''Nong Theng Nakleng-pukhaothong'' ( th, โหน่ง เท่ง นักเลงภูเขาทอง or ''Nong and Teng, the Gangsters of

Golden Mount Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan ( th, วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร, usually shortened to Wat Saket is a Buddhist temple (''wat'') in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates ba ...

'') is a 2006 Thai comedy film starring

Pongsak Pongsuwan Pongsak Pongsuwan ( th, พงศ์ศักดิ์ พงษ์สุวรรณ; ; born April 7, 1966, in Sawankhalok District, Sukhothai Province) is a Thai comedian and actor. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Theng Ther ...

and

Choosak Eamsuk Choosak Eamsuk or spelt Chusak Iamsuk ( th, ชูศักดิ์ เอี่ยมสุข, nicknamed Nong), known professionally as Nong Cha-cha-cha (โหน่ง ชะชะช่า) is a famous Thai comedian, actor, and former dan ...

Plot

In 1920s

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

, Bunteng, a member of a

likay Likay ( th, ลิเก, , ) is a form of popular folk theatre from Central Thailand (not in Bangkok, where Teochew opera are folk theatre.). Its uniqueness is found in the combination of extravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and va ...

performing troupe, is faced with the prospect of his art dying when he and his family are threatened with eviction by a businessman who hopes to build a movie theater on the site of their stage. At the same time, the first Hollywood film, ''

Miss Suwanna of Siam ''Miss Suwanna of Siam'' ( th, นางสาวสุวรรณ; ), was a 1923 romance film written and directed by Henry MacRae, set in Thailand (then Siam) and starring Thai actors. It was one of the first feature films to be made in Thail ...

'', is being made on location in the country. Seeing film as a corruptive influence on traditional Siamese culture, Bunteng, with the help of his

gangster A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...

friend, Nong, sets about to disrupt the filming and keep his family from being evicted.

Cast

as Bunteng *

as Nong * Isaree Soungcharern as Linchee * Nikalaya Dhunlaya as Nuenchan * Nui Choenyeun *

Petchtai Wongkamlao Petchtai Wongkamlao, ( th, เพ็ชรทาย วงษ์คำเหลา, , ; born on June 24, 1965, in Yasothon province, Thailand, is a Thai comedian, actor and film director. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Mum Jokm ...

(cameo)

External links

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