Opapatika

Opapatika
The Thai theatrical poster.
Directed by	Thanakorn Pongsuwan
Produced by	Prachya Pinkaew Sukanya Vongsthapat
Written by	Thanakorn Pongsuwan
Starring	Leo Putt Somchai Kemklad Chakrit Yaemnam Ray MacDonald Athip Nana Nirut Sirijanya Khemupsorn Sirisukha
Narrated by	Pongpat Wachirabanjong
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International
Release date	Thailand: October 23, 2007
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai
Box office	$1,186,582

Opapatika (Thai: โอปปาติก เกิดอมตะ) is a 2007 Thai fantasy-action film. It is directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan and stars Pongpat Wachirabanjong, Leo Putt, Somchai Kemklad, Chakrit Yaemnam, Ray MacDonald, Athip Nana, Nirut Sirijanya and Khemupsorn Sirisukha

A narrator explains that according to Buddhist belief the evolution of birth can be divided into three forms:

Then there is a fourth form, Opapatika, which goes against Buddhist beliefs because it involves suicide: a class of supernatural beings who are born out of suicide. However, the powers that they gain also have a negative effect.

The narrator, it is revealed, is Thuwachit (Pongpat Wachirabanjong), the loyal mortal henchman for the elderly Sadok (Nirut Sirijanya), an Opapatika who is quickly decaying and needs to feast on the flesh of other Opapatikas in order to sustain himself. He sends Thuwachit out to capture others.

Four Opapatikas remain:

Investigating the Opapatikas is a private detective, Techit (Leo Putt), whom Sadok transforms into an Opapatika. Techit has the psychic powers of a mind reader, but his power costs him the use of his five senses.

Techit is teamed up with Thuwachit, who leads a vast paramilitary army against the four Opapatika. The four immortals are also mysteriously drawn to a woman, Pran (Khemupsorn Sirisukha).

Opapatika opened on October 23, 2007 in Thailand cinemas. It was the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office for two weeks, earning US$1,091,851 during that time.