| Genre: | |
| Based On: | "Krong Kam" by Chulamanee |
| Director: | Pongpat Wachirabunjong |
| Starring: | |
| Composer: | Chandelier Music |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Language: | Thai |
| Num Episodes: | 19 |
| Executive Producer: | Thanya Wachirabunjong |
| Location: | Nong Khaem Pathum Thani Nakhon Pathom Ratchaburi Suphan Buri Chum Saeng |
| Cinematography: | Pongpat Wachirabunjong |
| Editor: | Thanaat Kasuriya |
| Runtime: | 150 minutes |
| Company: | Act Art Generation Co., Ltd |
| Related: | Sud Kaen Saen Rak (2015) |
Krong Kam (th|กรงกรรม;) is a 2019 Thai TV drama that originally aired on Channel 3 starting from February 26 to April 30, 2019 for 19 episodes.
The whole story took place at Chum Saeng, Nakhon Sawan, in 1967. Yoi (Mai Charoenpura) is a middle-aged Thai woman who married into a Thai-Chinese family. She vowed to personally see to it that her family of six honour the Beh (Chinese: 馬) ancestors. She amassed a fortune in family businesses that consist of a grocery and the grain store, a rice mill that her husband runs, and various farmlands and properties across Nakhon Sawan province. She is foul-mouthed, irritable and a skinflint. She and her husband have four sons. All members of the family, including employees and Chum Saeng people, were fearing her.
One day, her eldest son, Chai (Thakrit Tawanpong), returns from the army with a pregnant prostitute Renu (Ranee Campen) as his wife even though he already has a fiancée, Philai (Pitchapa Phanthumchinda). Yoi rejects this and tries every possible way to make him leave Renu but fails. Unknown to her, Renu has performed black magic to tie her son's heart. She decided to marry her second son Tong (Chanathip Phothongkam) to Philai to avoid shame even though he likes a worker named Chanta (Preeyakarn Jaikanta) and also chooses to give Tong the house and store that she was supposed to give to her eldest. Her third son Sa (Jirayu Tangsrisuk) is the kindest. He is handsome, smart and charming. When Yoi finds out he has feelings for Chanta, she worries he will imitate his eldest brother. She decides to marry him off into a rich family. Unknown to her is that the family is tricking him into marrying their already pregnant daughter to avoid shame.[1]
| Krong Kam OST | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Released: | 2019 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | |||
| 1 | February 26, 2019 | ||
| 2 | March 4, 2019 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | March 5, 2019 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | March 11, 2019 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | March 12, 2019 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | March 18, 2019 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | March 19, 2019 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | March 25, 2019 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | March 26, 2019 | 5.5% | |
| 10 | April 1, 2019 | 5.7% | |
| 11 | April 2, 2019 | 6.3% | |
| 12 | April 8, 2019 | 7.3% | |
| 13 | April 9, 2019 | 7.3% | |
| 14 | April 15, 2019 | 5.9% | |
| 15 | April 16, 2019 | 7.4% | |
| 16 | April 22, 2019 | 7.6% | |
| 17 | April 23, 2019 | 8.9% | |
| 18 | April 29, 2019 | 9.9% | |
| 19 | April 30, 2019 | ||
| Average | |||
Krong Kam is a prequel to another drama that had been popular on Channel 3 in 2015, Sud Kaen Saen Rak.[2] [3]
When the drama aired, it quickly gained popularity. Fans and the general public traveled to Chum Saeng by train, making this small town more famous and well-known. The author, Chulamanee, admitted that he wrote this novel using Chum Saeng as a backdrop, in hope that people would visit the place.[4] [5]
The drama featured a powerful performance by Mai Charoenpura, a pop star who had not acted for many years.[5]
Until the early 2021, it has been rerunned three times, but the ratings are still as good as the first broadcast.[6]
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press Awards 2019[7] | Best performance | Mai Charoenpura (as Yoi) | |
| Best supporting actor | Chanathip Phothongkam (as Tong) | ||
| Best supporting actress | Arisara Wongchalee (as Tim) | ||
| Best rising star | Thunyaphat Pattarateerachaicharoen (as Bunpluk) | ||
| Best original work (novel) | Chulamanee | ||
| Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019[8] [9] | Best actor in leading role | Jirayu Tangsrisuk (as Sa) | |
| Best actor in supporting role | Denkhun Ngamnet (as Kan) | ||
| Best actress in supporting role | Pitchapa Phanthumchinda (as Philai) | ||
| Best direction (fiction) | Pongpat Wachirabunjong | ||
| Best theme song | "Phit Rue Thi Rak Thoe" (composed by Narongvit Techathanawat and Chakkrit Makkhanaso) | ||
| Best drama series | |||
| 34th TV Gold Awards[10] [11] | Best actress in leading role | Mai Charoenpura (as Yoi) | |
| Best actor in leading role | Jirayu Tangsrisuk (as Sa) | ||
| Best actress in supporting role | Pitchapa Phanthumchinda (as Philai) | ||
| Best artistic composition | |||
| Best direction | Pongpat Wachirabunjong | ||
| Best screenplay | Yingyot Panya | ||
| 16th Kom Chad Luek Awards[12] [13] | Best actress in leading role | Mai Charoenpura (as Yoi) | |
| Best actress in leading role | Ranee Campen (as Renu) | ||
| Best actor in leading role | Jirayu Tangsrisuk (as Sa) | ||
| Best actor in supporting role | Chanathip Phothongkam (as Tong) | ||
| Best actress in supporting role | Pitchapa Phanthumchinda (as Philai) | ||
| Best direction | Pongpat Wachirabunjong | ||
| Best television drama | |||
| Best screenplay | Yingyot Panya |