Kunle Afolayan unveils ‘Anikulapo’ series, features Lateef Adedimeji, others
Leading Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has made hints about the upcoming release of the Anikulapo series.
Following the enormous popularity that followed the original release, the Anikulapo series, a spin-off of the epic Anikulapo, will make a four-part comeback to the big screen.
The filmmaker had earlier confirmed that Lateef Adedimeji will feature in the series of its release on Netflix.
Anikulapo is the story of Saro a travelling cloth weaver who found fortune in the old Oyo kingdom. His entanglement with the king’s wife Arolake earned him banishment from the town and a death sentence.
He got another chance at life and fortune after a mystery bird resurrected him and left behind a gourd with the power to raise the dead. Greed and lust, however, caught up with Saro, prompting Arolake to plot his downfall.
Anikulapo got wide positive reviews and got 16 nominations at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), winning five honours including best overall movie.
Returning stars from the movie include Sola Sobowale, Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Taiwo Hassan, Jide Kosoko, Adebayo Salami, Aisha Lawal, Moji Afolayan and Eyiyemi Afolayan.
Among those joining the cast are Gabriel Afolayan, Lateef Adedimeji and Owobo Ogunde son of the late theatre and cinema doyen Hubert Ogunde.