Kongdej Jaturanrasamee is a Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and film director

Film director

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. His screenplays include The Letter, Tom-Yum-Goong, Noo Hin: The Movie

Noo Hin: The Movie

Noo Hin: The Movie is a 2006 comedy film based on a popular Thai comic book and graphic novel series about a plucky domestic worker from Isan who's working for an upper class family in Bangkok...

and Me ... Myself

Me ... Myself

Me ... Myself or Khaw hai rak jong jaroen) is a 2007 Thai romantic drama film directed by Pongpat Wachirabunjong. Ananda Everingham stars as a gay male dancer in a transvestite cabaret who suffers amnesia after being struck by a car.-Plot:...

. His own films include Sayew

Sayew

Sayew is a 2003 Thai comedy film about a naive female college student who works as a writer of erotic stories for a pornographic magazine.-Plot:...

and Midnight My Love

Midnight My Love

Midnight My Love is a 2005 Thai romantic-drama written and directed by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and starring Petchtai Wongkamlao and Woranut Wongsawan....

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Education, early career

Kongdej graduated from the film department at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang is a leading research and educational institution and one of Thailand's leading universities. It is in the city of Bangkok, Thailand...

. He began his career in the late 1990s directing music videos for record label RS Promotion

RS Public Company Limited

RS Public Company Limited is a Thai entertainment company. It has a record label,produces programming for television, makes films, publishes magazines and promotes concerts. In thailand-History:...

. He also wrote screenplays for the company's the then-new RS Film, but none were ever produced into films.

Sayew, The Letter

Kongdej made his directorial debut with Sayew

Sayew

Sayew is a 2003 Thai comedy film about a naive female college student who works as a writer of erotic stories for a pornographic magazine.-Plot:...

, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Kiat Songsanant. A comedy about a tomboy

Tomboy

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ish young woman exploring sex and her sexuality, it won an honorable mention Asian Trade Winds Award at the 2003 Seattle International Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival

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He had also been approached by producer Duangkamol Limcharoen to write the screenplay for the romantic drama, The Letter, a 2004 Thai remake of a 1997 Korean film. The film was a hit, and with the screenplay, Kongdej became a sought-after scriptwriter. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 Tony Jaa

Tony Jaa

Tatchakorn Yeerum , formerly Panom Yeerum , better known in the West as Tony Jaa, in Thailand as Jaa Panom, is a Thai martial artist, actor, choreographer, stuntman, director, and monk...

 martial arts film

Martial arts film

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, Tom-Yum-Goong.

Midnight My Love

His first solo directorial effort, 2005's Midnight My Love

Midnight My Love

Midnight My Love is a 2005 Thai romantic-drama written and directed by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and starring Petchtai Wongkamlao and Woranut Wongsawan....

, was nominated for several Thailand National Film Association Awards

Thailand National Film Association Awards

The Thailand National Film Association Awards is a Thai film industry ceremony held annually by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand...

, including best director and best screenplay. It won best director and best script awards from the Bangkok Critics Assembly. The romantic comedy-drama starred comedian Petchtai Wongkamlao

Petchtai Wongkamlao

Petchtai Wongkamlao, , is a Thai comedian, actor and film director. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Mum Jokmok ; and is a popular Thai television personality...

 in a dramatic role as a melancholy taxi driver who develops a relationship with a massage parlor worker (Woranut Wongsawan

Woranut Wongsawan

Woranut Bhirombhakdi , née Woranut Wongsawan , or usually known by her nickname Noon , , is a Thai actress in Thai soap operas and films. Her First lakorn role is Pob Pee Fa which is the scariest role of all her lakorn. She made her feature-film debut in the 2005 Thai film Choem , or Midnight My...

). Midnight My Love was featured at several film festivals, including the Deauville Asian Film Festival

Deauville Asian Film Festival

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, Cinefan

Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema

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 and the Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival

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He also wrote the screenplay for the 2006 comic-book adaptation Noo Hin: The Movie

Noo Hin: The Movie

Noo Hin: The Movie is a 2006 comedy film based on a popular Thai comic book and graphic novel series about a plucky domestic worker from Isan who's working for an upper class family in Bangkok...

and the 2007 romantic comedy Me ... Myself

Me ... Myself

Me ... Myself or Khaw hai rak jong jaroen) is a 2007 Thai romantic drama film directed by Pongpat Wachirabunjong. Ananda Everingham stars as a gay male dancer in a transvestite cabaret who suffers amnesia after being struck by a car.-Plot:...

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His 2008 romantic comedy is Kod (กอด), about "a three-armed man and a big-bosomed girl."

Other projects include the screenplay for Nonzee Nimibutr

Nonzee Nimibutr

Nonzee Nimibutr is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, Nang Nak, he is generally credited as the leader among a "New Wave" of Thai filmmakers that also includes Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong...

's 2008 fantasy, Queen of Langkasuka.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1995	Romantic Blue (Lohk thang bai hai naai khon diao)	Actor
2003	Sayew Sayew Sayew is a 2003 Thai comedy film about a naive female college student who works as a writer of erotic stories for a pornographic magazine.-Plot:...	Screenwriter, co-director
2004	The Letter (Jod mai rak)	Screenwriter
2005	Midnight My Love Midnight My Love Midnight My Love is a 2005 Thai romantic-drama written and directed by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and starring Petchtai Wongkamlao and Woranut Wongsawan.... (Cherm)	Writer-director
2005	Tom-Yum-Goong (The Protector)	Screenwriter
2006	Noo Hin: The Movie Noo Hin: The Movie Noo Hin: The Movie is a 2006 comedy film based on a popular Thai comic book and graphic novel series about a plucky domestic worker from Isan who's working for an upper class family in Bangkok...	Screenwriter
2007	Me ... Myself Me ... Myself Me ... Myself or Khaw hai rak jong jaroen) is a 2007 Thai romantic drama film directed by Pongpat Wachirabunjong. Ananda Everingham stars as a gay male dancer in a transvestite cabaret who suffers amnesia after being struck by a car.-Plot:...	Screenwriter
2007	The House	Actor
2008	Handle Me With Care Handle Me With Care 'Handle Me With Care aka. 三手仔手記 aka. 一路上有手 is a 2008 Thai romantic drama film directed by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee.-Plot:... (Kod)	Writer-director
2008	Queen of Langkasuka	Screenwriter
2008	Happy Birthday	Screenwriter

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