Bhekumuzi Ncube, Sunday Life Reporter
THE cast of Umzamo: Singakuthini Asambe Siyafika met up with fans in a well organised occasion dubbed ‘Meet The Cast’ in the pleasant Bulawayo leisure centre, Red Café last week.
Full of excitement, people got the chance to communicate with movie directors as well as the main characters of the movie whose trailer on Youtube attracted a decent audience.
Directed and produced by Mthabisi Zidlekhaya Ndlovu, and assisted by Innocent Chinyerere and Tedious Moyo, the film centres on a young ambitious Information Technology graduate Chiko Ruwoko as Thabo, who has a lifelong dream of running his own IT company and taking care of his beloved grandmother to whom he feels he owes everything as she parented her all his life.
“After doing peculiar jobs for the survival of his grandmother, a university graduate finds himself in a dilemma and learns tough lessons on paths to travel to make it in life. The inciting incident then comes on one of the small IT jobs that he undertakes and gets himself in a serious mess, and his life literally crumbles in all facets as he also seemingly loses his loved ones around him, his dream and a grip on his morals” said Zidlekhaya.
Zidlekhaya said the movie is a perfect play that will help and encourage the youth to be perseverant and achieve greater things in the future.
“The film aims at educating and inspiring youths to be innovative and also alerts them on the dangers and challenges one faces in the road to success, especially living in this technology age. It also set to entertain as it has a lot of drama, comedy and suspense in it,” he said.
The 100-minute film was shot in Bulawayo in areas like the CBD, high density suburbs, and low density suburbs and features characters that are still trying to make a name for themselves in the arts industry.
Zidlekhaya said one of the main aims of this film is to empower and give a platform to talented aspiring artistes who are still not known in the inherent industry; therefore the actors are not largely known.
“They are no renowned actors in the play as we are trying to give more time and chance for potential superstars to finally show the world what they can do. The producers are creating a space for upcoming arts superstars that will make their way to stardom easy,” he said.
The play has a total cast number of 25 members excluding extras. Besides Thabo some of the main characters of the movie include Nkazimulo Mathonsi as Kudzai, Virginia as Zoe, Collins as Zbura and Mbongeni Ndlovu as Blessing. For purchases and more details about the movie, people can visit Limelite Media Pvt Ltd Zidlekhaya Films.