Are castings based on looks or talent? #Muvhango

Written by soapiepolice from the blog The Soapie Police on 15 Feb 2015
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Checklist by taking any 10 actors to see if your soapie hires purely on looks

Muvhango	Talent	Looks
Ndalamo
Mulumisi
Thuli
Busi
Azwindini
Matshidiso
Vusi
Thandaza
Nompumelelo
Chomi

20 Comments

belindah
15 Feb 2015 07:55

That's true

maxernity
15 Feb 2015 11:08

Talent on Matshidiso

RONDA
15 Feb 2015 21:00

I agree on all of them. Busi is the worst. Her voice just makes you want to sleep. Matshidiso was all about her behind when she started,now her acting is "improving". She would blink with every word,now its limited to atleast blinking in one word from a sentence

RONDA
15 Feb 2015 21:01

Even Tebogo's acting was shody when she started. Now she's comfortable and the role suits her. Let me not touch on Ranthu

Thabang Sebata
15 Feb 2015 21:24

Busi and Ranthumeng, are like worst actors ever.

maxernity
15 Feb 2015 23:16

Yes rantu akakwazi tu

soapiepolice
16 Feb 2015 07:38

Ronda, I call Busi*the queen whisperer* like Smanga*king whisperer* from Generations...lol

gugulethu72
16 Feb 2015 08:23

The way Smanga pronounces his "R" is sooo annoying...

soapiepolice
16 Feb 2015 08:46

Max...lol,Brian Themba aint bad...ladies love Brian Themba, esp when he sings

Gugu,Smanga is annoying period...

Ronda...I agree with u about Tebogo,she was rusty in beginning but now...:)

Magical Baby
16 Feb 2015 09:01

Yhoo, Busi is such an annoying character, I think if they can give her another character she might just do better. They way she does her timidity it just gets to me.

Mulimisi sometimes takes his acting to the extremes.
1. Why does he have to shake and sweat like that when he has a message from the ancestors?
2. Does he have to appear and disappear like that for people to believe that he is a good sangoma? I've never heard of incidents where sangoma's appear out of blue to people just like that. (I stand to be corrected.)
Also the episode where Ndalamo had to walk again, that was just exaggerated because he had only been bed-riddden for a week. Its not like he had a natural sickness or ailment, his was only afflicted by the ancestors because they wanted to prove a point. So for him to stagger like that was jus annoying.

Disclaimer: this is my opinion and my take on things, and yes I do believe that I can do a better job that Busi.

Magical Baby
16 Feb 2015 09:04

And Namhla is extremely irritating, Smanga makes me wanna pull my front teeth with a pliers. Fiance or pyscho ka Mazwi, yhoo ntombazana yomxhosa wase zilalini nyhani. Makes me ashamed wonder. The way she talks, yhoooo hay she's worse.........?

Angela......????

I think I need to go for casting I'm a better actor than these people maan yeses!!

soapiepolice
16 Feb 2015 09:42

Magical baby...Mulimisi is too convincing thou, after an episode i get nightmares :(

COCOlicious
16 Feb 2015 09:50

Who is Nompumelelo?

LazyBee
16 Feb 2015 09:51

I believe it usualy both looks and talent. Example: Mulumisi, he's got talent and his face fit his role off a traditional healer "the is scary and not handsome". You would'nt give that role to James or Pat.
2nd: Azwindini, he's not handsome but sure does have commanding face of a chief. #My apologies to James again# but as talented as he is, he would'nt play that chief role.
Last example: Vusi, I believe he is a cute young men with cheese boy face and a talent, fitting his role of a spoiled rich mama's boy.
Everybody have looks when it comes to acting, Coz you need talent and looks to fit a specific role. It not about uglyness or sexyness, it about the charector.

mphorose
16 Feb 2015 10:03

Lol that's so true. My marbles the new Busi is soo annoying, her voice, smile, walk aowa noo - makes me wana slit my wrists #bringBackTheOldBusi. Noni and Matshidiso were cast based on the booty booty - no talent whatsoever there Tebogo and Thuli are now getting the hang of things - good I have no idea what ntate Gundo is doing in there, looks/talks/acts like a wet bird - he only looks good with his shirt off. I think “ass“ and being a yellow bone is big in Muvhango. If u got a fresh ovi and people can see you from far, chances are u'll get a role

Anotida
16 Feb 2015 10:14

Give Busi time. She will improve. Remember when Thuli joined Muvango she couldn't act to save her life. But look at her now she has greatly improved

soapiepolice
16 Feb 2015 13:32

Anotida mara thina we dnt hv patience, we were patient with Thuli, Tebogo...ran out of patience...

soapiepolice
16 Feb 2015 14:36

coco, nompumelelo is noni...the receptionist

Pupu
24 Feb 2015 14:45

busi,vusi,matshidiso,thuli, they cant act and da rest of da cast they just comfortable with their roles, i won't call it best acting. meme was the best female actor 4me in Muvhango

cindy98
24 Feb 2015 15:59

Guys I just think that acting comes with both maturity and growth in the industry.If you compare Thuli from the time she arrived, she has actually improved her acting [mark my words I didn't say she is actually good at it right now]. So I just think we should give the rest of the guys to find their feet in the industry.

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