| Silamanee | |
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Thai official poster |
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| Genre | Costume Drama |
| Created by | Work Point Entertainment |
| Opening theme | " Princess Searng Fang and Silamannee " |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| No. of episodes | 17 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 60–70 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBTV Channel 7 |
| Original run | 8 November 2008 – 19 December 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Montra Haeng Ruk |
Silamanee (Thai:ศิลามณี – means The Precious Stone) is a Thai costume drama Lakorn, remade from a 1994 lakorn of the same name[1] which originally was based on a novel.[2] The lakorn stars Suvanant Kongying and Paul Pattarapon in the main roles.
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The love test of a royal princess and a proud man.[3]
The "Silamanee" is a sacred thing, which belongs to the republic of Chaingrath. It's the marriage gift that the ruler will use. It traditionally was passed down.
In The Republic of Chaingrath, the north of Thailand, a little princess Seangfarng was abandoned by her mother aim the big argument for her nationalism. With only the caring from her father, The King of Chaingrath, Seangfarng was left Chaingrath with the trip to Bangkok for the need of study as well as began to know her own mum, who now has a new family. Her commitment had made to her mom that Seangfarng never ever see her mom again.
10 years later, Seangfarng, the beauty of Chaingrath, now become a beautiful high school girl with another identity, Ngam Sanluang, so as to hide her real identity from her mom who is now trying to seek her. Unfortunately her father's death gave her a news about Chaingrath's most precious thing called "Silamanee" which now isn't in Chaingrath, illustrated her father old promise with his closest friend, Khun Ruj in order to find a best betrothed for his daughter who to be Khun Ruj's eldest son including his giving "Silamanee" set to commence their agreement. However, Silamanee can return to Chaingrath if the arrangement faces problems. Nothing is more important to Ngam or Seangfarng than to bring back the "Silamanee". Ngam comes back to Bangkok and receives the address of her betroth's house. Her plan is just only take back what rightfully belongs to her country. With the help of her friend and who also have a crush on her, Chalee, the youngest son of Rachasena. Ngam, now, can easily visit the house and meet Parote whom she realized is the second son of the family but it clearly reminds her of her accidental encounters with Parote several times before and she knows him well in spite of his not recognizing her as she now is Ngam Saenluang.
Parote is working in Thailand politics but also studying. He is the first son of family in truth. He finds Ngam's behavior is just that of a regular girl with a sassy manner. He knows nothing about the Princess’ identity. He also blames her with a quiet argue word and makes his hating appear to Ngam. However, One day, he arrives at a silk shop which sells silks from Chiang Rai, which belongs to a beautiful shopkeeper named Mae Liang who truly is Seangfarng but with more womanly behaviour and now charming Parote. This is her second plan to transform into three identity person which ones can be the best way to deceives Parote into the trip for return back their Silamanee which Khun Ying Samerjai Rachasena is a little too obsessed with as well as it belonging to her without any evidence shows that it is the Chaingrath's thing. At her birthday party, Khun Ying Samerjai Rachasena thought she was safe to show the "Silamanee" so she wears it, but Ngam realized and tells the legend of "Silamanee". However, Khun Ying Samerjai simply says she is crazy and telling fairytales.
However, Ngam's plan to deceive Parote is dying. Instead, he is truly in love with her and knows the true identity of Silamanee, belonging to Chaingrath for long time ago. He wanted to marry Nagam as he already know her Princess Identity but it's too late that both of them are begin engaging to another betroths. Fortunately, their betroths know SeangFarng and Parote's true love and bravely cancel their wedding plan. With the help of Chalee, who now married Ngam's stepsister Si, Parote's adoptive brother and his girlfriend, Ngam's cousin's family, Ngam's main servant and her own mother whom she now knows truly loves her and tried to help her every problem, Parote Rachasena and Ngam Sanluang married in Chaingrath and starts their happiness. However, Khun Ying Samerjai is becoming more psycho of her too much demand on Silamanee and her too much hateful for SeangFarng which returns the new lovers to Bangkok. Khun Ying Samerjai knows Searng Farng gratefulness and agree for her son's wedding with returning Silamanee" for Ngam.
The soap opera ends with their happy reunion on the peaceful country of Chaingrath for the new lovers, Ngam Sanluang and Parote Rachasena as King and Queen of Chaingrath.
Silamanee received extremely positive from the viewer despite of becoming the remake film. With just one episode, “Silamanee (Precious Stone)” is a hit among Thai viewers.[4] In its Second week of airing, the lakorn received 11–12 rating from the millions viewer ranked number #2 behind another longer airing lakorn for the week in Thailand.[5] Silamanee Finally received a hit as rating of 16 in its last episode ranked number one for just only one final day between three day release lakorn.[6] Silamanee also become the one of all lakorn to be translated and subbed in, English by the fans. However, the subbing project still incomplete as well as the lakorn[7] still showing on television. Not only Thailand, Silamanee made a well selling in Cambodia which sold out just for a morning for the first two episode coming on VCD[8] and plans to release into DVD and VCD in America. Until now, the lakorn considered the highest rate lakorn of remake genre.
During the planning of the lakorn, a number of actresses had reportedly been under consideration for the role of Searng Fang. The 2004 Thailand Supermodel Contest winner, Khemanit Jamikorn, was approached to take the role but had passed on it with some appearance problems[9][10] While Ann Thongprasom, Pachrapa Chaichua and Woranut Wongsawan were considered as well, in the end Suvanant Kongying was cast as Searng Fang. The reunion with Paul Pattarapon after their first meet in Sapai Tornado.
After losing the Searng Fang role, Khemanit Jamikorn was suggested by the director to play a minor role in the lakorn and unsurely that she appeared in. However, until now, she was truly absent in the lakorn.
The remake Silamanee received the different style toward the original. The necklace in the old version contains a large bold circle with three droplet shape emeralds dangling down while the new one, has two rectangle, two square, and one droplet shape emerald dangling down. However, both prefer a green appearance colour. Unlike another lakorn brought the not so expensive jewellery in working of the lakorn, The Silamanee illustrated as the original according rak dara reporting during the opening ceremony. With the agreement with the director. A Thai famous jeweller, Kun Chuchai had designed the Necklace with using the version from the Victorian Period, which was in his collection. Silamanee is worth over 100 million Bath, approximately around 3.4 million USD. The necklace had once belonged to the Romanov Family, which believed is the last royal bloodline of Russia.[11][12][13]
Chaingrath country is truly a make up country for working the drama. However, the culture and tradition, which appeared on lakorn, found out the basing of Chiang Mai city within the celebration of Loy Krathong festival showed out according to the scene of The King Launched Khom Fai, a Kind of balloon in the festival. It clearly illustrated Chaingrath is a northest country at Thailand While Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. Meanwhile, Chaingrath is more relating to Lanna, an ancient kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai.
Top Award 2008
Nine Entertain Awards 2009