Sunait Chutintaranond (, ; born 1956) is a Thai

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He is a professor of history at the Institute of Asian Studies,

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

. His field of expertise is the pre-modern history of Thailand and mainland Southeast Asia, especially the

Ayutthaya Kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom or the Empire of Ayutthaya was a Thai people, Thai kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city), Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. Europe ...

, the Thai-Burma relations, and multicultural societies in Thailand. Together with director

Chatrichalerm Yukol Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol (; ; born 29 November 1942), or usually known by his nickname Mui (), is a Thai film director, screenwriter film producer and National Artist Performing Arts branch (Movie and TV Drama director) in 2001. A member of ...

, he has written the screenplays of several historical drama films, most notably the ''

King Naresuan Naresuan (1555/1556 – 25 April 1605), commonly known as Naresuan the Great, or Sanphet II was the 18th Monarchy of Thailand, king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and 2nd monarch of the List of monarchs of Thailand#Sukhothai dynasty (1569–1629), S ...

'' series.

Life

Sunait Chutintaranond completed his undergraduate studies of history at

Thammasat University Thammasat University (TU; ; , ) is a public university, public research university in Thailand with campuses in the Tha Phra Chan area of Bangkok, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province. , Thammasat University has over 39,000 students enrolled in ...

, his bachelor's degree in 1978 was awarded with first-class honors and gold medal. He continued his studies in the United States at

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

's Southeast Asian Studies program, completing his M.A. in history in 1982 and Ph.D. in 1990. The topic of his dissertation was ''

Cakravartin A ''chakravarti'' (, ) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler, in the history, and religion of India. The concept is present in Indian subcontinent cultural traditions, narrative myths and lore. There are three types of chakravarti: ''c ...

: Ideology, Reason and Manifestation of Siamese and Burmese Kings in Traditional Warfare (1548–1605)''. A professor of history at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Sunait served as the director of the university's Thai Studies Centre, director of the Institute of Asian Studies and dean of the Graduate School.Professor Dr. Sunait Chutintaranond
Chulalongkorn University. He has published mostly on the mid- to late Ayutthaya period (16th to 18th century) and its relationships and conflicts with powers in neighbouring Burma.

Works (selected)

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Filmography

* ''

The Legend of Suriyothai ''The Legend of Suriyothai'' () is a 2001 Thai film written and directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, which portrays the story of Queen Suriyothai, who died in battle in the Burmese–Siamese War of 1548 sacrificing herself to save the life of Ki ...

'' (2001) * ''

'' (parts 1–6; 2006–2015) * '' Pantai Norasingha'' (2015)

References

External links

Prof. Sunait Chutindaranon, Ph.D.
website of the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University {{DEFAULTSORT:Chutintaranond, Sunait Living people 1956 births Sunait Chutintaranond 21st-century screenwriters Sunait Chutintaranond Sunait Chutintaranond Sunait Chutintaranond Cornell University alumni Historians of Southeast Asia Historians of the early modern period Sunait Chutintaranond