SA actress Fulu Mugovhani is the star of ‘Umakoti Wethu’, which is now streaming on Showmax
The film and TV star says her dream wasn’t always about making it big on the small screen
Mugovhani chats to Weekend Breakfast host Sara-Jayne King about her love for musical theatre, her favourite roles, and her latest acting gig

 

 

 

 

 

 

Award-winning South African actress Fulu Mugovhani says she has been fortunate to play a diverse range of characters in her career so far.

Each role has stretched her range and expanded her acting repertoire, Mugovhani tells CapeTalk.

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The Safta award winner is the lead actress in “Umakoti Wethu”, a new local film that’s streaming on Showmax.

Mugovhani plays the role of Khathu, a Venda woman struggling to conceive, who finds herself in crisis when her Zulu husband proposes polygamy.

My character is this Vena woman. She’s married to this amazing guy, or so she thought, but they have trouble conceiving and he introduces the concept of polygamy into the relationship.

Fulu Mugovhani, South African Actress
We see them going through the motions, and her trying to figure out if this is something she wants to do.

Fulu Mugovhani, South African Actress

Mugovhani studied Performing Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology where she graduated in 2011.

After completing her studies, she was part of the Lion King cast in Hong Kong before coming back to South Africa and moving from stage to screen.