EXCLUSIVE: Thai rising star ‘Bank’ Thiti Mahayotaruk (Hormones: The Series) will head the cast of action comedy Esarn Seven, produced by Bangkok-based production outfit TSixtySix in collaboration with Kliff Studios, 185 Films, True-CJ Creations and White Light Post.
TSixtySix is the Thai-language production arm of production services outfit Indochina Productions, which has serviced and co-produced global titles including The White Lotus: Season 3, The Creator, The Meg 2 and Extraction. Kliff Studios recently co-produced Cannes Critics Week winner A Useful Ghost.
Directed by Chantana Tiprachat (Nha Harn), Esarn Seven follows a down-on-his-luck filmmaker who returns to his hometown in Thailand’s northeast to reclaim his family’s stolen land from a corrupt local politician. To fulfil his mission, he assembles a motley crew of old friends, locals and misfits for a high-stakes heist set against the chaos and colour of the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival.
The film will be produced by TSixtySix’s Cod Satrusayang, Tri Kanchanadul, Siripas Yomchinda and Nicholas Simon, with Kliff Studios’ Tanat Tananivit, Kip Tiaviwat and Annie Yang serving as executive producers. Patchara Jiaravanon and Yaovarat Nirandara are also on board the project as executive producers.
“We wanted to highlight an overlooked part of Thailand for our next film and we found the perfect story,” said Cod Satrusayang, producer and head of TSixtySix. “It’s the kind of film that captures the spirit of modern Esarn – funny, defiant, and bursting with life – while offering international audiences a distinctly local story told with global craft.”
Indochina Productions founder Nicholas Simon said: “We are investing heavily in Thai content as we see its world class potential, especially with the wealth of young talent.”
The ensemble cast also includes Praew Chermawee Suwanpanuchoke (Dr Climax), Chatchai Chinsri (Call Me Daddy), Thiti Srinual (The Undertaker) and Wisarut Himmarat (A Useful Ghost) as part of the heist crew, while Thai boxing legend Samart Payak-arun will play the role of the antagonist Governor Por.
Principal photography will begin later this year in Nakhon Ratchasima and Nong Khai, aiming for a Winter 2026 release.