 Bhandit Rittakol

Bhandit Rittakol (, b.21 March 1951 in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand d. 1 October 2009 in Bangkok) was an award-winning Thai film director, producer and screenwriter.His films include the controversial biographical film of Thai communist revolutionary Seksan Prasertkul, "The Moonhunter"; the jungle thriller "Tigress of King River" and "The Seed" ("Duay Klao" or ), a semi-documentary story of Isan farmers hit by drought who are saved by cloud seeding operations sponsored by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as well as the "Boonchu" teen comedy series of the 1980s and 1990s.