Thai television soap opera

Lakhon ( Thai: ละคร, IPA: la.k ʰ ɔ ː n, also: Lakorn, literally, play, drama, full name: ละคร โทรทัศน์ - RTGS: thora did Lakhon, " TV Game") is a special kind of soap opera in the Thai television. Prime-time Lakhon be broadcast from 20 clock 30. An episode is included commercial breaks for about two hours. A Lakhon is a completed story, unlike the cliffhanger principle and has more of the transmission format of Spanish telenovelas. A series extends approximately over the period of three months. With two to three weekly episodes these programs, see the rhythm of Monday to Tuesday, Wednesday to Thursday or Friday to Sunday, while three Lakhon be broadcast simultaneously on one channel. Many Lakhon based on Thai novel templates for the dominant in the romantic literary scene action scheme " man - meets- woman." This applies to the Dao pra sook famous series as well as for Silamanee.

Characters and plot curves

Lakhon have very clearly worked out figures and narrative conventions. However, even if some of them differ, so to keep the most series and in particular the most popular with the Thai television viewers Lakhon bound by these conditions.

  • In the happy ending, the protagonists marry their soul mate.
  • The main couple is introduced at the beginning of the series. It is very easy to recognize the fact that his roles be filled by the respective currently most famous soap opera actors. The male lead is phra ek ( พระเอก ) called and the female nang ek ( นางเอก ).
  • A "bad" female figure ( Itcha, อิจฉา ) is widespread. This figure is in love with the male lead and will do everything to destroy the happiness and love of the two main characters, relax the groom as possible before the wedding. Therefore, the evil tries to harm even the female lead. It corresponds to a stereotypical evil scheming character from a rich family or a high status in the family background. Mostly it is living characters. However, it can also be dead women returning as evil spirits, as in Poot Mae Nam Khong ( ภูต แม่น้ำ โขง, RTGS: Phut Mae Nam Khong, literally: "The Spirit of Mekong " ) or Pob Pee Fa ( ป อบ ผีฟ้า, RTGS: Pop Phi Fa, literally " The Ogre Phi Fa ").
  • Kathoey ( กะเทย, men in women's clothes ) are often used as comic relief. The series Sapai Look Tung is a famous example of this.
  • At the end all conflicts must be resolved and everyone forgives everyone. The "bad guys " get their punishments and the "good " their rewards. Rare end this series with unsolved problems such as Poot Mae Nam Khong.
  • Lakhon pursue their plot in the extreme melodrama style, with situations greatly exaggerated run, actions very theatrical with lots of shouting and screaming.

Development of Lakhon

Most of the Lakhon portray the upper class of Thai society and through the male or both leading roles. The male lead is usually rich as the figure Phak in Dao pra sook. Previously, the male leads nobles and princes as a Mom Chao, because these were the rich people in the Thai society at the time. Since then, the main male character was further developed to businessman from an influential family. This change reflects the change in Thai society, in the business rather than the top layer form the royal and aristocratic layer.

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