One unique feature about the industry is the way practitioner acquire monikers by just playing a particular role which will leave memorable moments in the minds of movie lovers.
Over the years, Nollywood stars have left movie lovers with fond memories as the industry grows.
One
unique feature about the industry is the way practitioner acquire
monikers by just playing a particular role which will leave memorable
moments in the minds of movie lovers.
Pulse brings
you 23 popular Nollywood stars that have become synonymous for a
particular role that has in turn given them monikers/nicknames.
Ann Njemanze (Domitila)
Ann
Njemanze became a household name after starring as the lead actress in
the 1996 blockbuster Domitila. The character, Domitila, played by
Njemanze became a moniker fans and even industry watchers refer to her.
Ronke Odusanya (Flakky Ididowo)
Bosomy
actress, Ronke Odusanya was relatively known even after starring in a
movie with late Francis Agu in early 2000s. However, luck smiled on her
after she starred in few Yoruba movies and caught the attention of
Fathia Balogun, who casted her for the lead role of Folake in the flick
Flakky Ididowo. The character has since remained her moniker in the
industry.
Susan Patrick (Sakobi)
Susan
Patrick had been a regular face in the Nollywood industry since her
entrance in the late 90s but her fame shot to high heaves after she
played the role of a snake girl in the movie Sakobi. Produced by Zeb
Ejiro, the Akwa Ibom State indigene will for a long time be remembered
as Sakobi, a decade after the movie hit the public glare.
Olaniyi Afonja (Sanyeri)
Olaniyi
Afonja had remained in Oyo State, where he had been an apprentice under
his boss and head of a theatre group. He however found his way to Lagos
and began going to movie locations where he found himself mini roles.
He was known as Sanyeri and the name stuck with him without relevance
until he made his big break few years back. The moniker has since become
his second name.
Ronke Ojo Anthony (Ronke Oshodi Oke)
Ronke
Ojo began her movie career with a drama group called Star Parade under
the tutorship of Fadeyi Oloro but became a household name after starring
in a movie entitled Oshodi Oke. She played the character of a bosomy
lady in the movie and because she had remained bosomy, the name, Oshodi
Oke, had stuck to her like a second skin.
Toyin Afolayan (Lola Idije)
Toyin
Afolayan remains one of the Nollywood stars to get a moniker that has
stuck with her after playing a movie character. The name Lola Idije came
to be after Toyin starred in an Alade Aromire movie where she played
the role of a promiscuous lady, who was referred to as Lola Idije.
Basorge Tariah Jr. (Do Good)
Basorge
Tariah was an all round entertainer long before now. And not many know
that his new TV series, Do Good, was actually borne out of his character
in the popular TV soap, Palace, which was produced and directed by
Ralph Nwadike and Tunji Bamishigbin. Many still refer to the comedian,
rapper and actor as Do Good.
Funlola Aofiyebi Raimi (Eniola Baker)
Mention
the name Eniola Baker and Tinsel actress, Funlola Aofiyebi Raimi will
reply with a warm smile that leaves her with fond memories of her role
as the daughter of Chief Bakers in the rested TV soap, Palace. She’s
still referred to that name by lovers of the rested soap.
Toyin Adegbola (Asewo To Re Mecca)
Toyin
Adegbola became one of the most sought after actress in Nollywood after
she appeared in a Yoruba flick entitled Asewo To Re Mecca. She starred
as the lead actress in the movie, which narrated the life of a
prostitute that turned a new leaf and went on the Muslim pilgrimage. She
is still referred to as Asewo To Re Mecca by many.
Yemi Adeyemi (Suara)
The
name Yemi Adeyemi will certainly not ring a single bell but at the
mention of Suara, then eyes will lighten up with memories of Wale
Adenuga produced series, SuperStory: Oh Father Oh Daughter. Adeyemi got
the role of Chief Suara, who dumped his wife, Bukky Wright and family
for Sola Sobowale aka Toyin Tomato. He’s still known and recognized as
that by many members of the public.
Hafiz Oyetoro (Saka)
At
the mention of the name Saka, lovers of Nigeria TV ads and movies will
reel out laughing as his moniker has since become a household name.
However, only a few knows that Hafiz Oyetoro got his moniker from his
role as Simply Saka in a Greg Odutayo produced sitcom, House A-part.
Sam Dede (Isakaba)
Sam
Dede had always been a popular face in the movie industry but his fame
and a moniker was added to his personality after he took up the lead
role in the movie Isakaba. Many of his fans fondly remember him as the
leader of Isakaba group.
