A trademark of Panna's films is the use of full contact rather than pulling punches or the use of camera tricks in the fight scenes.
Before production, Panna assembled a new stunt team again and he handpicked one of his protégés, Tony Jaa, to take the lead role.
The success led to more Thai action film projects with further collaboration between Baa-Ram-Ewe and Panna's stunt team.
Dan Chupong who started as a stuntman like Tony Jaa, was promoted to lead actor for Born to Fight.
Other notable films with Panna and his stunt team include Ong Bak 2, Mercury Man and Chocolate.