Chumani Pan discusses his role as Andile's kidnapper in The River'Seasoned actor Chumani Pan who plays Andile Dikana's kidnapper in The River' opens up about getting the role and the storyline.
by Rae Seleme
21-04-2022 11:09
in SA TV and Film
Chumani Pan discusses his role as Andile's kidnapper in The River'. Image via Twitter @PhilMphela
The River actor Chumani Pan is currently playing the kidnapper who's got Lindiwe Dikana's son Andile Dikana.
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Pan - who recently secured the role on the 1Magic telenovela reveals it was fun getting into character.
We have found Andile he is somewhere, kae kae Mafatsheng. We won't tell you where and we will close all channels of communication. Niyaphapha indaba, you'll run to Madlabantu and tell her then all this will be over . Hold on to your straws! #TheRiver1Magic @1MagicTV pic.twitter.com/6Kd1Vo5pk7
Tshedza Pictures (@TshedzaPictures) April 18, 2022
ALSO READ:The River: what is happening E53 S5 - Wednesday, 20 April 2022
CHUMANI PAN: I LOVED THE KIDNAPPER' Popular actor - Chumani Pan recently revealed in a Drum Magazine interview that he loved the character of Andile's kidnapper in The River from the moment he received the script.
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I loved the character when I got the script for it. I am glad they allowed me to interpret him the way he spoke to me.
I was looking forward to the challenge of playing a bad guy because I'm never the bad guy.
I was happy when they called me up for this role, saying they would be shooting in Cape Town and they wanted me to be involved.
He adds that even though the show was looking for a hardcore scary kidnapper, his interpretation was to put a quirky spin on him.
There is nothing scarier than an unpredictable and impulsive person.
Pan plays the unnamed kidnapper boss who arranged the kidnapping of Lindiwe Dlamini Dikana (Sindi Dlathu) and Zweli Dikana's (Hlomla Dandala) son Andile Dikana (Lunga Mofokeng).
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JOINING THE RIVER' AND THE WOMAN IS KING' The seasoned actor says he cannot talk much about his character but promises more riveting storylines and says viewers must stay glued to their screens.
The 35-year-old star who has over 16 years of experience and has been involved in many productions also tells the publication that he's done shooting with The River and he is onto his next project.
He's also been working on an Afrikaans show about detectives on KykNet and also shot a small cameo in Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu's The Woman King.
I am also on Wounds and I have been working on adverts too.
Andile is living the soft life even after they kidnapped him #TheRiver1Magic pic.twitter.com/AUVbav719O
Oratilee.k (@Oratile58692814) April 18, 2022
Trust Tshedza Pictures to play mind games with us . I don't think anyone can be sure of who kidnapped Andile at this point. It could be Mnqobi's people but then again, Joyful cause all of a sudden she's now bff's with Lindiwe, maybe this was part of her plan? #TheRiver1Magic
Miihla (@MiihlaMyendeki) April 14, 2022
#TheRiver1Magic Andile must be kidnapped forever for judging his mother and wishing that she had died instead of Mbali pic.twitter.com/u7SXXL7BxX
JabulaniMacdonald (@Jabu_Macdonald) April 15, 2022
ALSO READ: The River: what is happening E51 S5 - Monday, 18 April 2022
Can Andile not be found soon please, i want to keep seeing this bae tsotsi #TheRiver1Magic
uThelma (@ThelmaDube23) April 18, 2022
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Chumani Pan discusses his role as Andile's kidnapper in The River'Seasoned actor Chumani Pan who plays Andile Dikana's kidnapper in The River' opens up about getting the role and the storyline.
