Suphapburut Juthathep () is a Thai lakorn series consists of 5 dramas, Khun Chai Taratorn, Khun Chai Pawornruj, Khun Chai Puttipat, Khun Chai Rachanon and Khun Chai Ronapee. The television series based on the novel series of the same name and the series were made to celebrate ThaiTV3's 43rd anniversary.
The series was produced by 5 different companies, producers and directors. It was first aired on every Friday–Sunday, 20.15 to 22.45 (TST) since June 15 until July 7, 2013. Later, it was rerun two times on March 6 – August 20, 2015 and on January 31 – July 14, 2017, respectively.
The series received the huge response, propelled the lead casts to the stardom and being popular, because the mostly of lead casts are the newcomer of television drama. In June 2013, it was reported the statistic that over a thousand parents, within a few months, named their children with the name of the characters.
In 2015, the publisher and the writers of Suphapburut Juthathep's novels, announced to publish its sequel called Duangjai Dhevaprom. The sequels are the stories of the five Mom Rajawongse's children but having the Dewaprom's descendants as the main characters and using their names as the books' titles.
In 2020, It was confirmed by Channel 3 that they are going to make Duangjai Thewaprom as a series, produced by the same production company and producers with Suphapburut Juthathep, and was reported that they already started casting the main characters.
Plot The series is the love and relationship story of five Juthathep half-brothers, born as Mom Rajawongse (M.R.) (), starting in 1957. Although they have different mothers, they love each other deeply and have a close relationship. After their parents died when they were young, they were raised by the grandmothers, Mom Aiet, and Aiet's younger sister, Grandma Oon.
Their fathers had a promise with his best friend and lifesaver, M.R. Taewapan Dhevaprom, in the past. He wanted at least one of his sons to marry one of Taewapan's daughters. Made five of them a duty to keep the promise.
Production Before filming the series, the male lead casts, Warintorn, Thanavat, Jirayu, Tanin and James, had to go through 9 missions for preparing to be M.R. The missions were made as a variety show called Channel 3 Superstars and aired on every Sunday, 14.30 (TST), started on November 4, 2012. The show aired total 12 episode, including 11 episodes of 9 missions and the final episode of the grand opening of the series. The list of 12 episodes are :
The list of Channel 3 Superstars episodes Episode Title Missions Guests1 Introduction, real M.L., and personality test Introduction and practice the appropriate personality M.L. Panadda Diskul Jindarat Chumsai Na Ayuthaya Ph.D., specialist of personality2DressingChoosing the outfit for different events Kritsanarath Jindawong, a specialist in fashion3Table mannersLearning about the right manners at the table and really practising Soraya Bunnak, specialist of table manners Sririta Jensen, an actress4Physical fitness testShooting, Physical strength test, Tower jumping, Rappelling Maj. Komsant Rattanangkoon, a Royal Thai Army5Ballroom dancingPassed ballroom dance with the dancing couple Watcharakorn Seuaseuppan and M.L. Warapa Chumpol, former ballroom dancing athletes , a director6ActingActing with a role in the given drama Rossukon Kongket, acting teacher , radio host7Occupation Part 1 Get to know and learning careers of the characters Raweewan Sangwan, professional archaeologist of Fine Arts Department Waropart Wongjaturapat, the head of the Landscape Architecture Group of the Fine Arts Department Sema Baopoonthong, professional civil engineer8Occupation Part 2 Lt.Col, M.D. Nut Krairojananan, Emergency surgeon at Phramongkutklao Hospital Thani Thongpakdee, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Sqn.Ldr. Narach Prongsala, Thai air force training officer Korpbun Sangmanee, professional diplomat Seiji Kojima, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Japan in Thailand9 Community service 1Making a weir, tourist police volunteer, and volunteer at the hospital Kittiya Nunloey, head of the Public Relations Department of Wildlife Sanctuary Mae Chee Pol.Lt.Col. Arun Prompan, inspector of Pattaya Tourist Police Station Darunee Sassanakul, professional nurse at Phra Nang Klao Hospital10Community service 2Volunteer at the temple, volunteer at the hospital Mahaprasert Chantaviro, abbot of Bang Pla Mho temple Jeerawut Thongyot, ambulance nurse at Samut Prakarn Hospital11BeautificationComplete face and body caring, done the activity at Saena Nikom School Benjarat Jitrpratum, specialist in beauty and beauty products of Wuttisak Clinic12Grand Opening
For filming location, Channel 3 invests in building Juthathep palace with a budget of 10 million baht, permanently located at Nong Khaem District, Bangkok, and also able to film other series.
Broadcast order + The broadcast order of Suphapburut Juthathep Title Main casts First airing date Last airing date Number of episodes Notes Khun Chai Taratorn Warintorn Panhakarnand 10 The last episode aired around 30 minutes and Khun Chai Pawornruj aired afterward. Khun Chai Pawornruj Thanavat VatthanaputiandNittha Jirayungyurn 13 The first episode aired around 120 minutes after the end of Khun Chai Taratorn. The last episode aired around 60 minutes, and Khun Chai Pawornruj aired afterward. Khun Chai Puttipat Jirayu TangsrisukandRanee Campen 10 The first episode aired around 90 minutes after the end of Khun Chai Pawornruj. The last episode aired around 65 minutes, and Khun Chai Rachanon aired afterward. Khun Chai Rachanon Tanin ManoonsilpandNatapohn Tameeruks 11 The first episode aired around 85 minutes after the end of Khun Chai Puttipat. The last episode aired for around 60 minutes, and Khun Chai Ronapee aired afterward. Khun Chai Ronapee James MaandChalida Vijitvongthong 11 The last episode aired around 90 minutes after Khun Chai Rachanon.
