The Holy Man (Thai: หลวงพี่เท่ง or Luang Phii Teng) is a 2005 Thai 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.
Noi is a rock star who starts to feel bored within materialistic Thai society. He eventually finds the path to tranquility and peace by entering monkhood. Now Noi is a young, self-confident, and stubborn monk who has to deal with many hilarious situations with his new companions. It seems like Noi can't really escape from his confusing rock star world after all.
A new young monk named Joey, who replaces the position of the former Teng. Once he arrives at the temple, Joey is assigned to develop the run-down temple as well as solve the problem that the temple is now facing; rock explosion that covers the temple causes allergenic dust and capitalization threatens the living of the locals. Joey creatively makes his own way to solve the problems that still come along with humor and the beats of hip-hop baby.
Brother Theng, a young monk, moves to a temple in a village where villagers still foolishly believe in ghosts and spirits. Thinking of how to develop a better way of life for the villagers, he intends to renew the villagers' belief to more reasonable ways with the help from his followers like Song and Pian. But it's not so easy to convince these villagers. Brother Theng has to deal with tough situations that come along with humour.
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