Hello Yasothorn’s box-office hit in 2005 is something not surprising. Its star-cum-director Petchthai Wongkamlao (aka Mum Jokmok) always draw audiences across the country. But beyond that, Hello Yasothorn wisely employs the story of old alltime Thai folk type musical The Sound Of The Country, to be made into a modern, color-splashed visuals. Distinctively influenced by Wisit Sasanatieng’s colourful Tears Of The Black Tiger, Hello Yasothorn is, in another word, a reminiscent of Thai folk-type musical in a modern, well-designed view. Yam, a country man, always stays away from Joei, an ugly personal maid of Sroi. Sroi is in love with Yam’s nephew, Tong but face obstacles from her aunt Doktor. While the young couple’s love is flourishing, Yam has only hatred towards Joei. Until one night some accidents happen and Yam finds some reasons to dedicate his love to Joei. But Joei and Sroi are sent away to Bangkok by Sroi’s aunt as a way to cut their love relationship. As time passes by, the two couples have to fight with Sroi’s aunt to prove their eternal loves.
Hello Yasothorn plays with high-colour, dirty jokes, exaggerating acting, each character’s own stylistic performance and northeastern dialect punches. It is quite a fun to hear Doktor, Sroi’s aunt, to switch between northeastern dialect and English dialogues, again supported by her own over-the-top acting style. Yodchai, a man who has a crush for Sroi and wants to marry her, always ticks your jerk with his stumbling utterance. The film also parodies the old Thai-style soap opera. The rape scene, for example, is common known in Thai series with the heroine crying after being raped by the hero. This time, it is Yam who loses his virginity to a girl and the film has him crying. Despite the old Thai widely-known theme, Hello Yasothorn is a promising funny note in Thailand’s 2005 film.