Chai Lai

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Chai Lai (Dangerous Flowers)
The Thai movie poster.
Directed by	Poj Arnon
Produced by	Somsak Techaratanaprasert
Starring	Supakson Chaimongkol, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Bunyawan Pongsuwan, Jintara Poonlarp
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International
Release date(s)	January 26, 2006
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai
Budget	35 million baht
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Chai Lai (Thai: ไฉไล, English title: Dangerous Flowers and also known as Chai Lai's Angels) is a 2006 Thai action film about five female top-secret crimefighters, each with the codename of a flower, Lotus, Hibiscus, Rose, Na-wua and Crown of Thorns. The premise is modelled after Charlie's Angels.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The five "Chai Lais" are tasked with foiling a kidnapping and keeping a mysterious, powerful "Pearl of the Andaman" out of the hands of a crime syndicate.

[edit] Cast

Bongkoj Khongmalai as Kulap (Hibiscus)
Supaksorn Chaimongkol as Bua (Lotus)
Jintara Poonlarp as Chaba (Rose)
Kessarin Ektawatkul as Poy-sean (Crown of Thorns)
Bunyawan Pongsuwan as Na-wua
Krit Sripoomsed as Chen
Narawan Techaratanaprasert
Nithichai Yotamornsunthorn
Petchtai Wongkamlao as the Chai Lais' handler

[edit] Production

Director Poj Arnon acknowledged he was asked by Sahamongkol Film International to copy the style of Charlie's Angels, but that budgetary differences – 35 million baht compared to the US$92 million budget for the Charlie's Angels films and Thai styles of fighting (muay Thai) make Chai Lai different.

One scene called for the actresses to wear only towels while fighting with the bad guys in a shopping mall. To avoid any accidental exposure, they worn bikinis underneath the towels and had the towels taped to their chests. "But the towels still came off a few times," Bongkoj Khongmalai told Channel NewsAsia.

The actresses sustained some bruises and scratches in the fight scenes but also during a diving sequence in Phuket when they were dressed in negligees.