Mayaya movie goes regional - The Zimbabwean Mail

ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER -

Producers of popular comedy, Sabhuku Vharazipi, have broken the Regional market with their latest offeringMayaya – The Seed Of Corruption.

The latest production is now being sold within the Sadc region where it is reported to be making bumper sales.

The film was produced by  Edward Chombe and was  premiered at the Ster Kinekor Eastgate in Harare in September .

In the production, Chombe has maintained his comic strength and tackled the cancer of corruption in a light-hearted way.

The movie is about one unscrupulous Mayaya, who is in charge of an equally notorious team of police officers.

Heading the station, he ensures everyone knows who the boss is.

In his underhand dealings, Mayaya teams up with a scandalous man of the cloth.

The production was written by veteran playwright  David Dzatsunga  from Masvingo.

Dzatsunga said the film is an action drama-packed with crime, back-stabbing and boiling emotions, which will have the viewer falling in love all over again with the characters.

The film was directed by Semai Danha.

The cast comprises of veteran and rookie actors who complement each other’s  talents with finesse.

The cast features Dennis Rusoso, who stars as Mayaya, Christopher Kubvedzi as Makodhodho, Kudakwashe Manhopi as Apostle Mazvimbakupa, Grace Matunhu as Prophetess Mazvimbakupa and Tsitsi Magaisa as Mai Makodhodho.

The movie  is also available locally in DVD format.

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Masvingo’s artistic floodgates open - NEWSDAY

WHEN the comedy Sabhuku Vharazipi came to the capital city, it should have been a massive relief for the Masvingo creative sector that had remained in the doldrums, being overshadowed by other bigger cities.

SILENCE CHARUMBIRA
ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

It restored faith in a bright people that had hit one brick wall after the other on their way up.
The mischievous Vharazipi and of course the equally notorious Mayaya were for some time permanent features on numerous small screens across the country and beyond.
Now that legendary farcical piece that healed the wounds of the country with laughter appears to have opened floodgates at least according to the proof provided by the latest production from that city.

The same producers have come up with yet another production featuring Mayaya played by Denise Rusoso titled Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption which maintains the reverting Masvingo dialect.
The project that is already available on DVD is a spectacular piece of work that tells typical day-to-day stories of an average Zimbabwean.
Issues to do with the new fashion of miracle healing and association of the so-called clergymen and well known thugs are put in the limelight.
It tells the real Zimbabwean story of a woman, Mai Makodhodho (Tsitsi Magaisa) who is abused left, right and centre all because of fear and lack of knowledge.
The police, led by Mayaya, play a pivotal role in envisaging a crooked system that devours the same elements that it claims to protect; talk of a hen playing the predator by pecking its own eggs much to the envy of a carnivorous eagle that awaits the chick.
The story is on point, despite the fear that many may have to comment on spiritual issues; miracles are stage-managed and alleged juju traits are exposed.
Edward Chombe, the producer of the movie, told NewsDay the writer of the script concentrated on typical vices dogging Zimbabwean society.
“These are issues that our society is battling with every day. The comedy aside, it has happened in Rutenga that a woman went to a police station to report a rape case the officer at the station also raped her. She ended up reporting two rapes,” Chombe said.
“It happened in Beatrice that police officers lost their bribes loot to a small child picking mushrooms. Dumbfounded as they may have been, their superiors whether corrupt or not they should have wondered how a whole police officer could be outwitted by a civilian.”
Chombe said the film was generated from a story that was written long before the famous Sabhuku Vharazipi.
“The writer and director of the movie David Dzatsunga has for a long time been teaching actors in Masvingo and has done several productions of different magnitude. Mayaya: The seed of corruption was actually written before Sabhuku Vharazipi,” he said.
“Dzatsunga has worked with some of the actors for over 20 years while some are fresh and had to be groomed for eight months before the film was shot.”
Among the issues that Chombe noted they battled are piracy which he said even the police conceded they had failed to deal with.
Interestingly, the real story of piracy in Zimbabwe clings with firm grip on politics more than the corrupt human behaviour which is often blamed.
Chombe said some police officers at the licensing inspectorate on the side-lines of their discussions had pointed out they feared for their jobs if they were to deal with piracy objectively.
“One of the officers joked saying he would end up herding goats at his rural home because of the political power that protects people who pirate our stuff. We ended up engaging the pirates in several meetings and all we managed to get was a week to sell before they started pirating the movie,” he said.
“It was difficult because they have mechanisms in place that are “mafia like” and they can control what is sold in areas like Mbare Musika which is the hub of piracy. We did not have an option because coming from Masvingo and trying to beat such people who will be getting your product for free and selling it for $0.25 is impossible when you try to sell it at four times their price.”
Chombe, however, said he was impressed by the behaviour of some conscious individuals that have continuously sought to buy original copies.
He said the movie has in a way triggered self-correctional measures in some people while others say they have been empowered.
He said they are now working on modalities to promote the movie and come up with workable distribution plans to maximise on the movie.

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Corruption tackled in 'Mayaya' film - ZBC

A Masvingo-based filmmaker, Edward Chombe, the producer of ‘Sabhuku Vharazipi 2' has come up with a new production titled 'Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption'.

The film, which premiered in September at the Ster Kinekor Eastgate in Harare is about one Mayaya, who is in charge of an equally notorious team of police officers.

Heading the station, he ensures everyone knows who the boss is.

In his underhand dealings, Mayaya teams up with a scandalous man of the cloth.

The writer of the play, David Chatsunga said ‘Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption’ is an action drama packed with crime, backstabbing, and boiling emotions which will have the viewer falling in love all over again with the character.

Directed by Semai Danha and produced by Edward Chombe,  ‘Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption’ stars Dennis Rusoso as Mayaya, Christopher Kubvedzi as Makodhodho, Kudakwashe Manhopi as Apostle Mazvimbakupa, Grace Matunhu as Prophetess Mazvimbakupa and Tsitsi Magaisa as Mai Makodhodho.


The movie is now available locally and other countries beyond Zimbabwe’s borders and had its first festival run at the 2014 edition of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival.

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'Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption' Sells well on DVD

The new Zimbabwean movie 'Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption' has finally hit the streets. It started its sales tour in Harare and will be spreading out to the rest of the country. The movie sales are not disappointing, according to the producer of the film Edward Chombe, who is accompanying a team of four actors in the sales tour.
'The Zimbabwean market has become a home video oriented market and people are responding positively to our tour which we have dubbed Join them to Beat them', said Chombe.

Piracy remains the hardest hitting cause of low sales by artists as many of them fail to match the speed of product distribution by the black market. Lack of government policy and enforcement on pirate activity has forced filmmakers and musicians to take their product directly to the people.

'To reduce the impact on sales we have been forced to negotiate with known pirate bases in the high density surburb of Mbare, in Harare, where the majority of the black market traders get their products at $1 for 4 CDs and $1 for 3 DVDs,' he added.

Judging by the phone calls received after a few radio programs they featured on during the film's DVD launch, the Zimbabwean populace is not happy with pirate activity.
 One fan berated the government for not caring about the welfare of the entertainment industry by not fully enforcing anti-piracy programs.

 The latest local film will be sold directly to the public throughout the country by the main actor, Denice 'Mayaya' Rusoso and his co-stars accompanied by the film producer.
'This is our Christmas present to Zimbabwe and I urge all our fans to support us by purchasing an original copy from me and my team', Rusoso said.
'If you have already bought a pirated copy, it is well, but when we come to your neighbourhood please get the original copy from us'

Call: 0772478994 or email echombe@gmail.com to get more information about the new Zimbabwean film 'Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption'which was written by David Dzatsunga, directed by Semai T. Danha and produced by Edward Chombe

Denice Rusoso 'Mayaya' Selling DVDs at Machipisa in Harare

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'Mayaya: The Seed of Corruption' movie DVD finally released to the public

After a successful press preview, double premiere event and a festival run,  'Mayaya:The Seed of Corruption' movie is finally being released to the public. The DVD goes on sale in Harare on Friday 7 November and countrywide on Monday 10 November 2014.

The long awaited satire's release was delayed to try and counter the suffocating pirate activity on the DVD and CD market in Zimbabwe which has threatened the existence of the local entertainment industry.

The DVD will be sold to the public by the cast of the movie including the main character Denice Rusoso who plays Mayaya in the 2014 film. The public is urged to support the production by buying original discs from the Cast and Designated selling points. The number to call for orders is 0772 478 994.

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Street Syndicate Pilot Episode on WezhiraTV

Street syndicate is a street action drama on #WezhiraTV based on actual police stories in Masvingo Province. The TV Show is created and directed by Edward Chombe. The cast is made up of real life homeless people.

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