Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’ Tops Most Watched Movies
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’ Tops Most Watched Movies On Netflix Naija 2022
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’ has emerged as the most-watched film on Netflix in Nigeria in 2022.
According to a streaming data provider, the 2022 Nigerian epic fantasy film took first place, beating
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out major worldwide big project releases like “RRR” and “Adam Project”.
This is a significant and vital achievement for the Nigerian movie given that other films were released in
March while the Nigerian film was released later in the year.
The Netflix original received excellent reviews upon its magnificent release, and within a few weeks, it had
amassed 8,730,000 global views, making it the most-watched non-English movie ever.
The statistics show that 2022 was a terrific year for Nollywood because the Nigerian audience saw a lot of
our homegrown content with only four foreign films released.
Kunle Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerian-born talented actor, producer, and director.
He is widely credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood films through larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywood storylines.
After starting his film career as an actor in the 1999 political drama Saworoide, Mr. Kunle made his
directorial debut in 2006 with Irapada, a Nigerian supernatural thriller, which won the Africa Movie
Academy Award for Best Film in an African culture Language.
His follow-on directing credits include The Figurine, Phone Swap, October 1, and Citation.
Anikulapo (2022) movie review:
A superb graphic story that holds your attention from start to finish.
Release date: 30 September 2022
Language: Yoruba
Production company: KAP Productions
Produced by: Kunle Afolayan Omo Omu-Aran
Synopsis:
Anikulapo tells the story of a man called “saro” seeking greener pastures in the kingdom of Oyo, but unfolding events and his affair with the Alaafin’s wife lead to his untimely de@th and a new life beyond his dreams.
Anikulapo: The Cast
Kunle Remi as Saro, the weaver
Bimbo Ademoye as Arolake
Sola Sobowale as Awarun
Taiwo Hassan as Alaafin Ademuyiwa
Eyiyemi Afolayan, as Princess Omowunmi
Adebowale Adedayo (Mr. Macaroni) as Akanji
Adebayo Salami as Oyo Chief
Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Oba Aderoju
Ropo Ewenla as Asohun Oba
Faithia Balogun as Ojumo Queen
Kareem Adepoju as Ojumo Chief
Moji Olayiwola
Aisha Lawal
Dele Odule
Yinka Quadri as Hunter
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