The Holy Man (Luang Phii Teng) | |
Director: | Note Cherm-Yim |
Starring: | Pongsak Pongsuwan Somlek Sakdikul |
Distributor: | Phra Nakorn Film |
Country: | Thailand |
Language: | Thai |
The Holy Man (Thai: หลวงพี่เท่ง or Luang Phii Teng) is a 2005 Thai religious comedy film. One of the top films at the Thai box office that year, it starred popular Thai television comedian, Pongsak Pongsuwan as a Buddhist monk. It is the first of a comic trilogy about young monks.[1] [2]
A monk comes to a small city and takes up residence at a small Buddhist 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).
Another popular comic, Petchtai Wongkamlao, is featured in a small role.