Ruj Ronapop
Acting
Biography
Ruj Ronapop (Thai: รุจน์ รณภพ) is an actor, screenwriter and director, born in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. He directed over 30 films and acted in more than 50 films. He is well known for directing romance movies, such as the Sunset at Chaopraya (1988), Louie (1977) and Phairak Soom Suang (1975).
Born: March 13, 1931
Place of Birth: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Thailand
Known For
Sapan Dao
"Sapan Dao" (TH:สะพานดาว) is a 1999 Thai television miniseries adaptation of the 1993 social-conscious best-selling novel of the same name by Thommayanti. Directed by Thapakorn Disayanon, starring Art Supawatt Purdy (as Supawatt Aumprasit) and Sririta Jensen. Produced by Kantana Video Production and written for television by Jintabutr, "Sapan Dao" was originally made for Ch. 5 as part of the 'TeleFive' Network primetime line-up. Fortunately, Kantana decided last minute to present it to the big boss at Ch. 7, Thailand most-watched television network. As luck would have it, Ch. 7 recognised right away a hit, and bought the right to the story for its Wednesday & Thursday primetime slot. "Sapan Dao" became one of ch. 7 biggest hits for 1999 and made Art an overnight sensation in the process.
Bank Robbers
John and Kong, both were working for an auto shop with Berm who was working at a rice mill. They tired of their direly chores and together they robbed a bank. It was too easy for them. However, they have to be on the run when cops are after them. The trio takes hostages but after all they have to surrender and the law once again is the winner.
Tone
Tone, an orphaned young country boy whose dream of attending university in Bangkok is hampered by the fact that he has no family or friends to sponsor him in the big city.
Romantic Blue
Mai quits school to go work as a mechanic while his brother stays in school and chases girls. However his need for money increases as his father gets sick and ends up in the hospital with bills no one can afford.
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters
Dang Bireley, a young man who became famous in Phra Nakorn as a Gangster. Everything swung his way until one of Thailand's many coups d'etat imposed martial law and drove the city's gangsters up-country.
Prisana
Based on Thai notable novel by V. Na Pramuanmarg. Prisana an American graduated student comes back to her Thai family. There is her destiny to meet Prince Poj-Preecha.
Muen and Rid
The true story of Muen, a Thai woman living in the 1800s under the rule of King Mongkut. At that time, women had no rights. Wives and daughters were bought and sold as if they were cattle. Muen is regarded as being the first Thai woman to stand up for women's rights.
Paradise Island
The scenery of Samui in 1969 is the background of the musical love story between the couples from the rival families. Sombat Mathanee stars the playboy, Paduempun against Arunya Naamwong who plays the business girl, Napaporn. They came to Paradise Island to take care of their family coconut orchards. They bet who could work more successful. If the guy won, the girl must have married him. If he lost, he gave up his business to her. In the midst of controversy, he fell in love with her. Meanwhile, she began to be confused because she might be in love with him as well.
Dangerous Years
In 1977, there's a fight between soldiers and communists in a village along the border. Sak, a teacher in the village, loses his wife and his young daughter but his son is saved by Pew who later adopts him and changes his name to Tin.
Blackbirds at Bangpleng
An entire village meets a bizarre fate when all of its female inhabitants become pregnant at the same time, impregnated seemingly by an unknown force.
Filmography
as Jao Sua
as Chan
as Narrator (voice)
as Chod
as Dad
as Mong
as Pranontaburi
as Superintendent
as Ruj
as Suriyan
as Thawil