Luthando Mngomezulu is a SAFTA and Royalty Soapie award winning Director, who
hails from Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. In 2024 Luthando won his latest directorial accolade,
when he alongside the Umkhokha: The Curse directing team scooped the 7th Royalty
Soapie award for most Outstanding Directing Team. Mngomezulu alongside the The
Wife: Showmax directing team scooped up the coveted South African Film and
Television Award for Best achievement in Directing for a Telenovela at the prestigious

Mngomezulu is currently working as the Head Director of a Showmax Original 13-part
Drama series 016 FM. Luthando has worked as a director in numerous productions,
namely, as Lead Director of Umkhokha: The Curse Season 1, and Director of
Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza, Sibongile and the Dlamini’s S1, Mother of All, The

Wife Season 2 & 3, Durban Gen and Uzalo to mention a few.
As an executive producer/director of Woldzastage Productions, Mngomezulu has
produced and directed a number of films, namely Quotidian, Themba, Red Tape (first
broadcast on BET Africa and currently streaming on Showmax) and Maverick . These
films have gone to receive accolades and nominations such as the Simon Mabhunu

Sabela Award, and numerous international nominations and awards.
Luthando has directed award winning theatre plays “Isithunzi” and “Nailed” both
staged at the prestigious Market Theatre. His latest theatre direction came in
September 2023 where he directed professor Zakes Mda’s We Shall Sing for
the Fatherland, at the Soweto Theatre.

Luthando studied dramatic arts in numerous esteemed universities across South
Africa, Durban University of Technology (National Diploma), Tshwane University of
Technology (Bachelor of Technology) and at the University of Cape Town (Honours
Degree). Luthando has since completed a second honours degree, this time in Film