- Kanayo O Kanayo recently cautioned filmmakers against misleading costumes in movies.
- The Veteran Actor also condemned movies where female characters sleep with their wigs and full makeup.
Nollywood Veteran, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has urged filmmakers to be realistic with the dressing and makeup in movies.
Kanayo, via Instagram video, opined that most filmmakers do not align with movie costumiers.
The Thespian advised the Industry to always make a rich man dressed in more comfortable outfits rather than in agbada or Senegal regalia.
According to him, rich characters often wear Agbada in movies while in real life they are known by their expensive wristwatches, footwear, and Tshirt.
Also condemning how female characters sleep with their wigs and full makeup, he stated that;
“Many Nollywood Producers paint the wrong picture of costumes in movies all in the name of fine pictures. It’s misleading.
“The reality is that many practitioners have yet to realize that filmmaking is part of an agenda setting in national development, especially the tradition and culture of the people.
“The rich most of the time dress casually. Many are known through their expensive footwear, T-shirt, and wrist watches not by Agbada.
“How can a man be resting in his house fully dressed? How can a woman be adorned with full makeup while cooking? Most ladies sleep with their wigs on, with applied facial foundation. Dear colleagues, let’s watch it.”
Kanayo reteirated that it is important to be realistic in images created by filmmakers.
He said by doing so, the industry would become more credible and then acquire a more formidable character.
He added that part of his PhD dissertation was about, “The role of Nollywood in shaping and sustaining a Nigerian culture identity”.
“This is what the music industry has done with Afrobeat. Now, they are all getting paid like they hit a jackpot. Nollywood can do better than them,”Kanayo O Kanayo added.
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