Krong Kam


Krong Kam is a 2019 Thai TV drama that originally aired on Channel 3 starting from February 26 to April 30, 2019 for 19 episodes.

Synopsis

The whole story took place at Chum Saeng, Nakhon Sawan, in 1967. Yoi 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 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. Yoi has a sharp tongue, a quick temper, and is notoriously frugal. She lives with her husband and their four sons. Everyone who knows her, whether in the family, the household, or the town of Chum Saeng, holds her in fear.
One day, her eldest son, Chai, returns from the army with a pregnant prostitute Renu as his wife even though he already has a fiancée, Philai. 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 to Philai to avoid shame even though he likes a worker named Chanta and also chooses to give Tong the house and store that she was supposed to give to her eldest. Her third son Sa 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 decided to have him marry Phiangphen, the daughter of a wealthy family from another subdistrict, unaware that Phiangphen's family was planning to have him marry her because she was already pregnant, in order to avoid shame. Phiangphen already had a lover, Kan, a poor young man who lived in a hut at the edge of the rice fields with his chronically ill mother. Despite the circumstances, their love for each other was strong. Even though Sa married Phiangphen, she never loved or treated him as a lover. Sa himself never violated her and remained faithful to his love for Chanta.
Later, Wanna, Renu's younger sister, traveled to Chum Saeng to visit her sister. By chance, she met Si Yoi's fourth son. He immediately fell in love with Wanna. Although he was a flirtatious young man with many girls following him, he truly loved Wanna.

Cast

Beh family

Renu's family

Philai's family

Chanta's family

Phiangphen's family

Other characters

Production

Krong Kam is a prequel to another drama that had been popular on Channel 3 in 2015, Sud Kaen Saen Rak. Although the two dramas are not directly connected in terms of plot, they are set in the same province but in different districts and time periods. The villain protagonists of both stories, Yoi and Yaem, are portrayed as sisters. The author of the novel the series was based on, Chulamanee, admits that he used Chum Saeng, a part of his native province Nakhon Sawan, as the setting, hoping to attract more visitors to travel there, similar to many Korean drama series which showcase real locations to promote tourism. This is a comeback drama for singer Mai Charoenpura, who has not acted for years.

Reception

When the drama aired, it quickly became popular. Fans and the general public traveled to Chum Saeng by train, turning this small town into a tourist destination. As of early 2021, it has been rerun thrice, with the ratings remain as good as its first broadcast.

Viewership

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
Press Awards 2019Best performanceMai Charoenpura Won
Press Awards 2019Best supporting actorChanathip Phothongkam Won
Press Awards 2019Best supporting actressArisara Wongchalee Won
Press Awards 2019Best rising starThunyaphat Pattarateerachaicharoen Won
Press Awards 2019Best original work ChulamaneeWon
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best actor in leading roleJirayu Tangsrisuk Nomitated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best actor in supporting roleDenkhun Ngamnet Nomitated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best actress in supporting rolePitchapa Phanthumchinda Nomitated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best direction Pongpat WachirabunjongNomitated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best theme song"Phit Rue Thi Rak Thoe" Nomitated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019Best drama seriesNomitated
34th TV Gold AwardsBest actress in leading roleMai Charoenpura Won
34th TV Gold AwardsBest actor in leading roleJirayu Tangsrisuk Nomitated
34th TV Gold AwardsBest actress in supporting rolePitchapa Phanthumchinda Nomitated
34th TV Gold AwardsBest artistic compositionNomitated
34th TV Gold AwardsBest directionPongpat WachirabunjongWon
34th TV Gold AwardsBest screenplayYingyot PanyaWon
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest actress in leading roleMai Charoenpura Won
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest actress in leading roleRanee Campen Nomitated
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest actor in leading roleJirayu Tangsrisuk Nomitated
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest actor in supporting roleChanathip Phothongkam Nomitated
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest actress in supporting rolePitchapa Phanthumchinda Won
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest directionPongpat WachirabunjongWon
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest television dramaWon
16th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest screenplayYingyot PanyaWon