(The
cast at the premiere in Durban on April 10, 2019.)
The much-anticipated Kandasamys: The Wedding, directed by Jayan Moodley opened ahead of
time in 41 cinemas around South Africa on Thursday April 18.
The sequel to the highly successful Keeping up with the Kandasamys, which
was South Africa’s number one movie at the box office in 2017, opened a day
earlier than usual scheduled releases, due to the unprecedented demand from the
movie’s fans, and in time for the holiday weekend.
The rib-tickling family comedy, a proudly
Durban production, is produced by Durban-based African Lotus Productions, and
stars Jailoshini Naidoo, Maeshni Naicker, Koobeshen Naidoo, Yugan Naidoo, Mishqah Parthiephal, Madhushan
Singh and Mariam Bassa.
Scripted by the dynamic writing duo Rory
Booth and director / co-producer Jayan Moodley this highly entertaining and
hilarious Kandasamys: The Wedding is
South Africa’s very own "big fat Indian Wedding", packed with colour,
character and comedy.
Centred around the forthcoming wedding of
Jodi and Prishen (Mishqah Parthiephal and Madhushan Singh), the mothers
Jennifer Kandasamy (Jailoshini Naidoo) and Shanthi Naidoo (Maeshni Naicker) try
to push their own agendas for the “big day”. Their subtle (and not so subtle)
yet always hilarious antics, recognisable by anyone who has ever had a wedding,
create a delicious, rollicking comedy, with husbands adding a foil to an
approaching potential pre-wedding melt-down.
Of course, the wonderfully funny Mariam
Bassa as Aya, Jennifer’s whacky mother-in-law adds to the merriment, with her
crazy one-liners and off-the-wall quirks. And fans of Arsevan (Rushil Juglall),
will be pleased to know that he gets more facetime in the sequel.
Keeping
up with the Kandasamys took local audiences by
storm when it released in 2017 becoming SA’s number 1 film in 2017 earning a
massive R16.3 million at the Box Office with a 12-week run in cinemas.
“We
cannot thank our audiences enough for their incredible support. Keeping Up With The Kandasamys drew
thousands of patrons to cinemas nationally, and while it was a story out of
Chatsworth, its universal appeal was enjoyed by the greater South African
audience which was wonderful to see. As a filmmaker you want your film to have
that reach and for your audience to identify with it. I really think that Kandasamys: The Wedding will again speak
to people. We have a phenomenal cast who bring this story to life. The pictures
are beautiful, the story is entertaining, full of vibrancy and fun, it will
make you laugh and it will make you cry. There’s something in it for everyone.”
The principal funders for the movie are the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Mnet and the KwaZulu-Natal Film
Commission.
The cast will meet fans at the following
Durban malls over the long weekend
April 20: Musgrave Centre, 11h30 to 13h30
April 20: Cornubia Mall, 15h00 to 17h00
April 20: Ballito Junction, 18h30 to 20h30
April 22: The Pavilion Shopping Centre, 12h00
to 14h00.
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