Wych Kaosayananda (; born 1974), also known as Wych Kaos or Kaos, is a Thai film director.
Career His directorial debut was Fah, released in 1998, which at the time was the highest-budgeted film in the history of the Thai film industry, but failed in the Thai box office.
His second film and American debut (which he directed under the shortened name "Kaos") was the 2002 thriller Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, which upon release was widely panned by both critics and moviegoers as one of the worst films ever made. In March 2007, Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film number 1 among "The Worst of the Worst" movie list.Rotten Tomatoes: Worst of the Worst archived at Wayback Machine
Kaosayananda's post-Ballistic films include Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014), Zero Tolerance (2015) and One Night in Bangkok (2020).
Zero Tolerance was previously completed and released only in Vietnam under the title of Angels. Kaosayananda found it difficult to sell his film to distributors because Angels was more of a drama than an action film. Therefore, he decided to add action star Scott Adkins into the mix for marquee value and to re-shoot and re-edit the entire film in order to craft more of a streamlined actioner that would interest buyers. This re-edited version, entitled Zero Tolerance, is the cut of the film that has been released to the rest of the world.
Dead Earth tells a parallel story to Kaosayananda's The Driver, focusing on events that happen within the same post-apocalyptic world, with characters and locations intersecting between both films.
Filmography Year Title Director Producer Writer DoP 1998 Fah 2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever 2012 Angels 2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone 2014 Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge 2015 Zero Tolerance 2019 The Driver 2020 Two of Us One Night in Bangkok 2023 Sheroes 2025 Bang
Cinematographer only The Mark (2012) The Mark: Redemption (2013) Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013) Invincible (2020) The Gunrunner (TBA)
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External links
Wych Kaosayananda Interview on Anchor