SELLO TWALA MOVIES
With the new Madluphutu , we want to make it available to spaza shops and shebeens. What inspired you to go into film? Off-duty metro cop hosted party in his Durban flat ahead of ‘bloodbath’ South Africa. Now having to step out of my boundaries to go into films, there were questions on whether I would make it. Wrong – you go for local. You go and hire a Nigerian video from several of the Nolliwood video shops that are on every street in Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville. The language is raw, comic relief delivered in the clearest of township lingos, calling a spade a spade. Judgment was reserved on Wednesday in the court case over the rights for a movie about South African icon Brenda Fassie.
People see me as a music producer and not a film maker. We want movies to be done in their own languages and release the movies on the directors’ behalf, and they receive royalties. Welcome to Twalawood, a movie revolution in full swing in Mzansi. We want to make sure that we release movies in Venda and Giyani – because there are many stories that need to be told in those places. The language is raw, comic relief delivered in the clearest of township lingos, calling a spade a spade. The truth will prevail.
Wrong – you go for local.

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi said it appeared that Twala and Fassie had promised what they did not have because neither owned the rights at the time when they entered into the first agreement.
The interesting srllo is that now we have people coming to us and asking for advice, clearly what we are doing is good and it works. My movies are freestyle. Our strategy is very simple.
Judgment in the matter was reserved. I believe that there is too much drama and violent films on our televisions, so the aim was to shift from that stigma to producing movies that make people laugh – besides I love comedy.
Do you produce your own story lines or you have joint ventures with other people? Our goal is to shoot 10 movies for the viewers each year. I’ve realised that many of the film makers in Selli Africa lack doing research about their target markets. It’s very hilarious and people should look out for it.

EWN reserves the right to: Now having to step out of my boundaries to go into films, there were questions on whether I would make it. Our storylines are very simple. Welcome to Twalawood, a movie revolution in full swing in Mzansi. Right now we partnering with spaza shops and shebeens. Hence I decided to do low cost films, buy my own equipment and produce good movies. With the new Madluphutuwe want to make it available to spaza shops and shebeens.

What inspired you to go into film? I might not be a good comedian myself, but I sure know how to produce good comedy films.
We’re growing, we shooting Maddlupuhti 3 and it will be in the market in 3 weeks time. We give actors the platform to express themselves. Hence I capitalise on that.
Judgment reserved in case over rights for Brenda Fassie movie
EWN is constantly reviewing its comments policy in order to create an environment conducive to constructive conversations. Sello “Chicco” Twala – Film Producer. Stepping into Chicco’s world. If you want a successful film, you need to go to the township and check out what those people relate to easily, what makes them tick and what make them laugh.
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Brenda Fassie movie not going to happen, vows Chicco Twala
Traffic Cop tells a true story of how people have to pay bribes to traffic cops in order to not get tickets. So what do you do? We sell our movies to established networks, Reliable Music, Jetstore, Edcon and whackers, because whackers help us reach the target market. In Focus spoke to Sello “Chicco” Twala, who together with his ex business partner Senyaka, for years produced very successful low-budget comedy videos and now continues to produce videos that sell like hot cakes.
Brenda left over R12 million cash and a fully paid jovies in Sandton for Bongani and all that is gone am I to blame for that as well. Movkes we won’t stop shooting low cost movies.
Bongani has the rights seloo his mother and I have the rights to the music. I am really not bothered nor angry with people who are negative about my stand in the Brenda film. We do require funding, because later this year, I will be going to the United States to approach Martin Lawrence to play a character in one of the movies we want to reshoot, Moruti Wa Tsotsi.
Off-duty twaala cop hosted party in his Durban flat ahead of ‘bloodbath’ South Africa. We want movies to be done in tsala own languages and release the movies on the directors’ behalf, and they receive royalties. There is a lot of talent in the township. Twala claimed that Bongani came to him for financial assistance with the documentary as early as I also want to compete with the Nigerian market. It has been proven by the Nigerian market that it is possible.
