BONGKOJ KHONGMALAI

'Bongkoj Khongmalai' (Thai: บงกช คงมาลัย), nickname "Tak" (born April 15, 1985), is a Thai film actress. Films she has appeared in include ''Tom-Yum-Goong''. She portrayed a young Thai woman forced into prostitution in Australia who comes to the aid of the film's hero, Tony Jaa. Alternate spellings of her name include Bongkot (or Bongkote) Kongmalai and Bonkoch Konmalaï. Her first film role was in Tanit Jitnukul's historical epic about the battle of Bang Rajan.
Her major debut as a dramatic actress was in 2004's ''Ai-Fak'', based on the S.E.A. Write Award-winning novel by Chart Korbjitti. She portrayed a mentally ill young woman who is married to a much older man. When her husband dies, her care is entrusted to the man's son, Fak, who is then ostracized by his fellow villagers because they believe he is having sexual relations with his stepmother. In the film, her character displayed an uncontrollable exhibitionist streak.
Tak was at the center of a controversy when nude photos of her, taken on the set of ''Ai-Fak'', appeared on the Thai Internet forum, Pantip.com. The poster covered her breasts completely before uploading photos on the ''Chalermthai'' movie and entertainment board, asking if they were real photos of her (as opposed to photoshopped.) Police were able to track the uploader down and the man was arrested. The whole ''Chalermthai'' board residents jumped on her immediately since they think the poster was merely asking a question and he took time censoring all photos before posting. They called her names and threatened not to watch her future movies anymore. It was also pointed out that the poster, a simple teenage guy, cannot obtain such exclusive photoes himself; therefore someone on the inside had to leaked it out and he was a just scapegoat (in fact, the poster got the nude photos from a forwarded email.) The accusation even went far as a ploy her company set up to promote her next movie (''"any publicity is good publicity"'') at the expense of the poster's reputation. Finally Tak asked that charges against the man be dropped after he issued a public apology, though she did file a complaint against the film's production company for taking the photos. ^[1] Many board posters still hold grudge against her till today.
In 2005, she was seen in ''Hit Man File'', alongside Chatchai Plengpanich and ''Tom-Yum-Goong'', which in 2006 was screened in the United States as ''The Protector''. Also in 2006, she starred in the action comedy ''Chai Lai'', about five female crimefighters, and then later in the year starred in the thriller, ''The Passion''.
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Filmography

Feature films

Television

External links

References

1. ''The Nation'', "Actress drops nude picture complaint", September 29, 2004.
2. Angkor Wat and Thai Films, Asian Cinema - While on the Road, Blogspot, October 30, 2006.

Filmography

Feature films

★ ''Bang Rajan'' (2000)

★ ''Kun pan'' (''Legend of the Warlord'') (2002)

★ ''Ai-Fak'' (''The Judgement'') 2004

★ ''The Story of the X-Circle'' (2004)

★ ''The Passion'' (2006)

★ ''Gin gwai 10'' (''The Eye 10'') (2005)

★ ''Sum muepuen'' ''(Hit Man File)'' (2005)

★ ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' (''The Protector'') (2005)

★ ''Chai Lai'' (2006)

★ ''The Passion'' (2006)

★ ''Up to You'' (2006)

Television

★ ''Look mae''

★ ''Niraj Sorng pop''

External links

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★ Bongkoj Khongmalai at the Thai Film Database

★ Bongkoj Khongmalai at Thailand Star