wongkrajang), his elbows and knees are snapped. As Lord Rajasena sleeps, Tien's guerilla fighters attempt to free Tien, but Bhuti Sangkha (Dan Chupong) appears and kills them. Lord Rajasena offers to hire Bhuti, but he refuses and gives the offer to remove the curse which has been placed on Rajasena before leaving. Rajasena orders his men to kill Tien, but before this can be carried out, a man arrives with a pardon from the king, indicating that he will take Tien, much to Rajasena's ire. The messenger returns Tien to the Kana Khone villagers. After fending off the village from invaders who are after Tien, Master Bua (Nirut Sirijanya) feels guilty over Tien's imprisonment and becomes a Buddhist monk. Pim (Primrata Det-Udom) heals Tien to life, but finds that Tien is still crippled from his beatings. Tien then embarks on a rehabilitation regimen with the help of Master Bua.
BKO: Bangkok Knockout, 1h45
Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Sorapong Chatree, Panna Rittikrai
Roles Story
Rating54% 2.7057552.7057552.7057552.7057552.705755
A group of martial arts students are holding a party due to winning a contest to star in a Hollywood film, but they all get roofied (drinks laced with knockout drugs) while celebrating. When they wake up, some of their friends have been kidnapped and they soon find a group of assassins coming after them and that the contest might not have been what it seemed. The only way to survive is to fight their way out.
Ong Bak 2
Ong Bak 2 (2008)
, 1h38
Directed by Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Nirut Sirijanya, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Dan Chupong, Suppakorn Kitsuwan
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.101793.101793.101793.101793.10179
The film begins in 1431 feudal Siam. It is a time of political upheaval, treachery and danger. The opening scene explains how during the reign of Boromarajatiraj II of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Ayutthaya royal court became more powerful than the Sukhothai kingdom and expanded to the east. The Ayutthaya army besieged the Kingdom of Gods for several months. The king sent his son, Prince Indraracha to rule the kingdom.