''The Holy Man'' ( or ''Luang Phii Teng'') is a 2005 Thai

religious Religion is a range of social- cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

. One of the top films at the Thai box office that year, it starred popular Thai television comedian,

Pongsak Pongsuwan Pongsak Pongsuwan (; ; 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 Therdtherng (; ). He has one sister named Pongphan Pongsuwan. A popular ...

as a

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

monk A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...

. It is the first of a comic trilogy about young monks.https://www.nanamovies.com/%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%b9%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87-holy-man-1-2005-%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%97%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%87-%e0%b8%a0%e0%b8%b2/2/

Synopsis

A monk comes to a small city and takes up residence at a small

temple. With his no-nonsense advice and humble ways, a new monk builds a following that starts to rival a flashy scam temple across town, making an enemy of its operator (

Somlek Sakdikul Somlek Sakdikul () (born, 10 November 1953) is a Thai film actor and musician. He is sometimes credited as Somchai Sakdikul. He portrayed "Suwat" or "Daddy", the lecherous music producer in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's 2001 comedy, ''Monrak Transistor''. ...

Cast

* Note Chernyim * Sarawut Poomthong *

Sawika Chaiyadech Savika Chaiyadej, also spelled Sawika Chaiyadech (; ; born 19 June 1986), nicknamed Pinky (พิ้งกี้), is a Thai actress and singer. Early life and education Chaiyadej was born on 19 June 1986, in Bangkok. She is of Chinese, Englis ...

Casting

Another popular comic,

Petchtai Wongkamlao Petchtai Wongkamlao, (, , ; born 24 June 1965) is a Thai comedian, actor, martial artist and film director. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Mum Jokmok (, , ); and is a popular Thai television personality. He is credited as Mom Jo ...

, is featured in a small role.

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* 2005 films 2005 comedy films Thai comedy films Thai-language films Religious comedy films Films about Buddhism Thai film series 2000s Thai films Thai films grossing over 100 million baht {{Thailand-film-stub