Hello fellow Nairalanders, i was going through a post where the Vice President was quoted as saying that "Southeast is the birthplace of Nollywood."
Please, i will like Nairalanders to shed more light on this quote because if my memory still serves me right, we've been watching some Yoruba movies way back before Living in Bondage and Glamour Girls.

Lebee4:
Hello fellow Nairalanders, i was going through a post where the Vice President was quoted as saying that "Southeast is the birthplace of Nollywood."
Please, i will like Nairalanders to shed more light on this quote because if my memory still serves me right, we've been watching some Yoruba movies way back before Living in Bondage and Glamour Girls.

can you name those 'Yoruba movies' you've been watching?

Armaggedon:
can you name those 'Yoruba movies' you've been watching?

Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)
Orun Mooru (1982)
Aare Agbaye (1983)
Mosebolatan (1985)
Obee Gbona (1989)
Diamond (1990 Home video )
Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
Return Match (1993, Home Video)
Ana Gomina (1996, home video, )
Tokunbo (1985)
Papa Ajasco (1983)
Taxi Driver (1983)
Ajani Ogun (1976)
Cry Freedom (1980)
Money Power (1982)
Ija Ominira (1979)
Evil Encounter (1980]

Just to name a few

Come up with the names of those Yoruba movies. And their production dates.

I don't know when Lagos become South East

kayfra:




Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)
Orun Mooru (1982)
Aare Agbaye (1983)
Mosebolatan (1985)
Obee Gbona (1989)
Diamond (1990 Home video )
Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
Return Match (1993, Home Video)
Ana Gomina (1996, home video, )
Tokunbo (1985)
Papa Ajasco (1983)
Taxi Driver (1983)
Ajani Ogun (1976)


Just to name a few

All are either tv programs or cinema production. Osinbajo is totally right, don't tell me you know more than him.

FortuneDeGreat:
All are either tv programs or cinema production. Osinbajo is totally right, don't tell me you know more than him.

They are not. They are all movies shown in movie theaters and also sold on VHS tapes. If you know what that means

Lebee4:
Hello fellow Nairalanders, i was going through a post where the Vice President was quoted as saying that "Southeast is the birthplace of Nollywood."
Please, i will like Nairalanders to shed more light on this quote because if my memory still serves me right, we've been watching some Yoruba movies way back before Living in Bondage and Glamour Girls.

I think we should begin by answering these questions.

1) Were those movies Nollywood movies?

2) Is every movie that is made in Nigeria a Nollywood movie?

3) What is a Nollywood movie?

4) Are Eddie Ugbomah's movies like "The Rise and Fall of Oyenusi" (1979) and "Death of a Black President" (1984) Nollywood movies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Ugbomah

5) Are Hubert Ogunde's movies Nollywood movies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Ogunde

6) Is Mr Johnson a Nollywood movie?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Johnson_(film)


7) Are Ola Balogun's movies Nollywood movies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Balogun

kayfra:




Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)
Orun Mooru (1982)
Aare Agbaye (1983)
Mosebolatan (1985)
Obee Gbona (1989)
Diamond (1990 Home video )
Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
Return Match (1993, Home Video)
Ana Gomina (1996, home video, )
Tokunbo (1985)
Papa Ajasco (1983)
Taxi Driver (1983)
Ajani Ogun (1976)


Just to name a few

smh you forgot super story. you are listing television drama series, soaps which were popular then. We also had the masquerade, village headmaster, Ichoku in the 70s and the very popular things fall apart in the 80s. These series were to become the springboard of the home video revolution started by living in bondage because most of the actors of the movie industry of the 90s and 20s were groomed by them not these ones you mentioned.

Armaggedon:
smh you forgot super story. you are listing television drama series, soaps which were popular then. We also had the masquerade, village headmaster, Ichoku in the 70s and the very popular things fall apart in the 80s. These series gave were to become the springboard of the home video revolution started by living in bondage because most of the actors of the movie industry of the 90s and 20s were groomed by them not these ones you mentioned.

Doofus. Papa Ajasco movie was released other than the TV series. Learn something

And all the numerous Ogunde and Baba Sala movies listed there and also Ade Love.

Do some research and stop being delusional

kayfra:



Aiye (1980) Jaiyesimi (1981) Aropin (1982) Ayanmo (1988) Orun Mooru (1982) Aare Agbaye (1983) Mosebolatan (1985) Obee Gbona (1989) Diamond (1990 Home video ) Agba Man (1992, Home Video) Return Match (1993, Home Video) Ana Gomina (1996, home video, ) Tokunbo (1985) Papa Ajasco (1983) Taxi Driver (1983) Ajani Ogun (1976) Cry Freedom (1980) Money Power (1982) Ija Ominira (1979)

Just to name a few

These are useless,local films that end in yoruba land.

kayfra:


Doofus. Papa Ajasco movie was released other than the TV series. Learn something

And all the numerous Ogunde and Baba Sala movies listed there and also Ade Love.

Do some research and stop being delusional

The same way 'super story' series were later released as home videos.

Ibadanpikin:
These are useless,local films that end in yoruba land.

All were better produced with better quality than that trash and disposable living in bondage. Totally mediocre quality movie shot on a camcoder.

These were mostly celluloid expensive production

Armaggedon:
The same way 'super story' series were later released as home videos.

And the Ogunde super flicks that got international recognition and screening are listed there. Brilliant movies

Lebee4:
Hello fellow Nairalanders, i was going through a post where the Vice President was quoted as saying that "Southeast is the birthplace of Nollywood."
Please, i will like Nairalanders to shed more light on this quote because if my memory still serves me right, we've been watching some Yoruba movies way back before Living in Bondage and Glamour Girls.

