Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek is a soap and drama series.

What it’s about. A young woman goes in search of her first love to get inspiration for a novel she is writing. In her search she finds herself pretending to be a man to be a manny for a guy who owns the home of her first love. ‘Tawanchai Nai Marn Mek (Tawanchai in a veil of clouds)’ is a lakorn for Ch3, produced by ‘Jett’ Nattapong Mernprasitivej and directed by actor Chai Chatayodom Hiranyatithi. It’s based of a novel by the same name and it centers around a young woman name Tawanchai played by Taew Nataporn who wants to be a writer and has to write about love, something she has never experienced before. Love doesn’t come easily, you can’t shop for it at the store, you can’t conjure it up by just saying come over–the only experience she had close to resembling love was a crush on P’Thee when she was in high school. Tawanchai goes in search for Thee at his home but she finds her nemesis P’Mek Boy Pakorn Chatborirak and his young son at the home. To investigate about the whereabouts of her first love, Tawanchai disguises herself as a man named ‘San’ to become a manny to Mek’s young son. Tawanchai has to disguise herself a guy because Mek is an oddball who will only allow men to watch over his young son.

Who’s in it. Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek stars Pakorn Chatborirak as Nopatee (Mek), Natapohn Tameeruks as Tawanchai (Sun), Theerachai Wimolchaireuk as Yut and Amena Gul, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tawan Chai Nai Marn Mek tend to enjoy Yo soy Betty, la fea, La hija del Mariachi, Brazil Avenue and El Señor de los Cielos.