Pakdee Saentaweesuk
| Pakdee Santaweesuk | |
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October 13, 1960 Bangkok |
| Nationality | Thai |
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Pakdee Santaweesuk or Tai Kai-Hua-Roh is a Thai cartoonist from Banluesarn publisher and is also the one of the pioneer of Kai-Hua-Roh and Mahasanook cartoon. He is also the first publisher of the famous cartoon named PangPond.[1]
History
Pakdee Santaweesuk was born on October 13, 1960 in Bangkok.[2] He graduated High Vocational Certificate from Rajamangala University of Technology Phranakhon in advertising department in 1979.
While Pakdee was studying in the second year of Vocational Certificate, he offers his drawing to Vithit Utsahajit, the editor of Banluesarn publisher (Ban-Lue-Sarn Publisher). After two days of consideration, Mr. Vithit accepted him as a cartoonist of Mahasanook and Kai-Hua-Roh in 1979. Pakdee also drew a picture story in Lai-Rot magazine which was also owned by Banluesarn publisher.
After Pakdee was graduated, he worked with some advertising company while drawing cartoon for Mahasanook and Kai-Hua-Roh. Until 1983, Vithit asked him to work as an editor-assistant in a full-time job.[3]
Pakdee drew a boy with three hairs named Pangpond first time on Mahasanook cartoon in 1989. The respond from the cartoon is very good; 12 years later, Pangpond was remake in anime version and was on-air via Channel 3 MCOT. Pakdee had a wife name Udomporn Santaweesuk or Koong. He also had two children name Pattarakorn Santaweesuk (Pangpond), and Samathi Santaweesuk (Ninja). His kid name was used as a character in Ai-Tua-Lek (Thai: ไอ้ตัวเล็ก) which was the most popular short cartoon of him. In 2010, Rajamangala University of Technology Phranakhon offers Pakdee an honorary degree of technology in multimedia branch.
Work
- The little guy is a well-known cartoon of Pakdee Saantaweesuk which later changed the name to PangPond
- Cockroach Man is a imitate cartoon on a movie name Mosquito Man which, the main character is a cockroach man
- Duen Khrung Duang is the first cartoon that Noppol Komarachun(link) and Pakdee Saantaweesuk write, they use celebrity and model as a reference to write a story about them drunk as a main character in the year of 1981 to 1984
- Two comrade is a short cartoon about two friends, “Tai” and “Nhong”
- The Editor is a cartoon which “Awitid”( Vithit Utsahajit) is a main character that imitate the events, which happened
- Working at “Kai Hua Roh” from 1979 to 1983
- Write a Graphic novel in “Lhai-Rod”
- Work as a Assistant Editor for “Kai Hua Roh” which he was invited by Vithit Utsahajit(link) and have a responsibility to write a cover page of “Kai Hua Roh”
Pangpond
Pangpond is a cartoon series belonged to Pakdee Saantaweesuk. which originally called “Ai-Tua-Lek” It was first published in “Ma-ha-sa-nuk” magazine by Ban-Lue-Sarn Publisher in 1989. Pangpond is a main character of story. He is a 5 years-old boy that has only three hair. His character were humorous, optimistic and always be a trouble maker[4]
References
- ↑ "The Mahasanook writer".
- ↑ "Biography".
- ↑ Wananikul, Thanapat (14 June 2013). "Thai Cartoonists never die".
- ↑ Pangpond the comic. Banluesarn. 2012. ISBN 9786162980466.