Tawan Tud Burapha (; ; lit: ''The Sun cuts the East''; International title: The Brothers) was a Thai TV drama in action/drama and

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Plot summary

Tawan (The Sun) and Burapha (The East) are brothers and the sons of a well-known righteous police. They are very close as brothers. Burapha is into boxing, while Tawan wants to follow in their father's footsteps to become a police. One day, they hear a gun shot and go to see what is going on. This way, they witness a murder and when the time comes to point the finger at the killer, Tawan is not hesitantto do the right thing. Burapha knows that the bad guys will not leave their family alone and he begs Tawan not to be a witness. This is how the conflict begins.

Cast

Main *Nawat Kulrattanarak as Tawan/Tawanchai * Yuke Songpaisan as Burapha *Jintanutda Lummakanon as Thicha *Monchanok Saengchaipiangpen as Joe/Joe Tha Tian Supporting *Arnuttaphol Sirichomsaeng as Chatchai * Phitchanat Sakhakon as Jermchat *

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as Ja Wes (Sergeant Wes) *

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as Kieng the Red Dragon *Santisuk Promsiri as Sia Charoen (Tycoon Charoen) *Phoori Hiranyapruk as Tat *Akarat Nimitchai as Dab Suea (POL. SEN. SGT. MAJ. Suea)

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

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