King Naresuan (film)

The Legend of King Naresuan
Thai movie poster.
Directed by	HSH Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol
Produced by	Kunakorn Sethi
Written by	HSH Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol Sunait Chutintaranond
Starring	Wanchana Sawatdee Taksaorn Paksukcharern Chatchai Plengpanich Intira Jaroenpura Sorapong Chatree Sompop Benjatikul
Music by	Richard Harvey (Part 1, 2, 4) Sandy McLaren (Part 1, 2, 3) Ros Caollum (Part 3) Toadsak Janparn (Part 5 - 6)
Distributed by	Prommitr International Production Sahamongkol Film International
Release date	Part I January 18, 2007 Part II February 15, 2007 Part III March 31, 2011 Part IV August 11, 2011 Part V May 29, 2014 Part VI April 9, 2015
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai Mon Burmese
Budget	700 million baht

The Legend of King Naresuan (Thai: ตำนานสมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช; rtgs: Tamnan Somdet Phra Naresuan Maha Rath) is a Thai biographical historical drama film about King Naresuan the Great, who ruled Siam from 1590 until his death in 1605.

The films are directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol and are a followup to his 2003 film, The Legend of Suriyothai.
The Legend of King Naresuan The Great, Part I, Hongsawadee's Hostage, was released on January 18, 2007.
The Legend of King Naresuan The Great, Part II, Reclaiming Sovereignty, was released on February 15, 2007.
The Legend of King Naresuan The Great, Part III was released on March 31, 2011. The films were released in the U.S.A. under the titles Kingdom of War.

Part I deals with Naresuan's boyhood, when he was taken hostage by Burmese King, Bayinnaung to keep the vassal Ayutthaya Kingdom subservient. During this time, he was a novice Buddhist monk under the tutelage of a wise father-figure monk (Sorapong Chatree). Part II depicts Naresuan as a young adult prince, already a formidable military strategist, as he leads his army on exploits against breakaway kingdoms for King Bayinnaung's successor, King Nonthabureng, and eventually breaks away to declare sovereignty for Siam. Part III was to depict Naresuan's military and leadership skills and the expansion of the Siamese kingdom.

In production for more than three years, the project has an estimated budget of 700 million baht, making it the most expensive Thai film made.