Celebs grace ‘Elele’ movie premiere
A new Yoruba movie titled, Elele is set to hit Nigerian cinemas.
Premiered on Thursday, October 10, 2018 at the Glamonds Hotel & Suites, Magboro, Ogun State, the film was produced and directed by Olumide Akinkunmi, featuring A-list actors including Antar Laniyan, Mercy Aigbe, Akin Olaiya, Ladi Folarin, Wale Akorede, Sunday Mercy, Oluwole Cole, Tunde Usmon, Yomi Olorunlaiye amongst others.
The event was attended by Nollywood celebrities, movie producers and practitioners such as Wale Akorede, Niyi Johnson, Yinka Quadri, Okele, Sikiratu Sindodo, Damola Olatunji, Okiki Afolayan, Muyideen Oladapo, Babatunde Onimama, Showunmi Azeez and other notable personalities.
Speaking at the premiere, the producer said that the movie is based on true life story and full of experience and laughter.
“It is a story of the giant man that never fails,” he said, adding that, “Elele is loaded with lots of moral lessons and ethics for both young and old ones.”
Also speaking, the Continuity manager and assistant director, Segun Ogunsanya said the story is a must-watch for everyone. “It’s a real-life story about a particular community, where there’s a godfather of some terror group headed by Makinwa (Ladi Folarin) who is into land-grabbing business. And there’s another section of peacemaking group headed by Elele (Antar Laniyan), who also happened to be a friend to Makinwa. Meanwhile, Elele has a son called Rafiu Elele (Akin Olaiya) who took the name after his father’s death and used his gang to fight Makinde (his father’s friend).
Elele is scheduled to hit Nigerian cinemas on November 15, 2018.
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