Loading ...Witwisit Hiranyawongkul, popularly nicknamed Pitch or Pchy, was born and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
He attended Catholic Montfort institute since early age and spent 12 years there. A talented singer, Pitch was the lead singer in his institute band and music has always been a big part of his life. Pitch enjoys hip hop, R&B, gospel and soul music.
He plays the piano and composes music in his free time.
Besides music, Witwisit is also a fan of the Japanese manga series Nodame Cantabile and Lomography. He brought his camera to the set of The Love of Siam.
His favourite quote is “No one is PERFECT”.
The Love of Siam
Chukiat Sakweerakul picked Pitch to play “Mew”, one of the leading characters in The Love of Siam, because the role requires the actor to sing and playing the piano. Chukiat also found Pitch very natural at acting. Pitch’s good looks also contributed to the casting. Pitch was aware that the film would involve love between two institute guys with a kissing scene. He took the role because he trusted that the director would present the scenes in the movie in a good way. When asked about the most talked about scene from the movie, Pitch credited the camera angle and said that the director told him to practice by kissing his own arm.
In The Love of Siam, Pitch plays “Mew”, a lonely individual who lives alone after his grandmother’s demise. Mew is a musical talent; he is the songwriter and lead singer of an all-guy band called August. The band’s first single ‘Ticket’ was a hit among teenagers. However, the producer of the band wants Mew to write songs with a more universal theme: love. The producer argues that “95% of hit songs are love songs” and tells Mew “At your age, it’s easy to write a love song.” However the task is difficult for Mew, as he has lived 5 years without love after the death of his grandmother. However, Mew’s life changes after he runs into Tong, his childhood friend, at Siam Square. After Tong comes into his life, Mew seems to be able to write love songs naturally. A large part of the movie revolves around Mew’s question about love “if you love someone, can you bear losing that person? But can you live without loving anyone at all? What about the rest of your life?”
The Love of Siam (Thai: รักแห่งสยาม, RTGS: Rak Haeng Sayam, pronounced [rák hɛ̀ŋ sà.yăːm]) is a Thai romantic-drama film, written and directed by Chookiat Sakveerakul. A multi-layered family drama, a groundbreaking element of the story is a gay romance between two teenage guys.
The film was released in Thailand on 22 November 2007. The fact that the gay storyline was not apparent from the film’s promotional material initially caused controversy, but the film was received with critical acclaim and proved financially successful. It dominated Thailand’s 2007 film awards season, winning the Best Picture category in all major events,