Main characters Juthathep family
Family tree reference :
M.R. Taratorn Juthathep / Khun Chai Yai — Warintorn Panhakarn He is the oldest brother, the first son of M.C. Witchakorn and M.R. Ubolwan. His parents died when the five were young, so he is responsible for taking care of the younger brothers.
M.R. Pawornruj Juthathep / Khun Chai Ruj — Thanavat Vatthanaputi He is the only son of M.C. Witchakorn and Mom Cheongnang, who used to be a servant. And that is the reason why Grandma Oon always nagged him a lot. He works as a diplomat, Second Secretary at the Thai Embassy in Thailand and later moves to Switzerland.
M.R. Puttipat Juthathep, M.D. / Khun Chai Pat — Jirayu Tangsrisuk The Neurosurgeon at the public hospital, the first son of M.C. Witchakorn with Mom Yok. He is a logical thinker who always decides everything according to reason, also popular with the patients and nurses at his workplace because of his good looks and smart body.
M.R. Rachanon Juthathep / Kun Chai Lek — Tanin Manoonsilp He is the fourth son of M.C. Witchakorn but is the second son of him with Mom Yok, so he is a brother of the same blood with M.R. Puttipat. He studied abroad and works as a civil engineer with the dream of developing the distant region.
M.R., Flg.Off. Ronapee Juthathep / Khun Chai Phee — James Ma The royal Thai Air Force fighter pilot, is on duty at Wing 1, 13th Fighter Squadron of F-86F aircraft. He is the last child of M.C. Witchakorn and M.R. Ubolwan, the youngest of five brothers. He has loved aircraft since young, so he always wanted to be a pilot.
Mom Aiet Juthathep Na Ayudhya — She married Phra Ong Chao Wipawasu Juthathep, the origin of Juthathep. She has a younger sister, Grandma Oon, who hasn't married and moved to live with her at Juthathep Palace. She and her husband have one child, M.C. Witchakorn, and have five grandsons. After her son and in-laws died, she and Oon had to raise their grandsons by themself.
But before M.C. Witchakorn's death, he once made a promise with M.R. Taewapan Dhevaprom, which would like either of the both's children would be married because M.R. Taewapan had saved his life. So, she and Oon need to force their grandsons to keep the promise.
Grandma Oon — She is the younger sister of Mom Aiet, and later moved to live with her sister and help Aiet raise the grandsons. She hasn't married because she had a bad experience with love and her fiancé in the past. Her fiancé broke the engagement and left her to be with the servant, so she hates all servants who become the wives of the royalty. As a result, she always nagged M.R. Pawornruj and loves him less than the other grandsons. On the other hand, Oon loves M.R. Ronapee the most because his personality is like to be loved.
Dhevaprom family
M.L. Kedsara Dhevaprom — She is the oldest of three daughters of M.R. Taewapan Dhevaprom. She is a tower of strength for her family, finding money for every expense.
M.L. Marathee Dhevaprom — Chotika Wongwilas She desperately wanted to be Juthathep's in-law, because she was growing up being told by her father that she would be Juthathep's in-law in the future. She is also a nurse and works at the same hospital as M.R. Puttipat.
M.L. Wilairampa Dhevaprom — She is the youngest child of M.R. Taewapan and is close with M.L. Marathee, and that makes both have similar personalities. She is a college student trying to get the attention of M.R. Ronapee without considering the method.
M.L. Kratin Dhevaprom — The only child of M.R. Worapan, the youngest brother of M.R. Taewapan, she was raised in Southern Thailand because her father runs a rubber plantation. She is a native girl and doesn't want to marry M.R. Pawornruj. She is forced to move to Bangkok and is ordered to prepare herself for being a bride.
M.L. Sineenuch Dhevaprom — Pimthong Vachirakom An only daughter of M.R. Anupan and M.R. Daraneenuch Dhevaprom, she was raised by spoiling from her mother. Actually, she is an obedient and good-hearted person, but she was told since young that she is M.R. Rachanon's fiancée. Consequently, she does everything to draw attention from him.
M.L., Flg.Off. Chatchavee Dhevaprom / King Rangsiman — The stepson of M.R. Anupan, who was insulted by M.R. Daraneenuch result of jealousy. He is a fighter pilot under the Royal Thai Air Force and also the best friend of M.R. Ronapee.
M.R. Taewapan Dhevaprom — He is the head of the family and the owner of Dhevaprom Palace. In the past, he once saved M.C. Witchakorn Juthathep's life from an accident, which made both of them promise about their children's marriage.
Khun Chai Taratorn Khun Chai Taratorn () is a Thai lakorn, the first drama in the series, based on a novel series of the same name. Its novel is written by Nara, the drama is produced by Maker Y Group Co., Ltd. Yossinee Na Nakorn is a producer, and the director is Krit Sukramongkol. It was first aired on every Friday–Sunday, 20.15 to 22.45 (TST) from June 15 until April 5, 2013.
Synopsis M.R. Taratorn Juthathep, the oldest brother, takes the responsibility to take care of his younger brothers after the death of his parents. So, he is the first one who is responsible for his father's promise, which is to marry M.L. Kedsara Dhevaprom.
M.L. Raweeramphai or Maprang, the girl who familiar with Juthathep brothers since young. She secretly falls in love with M.R. Taratorn but couldn't expose her true feelings.
The love and relationship between the three have developed and meet the crossroads while they are in the middle of the brigandage of antiquities, altogether with Chinnakorn, who is Taratorn's colleague and secretly loves Kedsara.
Cast Main Warintorn Panhakarn as M.R. Taratorn Juthathep / Khun Chai Yai Nutwinont Sutiprasit as young M.R. Taratorn