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Popular actor, Lateef Adedimeji has averred that he once prayed for a ‘waka pass’ role in the movie of iconic filmmaker, Tunde Kelani .He also stated that ‘Ayinla’, a biopic on Ayinla Omowura, late Apala singer, has placed him on a level beyond his expectations.
Adedimeji , who played the lead role in the movie, said he was surprised by the reception.
Adedimeji said he had always wanted to feature in a Tunde Kelani movie, even if it is a cameo appearance.
. “Ayinla set me on a mood way beyond my imagination. I have always prayed all my life that someday I’ll do a “waka pass” on a Tunde Kelani’s set, so it was shocking to me when I got the lead. Ayinla was away from my usual,” he said at a movie premiere.
“For me it was a shock when I saw the reception of Ayinla, and I saw the way people appreciated it. It was a shock that people can really appreciate our own culture and our own movie like this.
“What are we waiting for? If that can be done, then we all just need to wake up from our slumber and do some meaningful projects that will portray us well and then people can come and appreciate it.”
Adedimeji said playing the lead role in the biopic was “quite challenging” because he had never read or watched any video about the late Apala singer.
“I’m never a fan of Apala music, I don’t know who Ayinla is, until I got the script,” he said.
“So it was quite challenging for me. There was no video recording of him, no documentation of him at all, so every characterisation and mannerism was me building it up from stories about him. It was a very challenging task for me, and I really loved it.”
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