By Richmore Tera.
Harare, Zimbabwe. (News Of The South) – THERE is no doubt that talent indeed runs in the Mungoshi family after famous actress Jesesi, who is wife to renowned author Charles Mungoshi, and son Farai both walked away with awards at the just-ended National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) held in the capital recently.
Popularly known as Neria after her lead role in the film of the same name, Jesesi scooped the Outstanding Actress award (Film and Television) for her role in the television sitcom, “Muzita Rababa”, while Farai’s novel, “Behind the Wall Everywhere” emerged tops in the “Outstanding First Creative Published Works” category of the Literary Arts section.
Jesesi is a seasoned actress who has featured in numerous television dramas, but it was her starring role in the film feature “Neria” that earned her fame even beyond the country’s borders where the film was shown.
In the film, she starred alongside veteran musician Oliver Mtukudzi.
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Farai, on the other hand, is following in his father’s footsteps as a writer, with the elder Mungoshi being a prolific writer of award-winning novels, poetry anthologies and plays both in English and Shona.
He is the author of the popular books “Waiting for the Rain”, “Coming of the Dry Season”, “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”, “The Milkman Doesn’t only Deliver Milk”, “Writing Still,” “Branching Streams Flow in the Dark,” “Inongova Njake Njake Njake” and “Makunun’unu Maodza Moyo”, among others. He also translated Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thing’o’s popular novel “A Grain of Wheat” into the Shona language under the title “A Grain of Wheat”.
Farai is young brother to yet another Mungoshi wordsmith, Charles Jnr who has also penned his own novels.
Meanwhile, in the Theatre Awards, the play Liberation also made a big haul after two of its actors Everson Ndlovu and Rumbidzai Karize walked away with the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress awards respectively.
In the Music Awards, musician Mukudzei Mukombe known as Jah Prayzah won the Outstanding Male Musician and Outstanding Song awards with his hit “Mdhara Vachauya”.
Apart from the award by Jesesi Mungoshi, the drama series “Muzita Rababa” directed by Nick Zemura also did it by winning the Outstanding Screen Production – Full Length Film in the Film and Television awards.
The winners are as follows:
1. THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actor
Everson Ndlovu in Liberation
Outstanding Actress
Rumbidzai Karize in Liberation
Outstanding Theatrical Production
Liberation by Savanna Trust
Outstanding Director
Matesu Dube for Warrior
1. SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Poet – Tinashe Tafirenyika
Outstanding Comedian – Nqobizitha Dube aka Q Dube
2. LITERARY ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Published Works
Behind the Wall Everywhere by Farai Mungoshi [Mungoshi Press]
Outstanding Children’s Book
The Unwelcome Visitor by Farai Nyandoro [Jomo Kenyatta Foundation]
Outstanding Fiction
Whose Land is it Anyway by Benjamin S. Sibanda
3. VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
Gumbeze Renherera by Anthony Bumhira
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
Washing Hair by Edson Kangadza
Outstanding Mix Media Work
Mhodzi Dzemusango by Semina Mpofu
Outstanding Exhibition
Woman by Miriro Mwandiyambira at First Floor Gallery
4. DANCE AWARDS
Outstanding Female Dancer – Christina Jenkins in Ghost
Outstanding Male Dancer
Stephane Thomas in Phantom
Outstanding Dance Group
Breakthrough Productions
Outstanding Choreographer
Timikha Fisher – Listen
5. FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Outstanding Actress
Jesesi Mungoshi in Muzita Rababa
Outstanding Actor
Anthony Tongani in Conflicts
Outstanding Music Video
Zino Irema(Ndirikukuwonai Zvangu) by Andy ‘Cutta’ Sobhuza ft. Takura
Outstanding Screen Production (TV)
The Arthur C Evans Show directed by Trey Ncube
Outstanding Screen Production – Short Film
Seiko directed by Sydney Taivavashe
Outstanding Screen Production – Full Length Film
Muzita rababa directed by Nick Zemura
6. MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist – Print
Tinashe Muchuri – News Day
Outstanding Journalist – Radio
Tawanda Gudhlanga – SFM
Outstanding Journalist – TV
Andrew Neshamba – ZBC
Outstanding Online Media – Zimbuzz
7. MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Female Musician – Ammara Brown
Outstanding Male Musician
Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Album
Gafa Futi by Wallace Chirimuko aka Winky D
Outstanding Song – Mdhara Vachauya by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
8. SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Promoter – 2 Kings Entertainment
Arts Personality – IYASA
Arts Service – Nigel Munyati
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