Legend of Sudsakorn is a 2006

2006 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 Thai

Cinema of Thailand

The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...

 fantasy film

Fantasy film

Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...

. It is based on a story from Phra Aphai Mani

Phra Aphai Mani

Phra Aphai Mani is a 30,000-line epic written by Thailand's best-known poet, Sunthorn Phu. It has been adapted into the films The Adventure of Sudsakorn and Legend of Sudsakorn, and the comics Apaimanee Saga....

, an epic poem by Sunthorn Phu

Sunthorn Phu

Phra Sunthorn Vohara, known as Sunthorn Phu, is Thailand’s best-known royal poet. He was active in the Rattanakosin era....

. Charlie Trairat

Charlie Trairat

Charlie Trairat or 'NAK' is a Thai film actor. He is the youngest son of 6 siblings. He started his movie career since he was not even 1 y/o in the movie Once Upon A Time directed by Thai classic director 'Bhandit Rittakol.' He became well known after his co-starring role in Fan Chan , the Thai...

, the young male lead from Fan Chan

Fan Chan

Fan Chan is a 2003 Thai romantic film offering a nostalgic look back at the childhood friendship of a boy and girl growing up in a small town in Thailand in the 1980s. It was the debut film by six young screenwriter-directors, Vitcha Gojiew, Songyos Sugmakanan, Nithiwat Tharathorn, Witthaya...

, portrays the title character, a boy who is the son of a mermaid

Mermaid

A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...

 who is sent on a magical quest to find his father, a prince. It is a mix of live action and computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery

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The story was previously adapted in the 1979 Thai animated

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 feature, The Adventure of Sudsakorn

The Adventure of Sudsakorn

The Adventure of Sudsakorn is a 1979 Thai animated fantasy film. The only cel-animated feature film ever made in Thailand, it was directed by Payut Ngaokrachang. It was released in Thailand on Songkran Day, April 13, 1979...

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Cast

• Charlie Trairat as Sudsakorn
  Sudsakorn
  Sudsakorn is a fictional character in Sunthorn Phu's story of Phra Aphai Mani. Sudsakorn is son of Phra Aphaimani and a mermaid. He was born at Ko Kaeo Pisadan without ever seeing his father...
  
  
• Suchao Pongwilai as Prachao Ta
• Pemanee Sungkorn as Sudsakorn's mother
• Surachai Sangarkart as Prince Aphai Mani