Kwanele Mthethwa’s role on Mzansi Magic’s second most-watched show had tongues wagging and made headlines in entertainment news. The young actress showed her talent by slaying the role of Phumeza on The Queen playing Brutus’ girlfriend. Her character may not have succeeded in dethroning Connie Ferguson’s character Harriet Khoza, but audiences applauded her talent. The actress has made headlines again as Kwanele Mthethwa stars in a new Showmax movie called Induku.
Kwanele Mthethwa has taken to her Instagram to announce that she is playing a lead role in a Showmax movie that starts airing today on Showmax. Her character in the film is that of Khethiwe Shibe, a girl who is good at induku (stick) fighting. Despite her father’s attempts to stop her, saying that the fight was for boys, she still wants to be part of the fights.
Kwanele’s co-stars in the Zulu movie are Zamani Mbatha, who plays her love interest, Bheki Sibiya, who plays the role of Khethiwe’s father and Thobani Nzuza, who plays an adversary. The film was produced by Sayitsheni Msakhi while directed by King Shaft Moropane. Induku is already available to stream on Showmax starting today, the 20th of January.
Kwanele Mthethwa’s early life and acting career
Kwanele Mthethwa is not a new face on our Television screens as she has landed several roles already in her career. The actress is known for her role in Isithembiso, a former Mzansi Magic show where she portrayed Ayanda before the show was cut short after it fell short of viewers. Shortly after she left the TV show, she landed a role in the movie Intandatho Yokukhanya where she played a lead role.
Her character as Boity in Abomama showed a different side to her craft as she played a surrogate mother who had an affair with the husband. Her nest role was that of a respectful township girl whose parents arranged marriage after rumours that she was a lesbian broke out in her neighbourhood. After that, she was offered a chance to work on the Ferguson hist series The Queen. From a girl who started making tik tok Videos imitating other people, the girl has come a long way in such a little time.
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