Mai (2024)

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Mai is a 2024 Vietnamese romantic drama film directed by Tran Thanh. By March 1, 2024, after 20 days of release, the film officially grossed over 500 billion VND, becoming the highest-grossing film in Vietnamese box office history. The film also helped Tran Thanh become the first and only director in Vietnam to have a total revenue of over 1,000 billion VND after Bo Gia, Nha Ba Nu, and Mai.

Production

The film was invested by Tran Thanh with a budget of 50 billion VND, 2 years of conceptualization and scriptwriting, and 1 year of production.

Initially, the role of Mai's father was assigned by Tran Thanh to People's Artist Viet Anh, however, he later decided to take on this antagonistic role. According to him, due to pressure from the production team and his inability to play the role of Uncle Ut, he had to give the role of Uncle Ut to People's Artist Viet Anh, while he took on the role of Mai's father.

The film was shot over 47 non-consecutive days, from April 30 to July 15, 2023. According to Tuan Tran, the second intimate scene in the film between him and Phuong Anh Dao had to be filmed over 4 days due to issues with lighting or angles, as per the opinions of Tran Thanh and Diep The Vinh. He also shared that this was the first project where he played a role with an intimate scene.

The song "Sau lời từ khước" by Phan Mạnh Quỳnh even became the number 1 trending music on YouTube Vietnam. At the same time, the song also topped other digital music platforms such as iTunes, Apple Music, NCT Realtime, and Zing MP3.

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