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About Chalong Pakdeevijit
- Chalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: ???? ???????????; RTGS: Chalong Phakdiwichit) (born Boonchalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: ??????? ???????????) on March 18, 1931 in Bangkok) is a Thai film director, producer, cinematographer and voice actor.
- Known internationally as Philip Chalong or P.
- Chalong, he is indisputably Thailand most revered and one of the most established and experienced director with a remarkable career spans over six decades.
- He's best known for directing several successful Thai action films such as Fhon Tai (1970), Fhon Nuea (1970), Thong (S.T.A.B.; 1973), Thong 2 (Gold Raiders; 1982), Thong 3 (The Lost Idol; 1988) and Thong 4 (In Gold We Trust; 1990).
- When Thai films ticket sales started to decline, Chalong made an iconic transition over to television and started to produce action miniseries exclusively for Thailand's most watched TV network, ch.
- 7.
- With the highly successful and top-rated television debut 'Raya(Thai: ?????' (1998)), Chalong has begun a string of many successful top-rated action-packed miniseries for CH.
- 7 until today.
- According to ACNeilsen (Thailand) published on WTFintheworld.com, he is the only director in Thailand with 2 entries in the top 10 of Thailand Highest Rating Television Miniseries of All Time.
- These 2 ch.
- 7 miniseries includes 'Chumphae(Thai: ?????)' (2007) and 'Sao Har (Thai: ????? ?)' (2011).
- Today, at the age of 87, Chalong shows no sign of stopping and continues to direct and produce top-rated miniseries.
- He earned the nickname "Action Film Tycoon", by his style of films, called in Thailand Raboet Phukhao Phao Krathom (??????????? ??????????; lit: "Bombing Mountain, Burning Cabin").
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