Rattana Pestonji (1908-August 17, 1970) was a Thai film director, screen writer and cinematographer and is regarded as the father of modern Thai film. Although his filmography was brief, his films placed Thai cinema on the world stage. He also pushed for innovations, and was one of the first Thai directors to use 35-mm film. Wikipedia
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Rattana Pestonji. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattana_Pestonji