Siddhartha Tamang in an outdoor conversation scene from Sawasdee Love, his acting debut. Screenshot: Oxin Films/YouTube.
From Nepal’s Pageant Stage to Thai-Philippine BL Series – Sawasdee Love: Siddhartha Tamang’s Acting Debut
Nepali model, content creator and former Mister International Nepal Siddhartha Tamang is moving from the pageant stage to screen acting with Sawasdee Love. The upcoming Thai-Philippine Boys’ Love series from Oxin Films has released its trailer, introducing a romance that unfolds behind the cameras and backstage at a pageant.
Siddhartha Tamang appears in a phone-call scene from the Sawasdee Love trailer. Screenshot: Oxin Films/YouTube.
Credited as Siddhartha Dong, Tamang joins an international cast led by Mac Alonzo and Wachiravit Jarupongsiri. The project marks his acting debut after winning the Mister International Nepal 2025 title.
Sawasdee Love follows Leo, an ambitious Filipino videographer who travels to Thailand for an international production assignment. Expecting demanding schedules and the pressures of pageant coverage, he instead finds himself drawn to Nan, a Thai photographer.
Their creative connection gradually develops into romance. But language differences, backstage rivalries and divided loyalties challenge the relationship, leaving both men to decide whether their bond is worth fighting for.
Siddhartha Tamang shares a garden scene with a fellow cast member in the Thai-Philippine BL series Sawasdee Love. Screenshot: Oxin Films/YouTube.
The series draws on the Boys’ Love, or BL, genre, which centres on romantic relationships between male characters. Its cross-cultural story brings together two men whose work behind the lens becomes the starting point for something more personal.
Alongside Alonzo, Jarupongsiri and Tamang, the cast includes Xion Lim, Nattwut Sae-Jue and Mame Toto.
Lim also produces and directs the series, with Melinda Lim serving as producer. Sean Tiu handles cinematography, Sacci Suta writes the script, and Pradit Pradinunt and Paisarn Aowsathaporn serve as co-producers.
Credited as Siddhartha Dong, the Nepali model appears in an outdoor scene from Sawasdee Love. Screenshot: Oxin Films/YouTube.
For Tamang, the project marks a move from modelling and pageantry into screen acting. Following his Mister International Nepal title, Sawasdee Love introduces him to viewers of an international romantic series.
For Nepali viewers, Tamang’s casting adds a familiar connection to the Thai-Philippine production as he takes his first step into international screen acting.
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