From Chao Phraya to Irrawaddy

From Chao Phraya to Irrawaddy (จากเจ้าพระยาสู่อิรวดี; ကျောက်ဖရားမှဧရာဝတီသို့) is a 2022 Thai-Burmese historical drama television series directed by Chatchai Katenut starring Thai actor Jirayu Thantrakul, Thai actress Tangtang Nattaruchi, Burmese actor Daung and Burmese actress Hnin Thway Yu Aung. It aired on Thai PBS 3, from January 1 to February 6, 2022, on every Saturday and Sunday at (THA) 20:15.

The series is based on the Burmese-Thai historical background of Konbaung dynasty and post-Ayutthaya Kingdom c. 1785. That was eighteen years after dissolution of Ayutthaya Kingdom, during the time of King Bodawpaya.

Synopsis
Nutchanat (Tangtang Nattaruchi) got a job as an assistant chef at a prestigious hotel in downtown Yangon and met her new friend, Zin Zin (Hnin Thway Yu Aung) and the Executive Chef, Pakorn (Jirayu Thantrakul). One day, Nutchanat got a book Enaung (the Panji tales in Burmese) from old bookshop and she dances like the one in the book, then she dreamed that she was in the Ava Palace over two hundred years in Burma, she met Princess Kunthon and Princess Mongkut, two princesses who were forcibly taken from Ayutthaya. She said her name was "Pin." Maung Sa (Daung), a leading artist in Burmese royal drama, took her for a dance.

Cast

 * Jirayu Thantrakul as Pakorn / Bagong
 * Tangtang Nutrugee Wisawanart as Nutchanat / Pin
 * Daung as Maung Sa
 * Hnin Thway Yu Aung as Zin Zin / Consort Mala
 * Thanavate Siriwattanakul as Shwedaung Min
 * Penpak Sirikul as Princess Kunthon
 * Duangjai Hiransri as Princess Mongkut
 * Kowit Wattanakul as U Htay Shwe / King Bodawpaya
 * Sumontha Suanpholaat as Chut