Abel Mutua and Phil Karanja get the 8 million shilling bag from Netflix!

Abel Mutua, an actor and screenwriter, and Phillip ‘Phil’ Karanja, a director and actor, are in line to make a sizeable profit of at least $60,000 (Sh8.8 million) from the sale of their 2020 film, “Click Click Bang,” to Netflix, the well-known American video-on-demand streaming service. The Netflix contract is a big win for the filmmakers because it means their film will be rebroadcast on the streaming platform.

Reuben Odanga, a seasoned film producer best known for his blockbuster films “Selina,” “Nira,” “Nuru,” “Kiu,” and “Saida,” verified the sizable payment from Netflix.
In a recent interview, Odanga, who also had his film “Nafsi” selected by Netflix in 2021, delivered the wonderful news.

Abel Mutua, an actor and screenwriter, and Phillip ‘Phil’ Karanja, a director and actor, are in line to make a sizeable profit of at least $60,000 (Sh8.8 million) from the sale of their 2020 film, “Click Click Bang,” to Netflix, the well-known American video-on-demand streaming service.

The Netflix contract is a big win for the filmmakers because it means their film will be rebroadcast on the streaming platform. Reuben Odanga, a seasoned film producer best known for his blockbuster films “Selina,” “Nira,” “Nuru,” “Kiu,” and “Saida,” verified the sizable payment from Netflix.

In a recent interview, Odanga, who also had his film “Nafsi” selected by Netflix in 2021, delivered the wonderful news. After leaving the hit television program “Tahidi High,” Abel and Phil teamed up to start their own production firm, Phil-It Productions.

The humorous series “The Real Househelps of Kawangware” was one of their first works under Phil-It, and it launched the careers of comedians Timothy “Njugush” Kimani and Steven “DJ Shiti” Oduor. It was a joint effort with Protel Studios, who held the intellectual property rights, according to Phil Karanja. They were primarily responsible for casting, directing, and other creative parts of the production.

The “Sue Na Johnnie” series, which Phil-It developed as its first independent movie in 2016, was later acquired by Showmax in 2017.
The popularity of “Sue Na Johnnie” provided Abel Mutua and Phil Karanja with further possibilities, paving the road for their future success in the entertainment business.