Panom yeerum biography of barack
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Asia has accepted action and adventure films for a long time. People love to see the fighting scenes even though they seem unreal, especially the thrills of the martial arts. Some people will overlook the weak points of films just to follow a film star in action and see how the choreographer creates his wonders. So it is with Thai audiences as well.
Tony Jaa, who's real name is Panom Yeerum, was born in in Surin (Issan Province in Thailand's Northeast, near the Laotian and Cambodian border). He is the third of four children of parents who are rice farmers and mahouts (elephant trainers). As a child, Panom raised elephants and each day would play with them by leaping onto the backs of two baby elephants, "Flower" and "Leaf". He did this every day for many years; as the elephants grew so did his jumping abilities.
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Thai films get in on the action
BANGKOK, Thailand &#; He has played the lead role in just two movies so far in his young career, but Panom Yeerum &#; or Tony Jaa, as international audiences know him &#; has quickly become Thailand&#;s biggest movie star and may be one of the world&#;s biggest martial arts stars of his day. While it would be premature to group Jaa in the same category as his idols Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, at the rate he is going, some believe he could someday earn a place alongside these greats.
Jean-Claude Van Damme&#;s movie, &#;Kickboxer,&#; was the first movie to bring muay thai (Thai kickboxing) to a global audience, but it has only been recently that Thai stars have started to break out and gain recognition on the silver screen for their proficiency in Thailand&#;s national sport.
Jaa&#;s deft fighting style and breathtaking stunts has helped establish the Thai action genre on the worldwide cinematic map. His first film, &#;Ong Bak,&#; made in and
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