In Popular Culture
The story of Mae Nak Pra Kanong is the subject of many films, television series and printed media. Among these are:
- Mae Nak Phra Khanong, a 1959 Thai film
- Mae Nak Khuen Chip, 1960 Thai film
- Winyan Rak Mae Nak Phra Khanong, a 1962 Thai film
- Mae Nak Khanong Rak, 1968 Thai film
- Mae Nak Phra Nakhon, a 1970 Thai film
- Mae Nak Phra Khanong, 1973 Thai film
- Mae Nak Alawat, 1973 Thai film
- Mae Nak Amerika, 1975 Thai film
- Mae Nak Buk Tokiao, 1976 Thai film
- Mae Nak Phra Khanong, 1978 Thai film
- Sannya Chai Mae Nak Phra Khanong (RTGS: San-ya Chai Mae Nak Phra Khanon), 1992 Thai film
- Mae Nak Choe Phi Pop (Mae Nak meets Phi Pop), 1992 Thai TV series
- Nang Nak, a 1999 film by Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr
- Ghost of Mae Nak, a 2005 Thai film by British director Mark Duffield
- Mae Naak, (แม่นาก) an opera composed by Somtow Sucharitkul. It was premiered in 2003 and revived in 2005 by the Bangkok Opera, with soprano Nancy Yuen performing the title role in both productions.
- Nak (นาค), a Thai 2008 computer animated film.
- Maenak Prakanong the Musical, a 2009 musical directed by Takonkiet Viravan and starring Myria Benedetti and Anatpol Sirichumsang.
- Maenak Patha Pop Sam Tua, a 2011 comedy.
Representations of Mae Nak, sometimes humorous, are very common in Thai comic books and animated cartoons.
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