Funke Akindele (Jenifa)
When
Funke Akindele got into the Nigerian movie industry, she was well known
for her role as the nosy young girl in the series, I Need To Know.
However, her fame and an additional moniker was to join her after she
starred and co-produced the award winning blockbuster, Jenifa. Not did
Funke only made money, fame and name for herself but also got herself an
evergreen moniker, Jenifa.
Eniola Badmus (Gbogbo Big Girls)
Just
as Funke Akindele made name, money and fame for herself with the
production of Jenifa, so also did the moniker, Gbogbo Big Girls stuck on
Eniola Badmus, who also starred in the movie alongside Ireti Osayemi,
Ronke Odusanya, Iyabo Ojo and Bimbo Thomas.
Razaq Olayiwola (Ojopagogo)
For
lovers of movies rendered in Yoruba language, the name Ojopagogo is not
only a moniker that has become popular in the movie industry but one
synonymous with the son-in-law to late movie maker cum actor, Ade
Afolayan aka Ade Love. Born Razaq Olayiwola, the actor got his moniker
after playing the role of an elderly man in a movie many years back.
Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo)
Taiwo
Hassan is one of the famous actors in Nollywood as a whole. Aside for
his popularity in the Yoruba race, where his movies are mostly admired,
his moniker – which was gotten from a character he once played – has
become a household name in the country. At the mention of Ogogo, the
dark skinned and mettle man readily comes to your mind.
Bimpe Adekola (Ireti)
Late
movie actress, Bimpe Adekola’s name might not ring bell a decade after
her death but at the mention of Ireti, memories of her acting prowess
and characters she had played readily comes to mind. She became popular
with the role of Ireti and also adhered to the moniker all through her
life and career.
Alex Usifo (Abass Omiagbo)
Brilliant
actor, Alex Usifo has remained a spectacular actor from the late 80s
when he became popular for his stern looking roles. He, however, joined
the long list of actors that got their monikers from a role they played
in a movie or soap opera. For Usifo, he is known by many as Abass
Omiagbo, the role he played and which also earned his undoubted fame in
the TV soap, Ripples.
Babatunde Omidina (Babasuwe)
Only
a handful of fans and movie lovers know the origin of Babtunde
Omidina’s moniker, Babasuwe. Unknown to many, the moniker, like many of
his colleagues, stuck to him like a second skin after he played the role
of a father to his first wife, who was named Suwe in the TV series
entitled Erinkeke. As Suwe’s father, Omidina was often referred to as
Baba Suwe (Suwe’s dad) and the name has became his moniker, which he
can’t afford to change.
Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin)
Bolaji
Amusan was just one of the regular actors from Abeokuta until he was
able to breakthrough into the mainstream after many viewers got tired of
BabaSuwe’s comedy style. With the role as Mr Latin in a Yoruba flick,
Amusan quickly rose to one of the well loved comic acts in movies and
Ishola Durojaiye (Alasari)
Just
like Mr. Latin, the late Ishola Durojaiye also got himself a moniker
after playing the role of a herbalist in a movie with the name, Alasari.
His brilliance earned him a face and the name ultimately became his
moniker.
Kabirat Kafidipe (Araparegangan)
Revered
Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani is known to have been original when
casting individuals and names for his movies and when Kabirat Kafidipe
was casted as Araparegangan in the hit movie, Saworo Ide, it instantly
became a moniker to refer the actress with by fans and even industry
watchers.
Kunle Afolayan (Aresejabata)
Until
his rise to fame and fortune, many referred to Kunle Afolayan as Arese
or Aresejabata, which was the role he played in Tunde Kelani’s movie,
Saworo Ide.
Adekola Tijani (Kamilu Kompo)
Adekola
Tijani rose to fame simultaneously with his buddy, Olaniyi Afonja aka
Sanyeri. But while Sanyeri stuck with Adonja, it took Adekola a self
produced flick entitled Kamilu Kompo to earn himself a moniker that will
stick with him throughtout the entirety of his career. He’s widely
referred to as Kamilu Kompo.
Fausat Balogun (Madam Saje)
Fausat
Balogun recently celebrated her 40th year as an actress but only few
know why or how she earned her moniker, Madam Saje. Balogun was one of
the cast of Babatunde Omidina aka Babasuwe’s popular series, Erinkeke
and she played the character of a society woman, who has a permanent
style of headger known as Saje. In the series, she was fondly referred
to as Madam Saje and long after the series ended, she remained Madam
Saje to fans, family and lovers.
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