Member FrankBolte Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 apparantly he passed away...it has been posted by Toby Russel on his FB so this cant be no hoax. Damn shame rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted July 20, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2014 Wow, a huge loss to the world of action movies, & his native Thailand wouldn't have an action movie industry without him. The fact that he was still so active in the local industry make this loss even bigger. Condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gwailosforever Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm currently in Thailand and sadly I can confirm it's true. http://www.khaosod.co.th/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRRd05UZ3pPVEExTnc9PQ== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted July 20, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2014 What awful news to wake up to. RIP, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 I was truly hoping he would recover, but in the photo of him in the hospital a couple of months back, he did not look good. I'm glad his suffering is over. He brought some great action to film and mentored some great talent to put it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 He was in Born to fight, correct? Or are we talking about the director of Ong Bak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member D1 Ma Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Man, what a bummer! Can't believe it! Such a loss for a MA community... He truly was one of the best MA choreographers with a very distinct style... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted July 20, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2014 He was in Born to fight, correct? Or are we talking about the director of Ong Bak? Hey OKFC, Panna Rittikrai was the director, star, and choregorapher of the original 1986 'Born to Fight'. He went on to form his own stunt team, of which Tony Jaa was a member of in its latter days, and together they made countless ultra low budget action movies during the 80s all the way up to just before 'Ong Bak'. Rittikrai was the choreographer for 'Ong Bak' & 'Tom Yum Goong' (Prachya Pinkaew directed both), and he was the guy that the studio brought in to help Jaa complete both 'Ong Bak 2 & 3', which led to him getting a co-director credit. He also directed a remake of 'Born to Fight' in 2004 which starred Dan Chupong. The remake was only really a remake in the sense that it recreated some of the insane stunts from the original with a much bigger budget, as well as countless new ones as well. He starred alongside Chupong in the 2006 movie 'Dynamite Warrior', and stepped into the directors chair again for the 2010 movie 'Bangkok Knockout', of which he also acted in. He was currently working on a new movie which was also to star Chupong called 'Vengeance of an Assassin', which is probably unlikely to be completed now. The below clip is a compilation of his action scenes from the original 'Born to Fight', and also acts as a fitting tribute to the man himself, he'll be a missed presence for sure. i58x1Bcfkz8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Doctor Schnabel von Rom Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Sad - Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 I did a small obit on the main page...sad news indeed. He was just in ICU yesterday, according to Patrick Kazu Tang, who trained under Master Panna....sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted July 20, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2014 Such a great lost and he was still very young, only 53. He also choreographer one of my favorite Thai movies "The Legend of Suriyothai". If you want to watch that movie, get either the 3+ hour version or the 5 hours box set. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 RIP. 53 seems so young... Read the obit on the main site that AlbertV mentionned. Had no clue who he was when this was posted, but reading the obit, I realize he's pretty much the reason why Thailand has become such a big producer of action flicks and why we all know Tony Jaa today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Youal Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh man..this is truly sad and unexpected. Panna have my deepest respect and admiration for putting Thai action cinema on the world map and mentoring his students to become the next action stars. I found this message on Tony Jaa's facebook: No matter the difficulties in relationships, people should be happy at the end of the day. Rest In Peace my old friend. TJ What difficulties? Did Tony and Panna had a falling out on their relationship? Thats a damn shame if that is the case. Its not good to leave unfinished business on bad terms. Btw, I believe Panna has another action movie coming out with Dan Chupong in Vengeance of an Assassin and a couple other projects in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bigrogie Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Another great one gone. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 R.I.P Panna you are the godfather to thai cinema just done a tribute to the man.sad thing is his best work was not even widely available AcrhxoBm9ak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Retrospective tonight! R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 The Cap'N and another fellow did some tributes. AcrhxoBm9ak gVYm2XPkZzw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member the moose Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 R.I.P. - It's a wander Thai Martial Arts movies that are associated with him never rivalled the popularity of their Hong Kong counterparts. They deserved to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 That sucks, I'm shocked to hear this:squigglemouth: RIP Panna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lionclaw Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 What a loss indeed. R.I.P. You will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member danthemandmv Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Man,this news has hit me as hard as when we lost Lau Sifu little over a year ago.Indeed,P-Panna was to Thai martial arts/action cinema what Lau Sifu,Tong Gaai,Jackie,Sammo,Donnie Yen&Yuen WoPing are to HK MA films,what Sonny Chiba is to Japanese MA films&what Bruce was to MA films the world over:a true legend&innovator.R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted July 20, 2014 Administrator Share Posted July 20, 2014 Panna Rittikrai was Thailand's answer to Jackie Chan, action cinema choreographer extraordinaire, head of the Muay Thai Stunt Team (aka. P.P.N. Stunt Team), and mentor to Tony Jaa and other talented Thai action cinema greats. He left this world much too early when he passed away yesterday at the age of 53. Rest in peace Master Panna. As others have pointed out, it seems to be right on the heels (though it's actually a little over a year later) of losing Lau Sifu, and I'm still reeling from that. And what are the odds that Panna passed away on the same day as Bruce Lee... that we'd lose two martial arts cinema legends on the date July 20th?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yangstyle13 Posted July 20, 2014 Member Share Posted July 20, 2014 Condolensces to the family and friends of Panna Rittikrai....R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted July 21, 2014 Member Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just saw this on Tony Jaa's FB page - shocked! R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TommyBlade Posted July 21, 2014 Member Share Posted July 21, 2014 Very sad to hear. May the good lord shine down upon his Family during this crisis. Thank you Master Panna. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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