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What’s on TV: Sunday 16 February – ‘Kandasamys: The Wedding’, ‘Infinity War’ and more

Get the popcorn ready, it’s movie time! Starring Jailoshini Naidoo in ‘Kandasamys: The Wedding’, as well as the Avengers in ‘Infinity War’, Lucas Black in ‘Tokyo Drift’, and Jay Baruchel in ‘She’s Out Of My League’.

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If you need to unwind but don’t know how to spend your Sunday evening, you’ll be spoilt for choice with the M-Net, Action Plus and eTV schedule. Here are the most popular movie titles in the Sunday lineup.

M-Net Movie Kandasamys: The Wedding

Kandasamys: The Wedding Plot

The plot revolves around the forthcoming wedding of Jodi and Prishen.

However, the mothers of both bride Jodi and the bridegroom Prishen, Jennifer Kandasamy and Shanthi Naidoo attempt to push their own demands and agendas for the big Wedding Day.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Runtime: 2 h 7 m
  • Age Restriction: N/A
  • IMDB: 7
  • On air: Sunday, 16 February, 20:05 on M-Net, Channel 101.

Watch: Kandasamys: The Wedding trailer

Kandasamys: The Wedding main cast and characters

  • Jailoshini Naidoo as Jennifer Kandasamy
  • Maeshni Naicker as Shanthi Naidoo
  • Madhushan Singh as Prishen
  • Mishqah Parthiephal as Jodi
  • Yugan Naidoo as Preggie Naidoo
  • Koobeshen Naidoo as Elvis Kandasamy
  • Mariam Bassa as Kaunam ‘Aaya’ Kandasamy
  • Rushil Juglall as Arsevan
  • Tesarnia Oree as Poobasha

Movies Action+ – Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War Plot

Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet – the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality.

The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Runtime: 2 h 29 m
  • Age Restriction: PG-13
  • IMDB: 8.5
  • On air: Sunday, 16 February, 20:00 on M-Net, Channel 106.

Watch: Avengers: Infinity War trailer

Avengers: Infinity War main cast and characters

  • Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
  • Chris Hemsworth as Thor
  • Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
  • Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
  • Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
  • Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange:
  • Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes / War Machine
  • Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man
  • Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa / Black Panther
  • Paul Bettany as Vision
  • Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
  • Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon
  • Sebastian Stan as James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes / Winter Soldier
  • Tom Hiddleston as Loki
  • Peter Dinklage as Eitri: King of the Dwarves of Nidavellir, and weaponsmith
  • Benedict Wong as Wong: A Master of the Mystic Arts
  • Pom Klementieff as Manti
  • Karen Gillan as Nebula
  • Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroye
  • Zoe Saldana as Gamora
  • Vin Diesel as Groot
  • Bradley Cooper as Rocket

eTV MovieThe Fast And The Furious:Tokyo Drift

The Fast And The Furious:Tokyo Drift Plot

Sean Boswell always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan.

Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, but dangerous, new style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man’s girlfriend.

  • Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
  • Runtime: 1 h 44 m
  • Age Restriction: PG 13
  • IMDB: 6.0
  • On air: Sunday, 16 February, 20:00 on eTV

Watch: The Fast And The Furious:Tokyo Drift movie trailer

The Fast And The Furious:Tokyo Drift cast and characters

  • Lucas Black as Sean Boswell, a young man interested in street racing and the protagonist of the film.
  • Sung Kang as Han Lue, DK’s business partner and old friend of Dominic Toretto, who befriends Sean and teaches him how to drift.
  • Bow Wow as Twinkie, Sean’s first friend he meets in Tokyo and who sells various consumer goods and introduces Sean to drift racing.
  • Brian Tee as Takashi, Sean’s enemy who is acknowledged as the best drift racer and given the title “Drift King”, or simply “D.K.”.
  • Nathalie Kelley as Neela, Takashi’s girlfriend who later falls for Sean.
  • Sonny Chiba as Kamata, Takashi’s uncle who is the head of the Yakuza.
  • Leonardo Nam as Morimoto, Takashi’s close friend and right-hand man.
  • Brian Goodman as Lieutenant Boswell, Sean’s father.
  • Zachery Ty Bryan as Clay, the quarterback of Sean’s school whom Sean races at the beginning of the film.
  • Lynda Boyd as Ms. Boswell, Sean’s mother, who, fed up with moving Sean around, sends him to Tokyo, Japan to live with his father.
  • Jason Tobin as Earl Hu, one of Han’s friends.
  • Keiko Kitagawa as Reiko, Earl’s friend.
  • Nikki Griffin as Cindy, Clay’s girlfriend, who suggests that Clay and Sean race to win her.

SABC 3 Movie She’s Out Of My League

She’s Out Of My League Plot

Kirk, an average guy stuck in a dead-end job, can’t believe his luck when a gorgeous, successful woman named Molly falls in love with him.

With no help from his stunned friends, relatives and ex-girlfriend, Kirk must figure out how to make this unlikely relationship work, even though he’s the first to admit that Molly is way beyond him.

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Runtime: 1 h 44 m
  • Age Restriction: R
  • IMDB: 6.4
  • On air: Sunday, 16 February, 21:30 on SABC 3

Watch: She’s Out Of My League movie trailer

She’s Out Of My League cast and characters

  • Jay Baruchel as Kirk Kettner
  • Alice Eve as Molly McCleish
  • Krysten Ritter as Patty
  • T. J. Miller as Wendell a.k.a. Stainer
  • Nate Torrence as Devon
  • Mike Vogel as Jack
  • Lindsay Sloane as Marnie
  • Kim Shaw as Katie McCleish
  • Jasika Nicole as Wendy
  • Debra Jo Rupp as Mrs. Kettner
  • Adam LeFevre as Mr. Kettner
  • Kyle Bornheimer as Dylan Kettner
  • Andrew Daly as Mr. Fuller
  • Hayes MacArthur as Ron
  • Geoff Stults as Cam Armstrong
  • Jessica St. Clair as Debbie
  • Trevor Eve as Mr. McCleish
  • Sharon Maughan as Mrs. McCleish

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