Cherd Songsri (Thai: à¹à¸à¸´à¸ à¸à¸£à¸à¸¨à¸£à¸µ, September 20, 1931 â May 21, 2006) was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his best-known work is the 1977 romance film Plae Kao (The Scar), which earned more box-office receipts than any Thai film before it. It won a prize at the 1981 Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France.