THURSDAYS AT 20:30
Local Drama
When Mvelo Nobela, a young music producer, inherits his father's Durban business empire he is faced with the challenge of uncovering the mystery of his mother and grandfather's disappearance twenty years earlier. It takes him into the world of Rana-Churchill, a privately owned sugar mill, where there is already conflict between the younger and older generations of its owners. He forms an alliance with Anil Rana, son of one of the owners. The ensuing power struggle is intensified and turns vicious when the digging of foundations for a new mill uncovers human remains - later to be identified as Mvelo's mother and grandfather's. By the end of the series Mvelo has found love and a new maturity and closure regarding the death of his mother and grandfather. He has experienced that justice comes at a price; for justice to win good men have to be prepared to lose all.
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| Xolile Tshabalala | Owen Sejake | Nomsa Xaba | Afzhal Khan |
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| Muzi Ngwenya | Mbali Ntuli | Yonda Thomas | Claire Gordon Webster |
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| Joquin Leyn | Ronnie Nyakale | S'thandiwe Kgoroge | Jennifer Steyn |
Fallen presents worlds in conflict. On the one hand, the established world of old money, privilege and power represented by Rana-Churchill, private owners of a sugar mill and the cane fields that surround it. On the other, that of Mvelo Nobela, youthful heir to the Durban business empire of his late father. Mvelo is a hip, urban, up-and-coming music producer. It is his style and energy that sets much of the tone and defines the visual approach and sound design of the story, as he takes on the establishment and seeks to overthrow it. We will therefore subvert the glossy complacencies of the “rich and famous” genre. We’ll use a camera style that nods to that of investigative documentary, while still keeping the energy, flow and dynamism of storytelling for drama. But a calmer and more classical style will reflect in the homes of Rana-Churchill.
In our story, upmarket Durban and rural KZN become characters themselves. Mvelo's club, Anil's yacht, and the big city bustle. etc will be contrasted with the lush green opulence of Rana-Churchill and the elegant homes of its owners. A further element is the noise and dust of the mill that never sleeps and relentlessly occupies over three hundred workers, many of whom live in a nearby township. This setting will be part of the rich masala that makes up the uniquely South African world of “Fallen.”
Cast List: Yonda Thomas (Mvelo Nobela), Mbali Ntuli (Lindiwe Ntuli), Joquin Leyn Pillay (Anil Rana), Jennifer Steyn (Deborah Churchill), Claire Gordon Webster (Rachel Churchill), Xolile Tshabalala (Mandi Mbalula), Owen Sejake (Xolani Mahlangu), Afzal Khan (Narayan Rana), Gabisile Tshabalala (Cindi Shabangu), Khulu Skenjana (S’bu Majola), Muzi Clive Ngwenya (Simon Ndlovu), S’thandiwe Kgoroge (Grace Ndlovu), Ronnie Nyakale (Khaya Ncube), and Nomsa Xaba (Zanele Ncube).