Go and ask your VP and don't trouble us here with ur usual envy Igbo vs Yoruba.

kayfra:


All were better produced with better quality than that trash and disposable living in bondage. Totally mediocre quality movie shot on a camcoder.

These were mostly celluloid expensive production

But nobody knew about them. how come living in bondage is known all over the country and beyond?

kayfra:


And the Ogunde super flicks that got international recognition and screening are listed there. Brilliant movies

maybe, but we are talking about home videos released and sold all over the country like living in bondage, Nneka the pretty serpent and glamour girls.

in fact what you call nollywood is Nigerian movie industry. The industry has its writers, producers, directors, clear channel of marketing and distribution and its culture which is Igbo. This is because it started in Igbo language, expanded and adopting English for business expediency while still retaining the Igbo culture. Technically some of these Yoruba and Hausa movies are not really nollywood. I guess this realization gave birth to the idea of kannywood, while the Yoruba movie makers still want to hold on to the brand created by nollywood.

kayfra:




Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)
Orun Mooru (1982)
Aare Agbaye (1983)
Mosebolatan (1985)
Obee Gbona (1989)
Diamond (1990 Home video )
Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
Return Match (1993, Home Video)
Ana Gomina (1996, home video, )
Tokunbo (1985)
Papa Ajasco (1983)
Taxi Driver (1983)
Ajani Ogun (1976)
Cry Freedom (1980)
Money Power (1982)
Ija Ominira (1979)
Evil Encounter (1980]

Just to name a few

These movies you mentioned are not even known by Nigerians , nollywood gain global recongnition through Igbo movies , the rich culture of the Igbo's portrayed in nollywood movies known globally .

kayfra:




Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)
Orun Mooru (1982)
Aare Agbaye (1983)
Mosebolatan (1985)
Obee Gbona (1989)
Diamond (1990 Home video )
Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
Return Match (1993, Home Video)
Ana Gomina (1996, home video, )
Tokunbo (1985)
Papa Ajasco (1983)
Taxi Driver (1983)
Ajani Ogun (1976)
Cry Freedom (1980)
Money Power (1982)
Ija Ominira (1979)
Evil Encounter (1980]

Just to name a few

This is a result of awolowo failed free education, equating local backyard stories told to amuse ourselves to mega money big budget movies that created a whole new industry called Nollywood.

Armaggedon:
But nobody knew about them. how come living in bondage is known all over the country and beyond?

Everybody knew about them. They were also internationally recognized.

Just say they weren't played in your villages coz you had no movie theatres and could hardly afford a VHS player

kayfra:


They are not. They are all movies shown in movie theaters and aso sold on VHS tapes. If you know what that means

So, you're simply saying that the VP isn't informed well enough to make his assertions public?

In other words, he's wrong with that statement.

Isn't it?

FortuneDeGreat:
So, you're simply saying that the VP isn't informed well enough to make his assertions public?

In other words, he's wrong with that statement.

Isn't it?

He was either taken out of context or he misspoke

jimyjames:


These movies you mentioned are not even known by Nigerians , nollywood gain global recongnition through Igbo movies , the rich culture of the Igbo's portrayed in nollywood movies known globally .

Even my yoruba classmates here said they never heard of these backyard series.

jimyjames:


These movies you mentioned are not even known by Nigerians , nollywood gain global recongnition through Igbo movies , the rich culture of the Igbo's portrayed in nollywood movies known globally .

Ask your parents. Ok scratch that. They were too poor to buy movie tickets or VHS players

kayfra:


He was either taken out of context or he misspoke

Which makes him a slow person? Stop insulting osinbaba .

kayfra:


Everybody knew about them. They were also internationally recognized.

Just say they weren't played in your villages coz you had no movie theatres and could hardly afford a VHS player

True tho

kayfra:


Ask your parents. Ok scratch that. They were too poor to buy movie tickets or VHS players

Would be yoruba if you don't throw insults?

Ogunde the Pioneer and Father of Nollyhood since late 50s.

If you know you know.

Seerade029:


Lol. Stop saying everybody knew about them.

Maybe 5% or less, knew the movie called living in bondage.

I've never watched it b4, I only do hear it here on Nairaland.

They are even on imdb database

This is Jaiyesimi

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0082575/


When they call you poor and local now you'd take offense. Let me educate you all

Armaggedon:
maybe, but we are talking about home videos released and sold all over the country like living in bondage, Nneka the pretty serpent and glamour girls

Lol. Stop saying everybody knew about them.

Maybe 5% or less, knew the movie called living in bondage.

I've never watched it b4, I only do hear it here on Nairaland.

All these movies you mentioned, I'm just hearing it for the first time

kayfra:


Everybody knew about them. They were also internationally recognized.

Just say they weren't played in your villages coz you had no movie theatres and could hardly afford a VHS player

Foul mouth but mind you, you don't have the monopoly of that.
Some timid untraveled fellows would always think that civilization begins and ends with their immediate enclave. Nonsense!

kayfra:


All were better produced with better quality than that trash and disposable living in bondage. Totally mediocre quality movie shot on a camcoder.

These were mostly celluloid expensive production

Mention any actors/actresses of those dramas abi films that are popular like pete edochie,nkem owoh,patience ozokwor,Genevieve,mr ibu,aki and papaw,chiwetalu agu etc.Can those dramas you mention compete with nollywood movies like igodo,ijele,blood money,most wanted,living in bondage etc