Today Tony JAA – already an accomplished action movie star. The legendary film “Ong Bak” 2003, in which Tony played a country boy who punishes city bandits with his Muay Thai. But was it “Ong-Bak” the first film with Jah? No. Many people know that before this he was a stunt double. Robina Shu в "Mortal battle” 1997, however, this is not his first work in cinema.
Tony's mentor wrote out a ticket to the world of cinema Panna Rittikrai. It was he who saw the potential in the young guy, and, being at that time a star of Thai action films, helped Jha “light up” on the screen in his films. And this happened 5 years before “Mortal Kombat 2”.
Today we will look at excerpts from films in which Tony Jaa starred even before he became famous. However, prepare your eyes for the appropriate video quality, it just happens.
King of the Ring/Singh Siam/Siamese lion
"King of Ring” – 1992 film. The first, in which 16-year-old Jha made a cameo appearance on the screen. Square, convex, lamp screen. :)) Here is this guy in a red T-shirt.
Spirited Killer / Plook mun kuen ma kah 4 / Spirited Warrior
1994 IN "Phantom Warrior“The 18-year-old Jha got a more serious role - the enemy of the main character, played by Rittikrai. In the DVD re-release of the action movie, marketers put Tony on the entire cover, pushing Panna into the background.
Mission Hungter 2 / Nuk soo dane song kram / Hard Gun
1996 “Mission Hungter 2” – zombie action-horror! Tony is 20 years old and plays “the best fighter in the world,” but in a supporting role. Rittikrai, by the way, is a zombie in this film.
Hard Gun/Death Warrior
It's 1996 again. IN "Warrior of Death” the same duo Jaa + Rittikrai, but now they are already playing allies, and not very good guys.
Muay Thai Assassin/Nuk Leng Klong Yao/Rowdy Bunch
year 2001. This is after Mortal Kombat, but the star has not yet risen. 25-year-old Tony, as in the previous excerpt, together with Pana, gives away nuts to the villains in the film with the beautiful title “Bone Chilling Rain,” if translated from the original.
Well...and then there was Ong-Bak
You can criticize the video quality, but finding these movies at their best is a real challenge. I will be happy to replace it if you offer a more tolerable version of the passages.
Thank you. Even from the age of 16, Jah showed skill. Plus the branded rosy one, like his business card. It’s a pity that it’s being filmed in some kind of place now. Besides triple threat and more or less spl 2. I wanted to go to Hollywood.
After the death of Panna Rittikrai, no one was able to truly harness Jaa's potential like he did: