A colourful cast of almost 50 all-star performers will get the country laughing from Friday, 2 September with the laugh-a-minute film ‘Who’s My Daddy’.
Prikesh Nair a wannabe entertainer (played by Sans Moonsamy – Mr Bones 3, Blitz Patrollie, Vir Altyd) teams up with Alfie the effervescent entertainment agent (played by Alfred Ntombela also Mr Bones 3 and truly an SA favorite) and journalist Emma Wood (played by newcomer Nadia Jaftha). The threesome go on a rollicking journey to find Prikesh’s long lost father. With nothing but the sketchiest of clues to go on, this adventurous pursuit leads the three into hilarious situations.
The film includes local legends like you have never seen them before, like Dr Victor, Sipho Hotstix Mabuze, Dawnay, Hamish Kyd and the sadly late but great Sharlene Surtie Richards and Afzal Khan.
The film is a laugh a minute with a romantic subplot and the soundtrack of will have audiences jiving in their seats.
Crazy cameos by comedians Jason Goliath, David Kau, Celeste Ntuli, Tumi Morake, Chris Forrest.
Angelique Gerber and Francois Jacobs are fan favorites from their Afrikaans films.
Then throw in Bianca Le Grange (idols) and B-Girl dancer Courtnae Paul, Mahendra Raghunath who’s face is synonymous with News in SA. Nomsa Buthelezi (Ou Toppies), Nick Nkuna (7de Laan), Khanya Mkangisa (The Queen) and Matthew Govender narrate this story.
The comedy’s delicious Indian is spiced up by Keru Kisten (Red Room and Top Billing), Kogie Naidoo (Broken Promises), Bash with Tash, Logie Naidoo, Kerusha Kylie Govender (Mela), Henry Ramkissoon of the Dingalings to name a few.
Justin Strydom (Silverton Siege) Mpho Osei Tutu also feature in equally fantastic roles.
The film was written by award winning writers Sans Moonsamy and Keru Kisten, and was directed by Sans and David Kau.
Who’s My Daddy? will open on Friday, 2 September at over 50 cinemas nationwide and carries a PG13 rating.
Synopsis
When three losers Prikesh, Emma and Alfie, come together due to a weird set of circumstances they go on a wacky journey to try and find Prikesh’s long-lost father. Prikesh has never known his father and after being humiliated on the TV show ‘The Joke-Off’ by comedians David Kawoo (David Kau) and Chris Bush (Chris Forrest) he realises its time to grow a pair, to find his father. Emma is a British journalist who will lose her internship in South Africa if she doesn’t get a published story…and soon and she unwittingly lands the story of Prikesh. Alfie is an entertainment agent and after losing his last and only client, he is forced to take on Prikesh to try and resurrect his business and life. None of their clues are solid so they are constantly shooting in the dark and getting it wrong.
It’s a story that sees them travel from Johannesburg to Durban, and they meet some crazy people along the way whilst they search for clues and go on the greatest DNA heist of all time. The DNA doctor played by singer and SA legend Dr Victor, only helps to stir the pot even more. As stories get leaked and the press and social media get involved the story starts to grip the nation and everybody wants a piece of Prikesh, and when Emma gets mistakenly kidnapped, its the final true test of their friendship, a journey of self-discovery and love.
Running Time: 107 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/GAhIskdEnQQ
