Ekachai Uekrongtham (
Thai: เอกชัย เอื้อครองธรรม;
RTGS: Ekkachai Uea-khrongtham;
Chinese: 吕翼谋[1][2]) is a Thai theatre and film director. Based in
Singapore, Ekachai is the founding artistic director of ACTION Theatre, a Singapore professional theatre company.
Among his stage works is Chang & Eng, a musical based on
Chang and Eng Bunker, the original "
Siamese twins". His other stage works include Corporate Animals - The Musical, Ka-Ra-you-OK?, Viva Viagra!, Autumn Tomyam, Mail Order Brides & Other Oriental Takeaways and Confessions of Three Unmarried Women.
He made his debut as a feature-film director in 2003 with Beautiful Boxer, a biographical drama about transsexual professional
Muay Thai boxer,
Nong Thoom. His second film, Pleasure Factory, about sex workers and their customers in Singapore's
Geylangred-light district, was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. His third film, The Coffin, starring
Ananda Everingham, opened in Thai theaters on August 21, 2008.