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{{Infobox film | name = The Holy Man (Luang Phii Teng) | image = Luangphiiteng.jpg | caption = Theatrical film poster | director = Note Cherm-Yim | producer = | writer = | starring = Pongsak Pongsuwan<br />Somlek Sakdikul | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Phra Nakorn Film | released = {{film date|2005|3|3}} | runtime = | country = Thailand | language = Thai | budget = }} '''''The Holy Man''''' ({{langx|th|หลวงพี่เท่ง}} or ''Luang Phii Teng'') is a 2005 Thai religious 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sirinyas-thailand.de/2015/04/14/buddhism-in-thai-movies-the-holy-man-trilogy/|title = Buddhism in Thai Movies: Holy Man Trilogy &#124; Sirinya's Thailand| date=18 April 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=ดูหนัง The Holy Man 1 (2005) หลวงพี่เท่ง ภาค 1 [Full-HD] - nanamovies นานามูฟวี่ส์ | url=https://www.nanamovies.com/%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%b9%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87-holy-man-1-2005-%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%97%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%87-%e0%b8%a0%e0%b8%b2/2/ | access-date=2026-02-14 | website=www.nanamovies.com}}</ref>

==Synopsis== A monk comes to a small city and takes up residence at a small Buddhist temple. With his no-nonsense advice and humble ways, a new monk builds a following that starts to rival a flashy scam temple across town, making an enemy of its operator (Somlek Sakdikul).

== Cast == * Pongsak Pongsuwan * Note Chernyim * Sarawut Poomthong * Sawika Chaiyadech

==Casting== Another popular comic, Petchtai Wongkamlao, is featured in a small role.

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0470850}}

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