Khon Song Chao Phaen Din

It is a collection of the most powerful elements from the novels that Wimon Sainimnuan cherished most: “Khon Song Chao” (The Medium) and “Chao Phaen Din” (Lord of the Land).
“Khon Song – Chao Phaen Din” tells the story of power created from belief—until no one can answer whether that belief is real. Most painfully, that very belief ultimately turns back and destroys the one who created it.
Kham (Mek Winai Kraibutr) and Kalong (Mesinee Kaewratri) have lived together for five years and have a 4-year-old son. Kalong is also heavily pregnant with another child. If that year the flood had not been worse than usual, and if Wat Khok Phra Sai had allowed villagers to bring their buffaloes and pigs there to escape the flood as it had in previous years, none of what followed would have happened.
When the temple could no longer serve as a refuge, Kham—a poor farmer with only a small house and mortgaged farmland—had to find a way to save his livestock. He thought of Khok Phra Sai. But Kalong, like others, believed that a powerful spirit (“Chao Pho”) resided there.
While Kham was clearing the land, Mek (Warut Woratham) was praying to the spirit, asking for help in winning over Nong Phanga (Maprang Napakpapha), the village headman’s daughter. Mek reported this to the headman to gain favor. The headman forbade Kham and even threatened him with a gun, hoping to scare him off. But Kham insisted the land was still his, even if mortgaged, and he had the right to keep his animals there. He declared that no such spirit existed.
Before he could finish speaking, Kalong screamed—their young son had fallen into the raging floodwaters.
After the boy’s funeral, stories of the spirit’s power spread even more widely. One night, while still grieving, Kalong suddenly went into labor. Kham went to fetch Ya Mian, the midwife (Noi Pho-ngam), who disliked him for not believing in the spirit. She forced Kham to vow to become the spirit’s medium in exchange for Kalong’s safe delivery.
From that moment on, Kham became the spirit’s “medium”—even though he knew very well that no spirit possessed him. He cleverly turned the situation to his advantage. And he was not the only one who benefited: the village headman Thongma (Atthachai Anantamek), his wife Nang Pan (Paveena Charivsakul), and their daughter Nong Phanga all profited as well.
Only Mek, Kham’s rival, was displeased. He grew jealous of Kham’s increasing wealth and also suspected his own wife. Meanwhile, he openly pursued Nong Phanga. His wife, Phaya (Sawarot Sripratum), turned to Kham’s spirit for love magic. Enraged with jealousy, Mek declared he would kill Kham.
The headman, worried, tried to intervene. But Kham remained unafraid, claiming the spirit would protect him. Eventually, Mek was killed by Buk (Jojo Maioksee), a mentally impaired man manipulated by the headman into believing Mek intended to kill him and abduct Nong Phanga.
Phaya then moved in to become a disciple of the spirit. Others followed: Ya Mian and Ta Phan brought a teenage girl named Fah Sai (Anna Chantharosopak) to serve as a disciple. Kham viewed her with predatory intent.
Kham later eliminated the headman from power by falsely claiming Mek’s relatives suspected him of murder. Through the “spirit,” he ordered the headman to flee.
Five years passed. Kham’s domain grew immensely—from a simple medium’s house into a grand, opulent compound. His land expanded from the river in the east to the mountains in the west. Kalong transformed from a poor farmer’s wife into a revered “Chao Mae” (spiritual matriarch).
When the former headman returned hoping to reclaim power, he was humiliated as Kham used the authority of the spirit to dominate him.
Kham sought to claim Nong Phanga, while Kalong grew jealous of Fah Sai, who had blossomed into a beautiful young woman. Kham also desired the land of Kham Pliew (Sirikup Metanee), as well as his wife Sida and others.
Through cunning schemes, Kham ultimately triumphed. Kham Pliew was murdered, and no one could prove Kham’s involvement. He gained the land and finally won the acceptance of the villagers who once despised him.
But neither Kham nor Kalong realized that nothing lasts forever.