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Afam4eva: The reason i mentioned the likes of Genevieve and Monalisa Chinda is the fact that they're very popular and they represent the new generation and them switching to doing Igbo movies will make some people who thought speaking Igbo was bad to have a rethink. That's why i have always clamored for us to start having Igbo musicians rapping in Igbo like Phyno and Splash are doing and not just the Akanchawa kind of music. The world is moving very fast and hip hop has become a tool to attract the young ones, so we have to encourage the use of Igbo language in a swagalicious manner so that our young ones will key into it. I recently watched the auditioning for "Nigeria;s got Talent" and i saw several people coming out to rap in Igbo. Even though they didn't make it through but it shows that they have been inbfluenced by the likes of Phyno, Ill Bliss etc. I also commend Obi Emelonye for doing an Igbo movie in London where some whites were speaking Igbo. That will make some people down here to be ashamed of themselves that white people are speaking it while they can't. Lol.

I agree.

Afam, Genevieve and Monalisa are popular...but "new generation"? No nah....LoL. That title (i.e. New Generation) should go to the likes of OC Ukeje, Linda Ejiofor, Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Ijeoma Agu, Eyinnaya Nwigwe, IK Ogbonna (you know the younger faces of "New Nollywood" (aka Cinema Nollywood) ). And I know that the majority of those actors (if not all) speak Igbo fluently.

Anyway, don't mind me. I got your point.

Afam4eva: I acutally hope to see the likes of Genevive, Monalisa Chinda, Rita Dominic, Tonto etc in Igbo movies cos that will even encourage the younger ajebutter Igbo generation to want to learn and speak Igbo. It will make Igbo language attractive for them. We shouldn't leave Igbo movies to the likes of Chiwetalu Agu, Patience Ozokwor, pete Edochie and the likes. We need to funkify Igbo as much as possible.

I see what you're saying. At least Chioma Akpotha and Uche Jombo are doing Igbo movies now.

However even if the actors you mentioned do not want to star in Igbo movies, there is a whole generation of actors (New faces and not-so-new faces) who are taking up that mantle and doing both Igbo and English movies...E.g., Michael Godson, Nuella Njubigbo, Muna Obiekwe, Uche Ogbodo, Yul Edochie, Princess Chineke, Chika Asoekwu, Chita Agwu, Jnr Pope, Mary Remmy, Angela Okorie, Chacha Eke, Chizzy Alichi, Rachael Okonkwo, Queen Nwokoye, Oma Nnadi...and many more. This is a great development.

Just watch out, once these marketers start pumping serious money into Igbo movie productions, everybody and their grandmother will start asserting their Igbo fluency. They all will be like, "I can speak Igbo very well. Anam asu Igbo ofuma". LoL

Just like Flavour and Phyno (amongst many other Igbo musicians) are making Igbo hip on the music-side, the aforementioned actors (and others who were not mentioned) will also make the language hip on the movie side.

FYI...I do not think Tonto can speak Igbo o. At least she claims she cannot speak Ikwerre and that she regrets that fact.

Meanwhile I have been looking for this movie for a long time and I cannot find it anywhere:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edCvVNwebyI

AdannayaBella:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8lERKr3L24

The dialect used in the movie is certainly not Owerri dialect but the title says Ada Owerri...lol. Meanwhile, who knows where I can watch Ada Mbano online?

Ada Mbano is on IrokoTV as Adaure: http://irokotv.com/video/5034/adaure

As for Ada Mbano Reloaded, which @Afam4eva mentioned above... IrokoTv does not have that yet.

Afam4eva: I must say that gradually, Igbo movies are coming back. I watched a few Igbo movies over this Christmas and they include:

1) Ada Mbano Reloaded - This is the latest release of the Ada Mbano franchise. I loved every bit of it just like i did the previous parts. I must give thumps up to Queen Nwokoye for bringing something exciting to the plate and actually speaking the Mbano dialect well despite being from Anambra state.

2) Nwa Abakaliki: I actually saw a movie such as this coming after Ada Mbano and i must say i'm not dissapointed as the lady who acted it(can't remember her name) did very well and interpreted the accent pretty well. I know this because the Abakiliki accent is kinda similar to the Nkanu accent. I can't wait to watch the other part of the movie titled "Ada Abakaliki".

I expect to see Ada Asaba, Ada Owerri, Ada Ngwa, Ada Onitsha, Ada Awka, Ada Umuahia and other Ada movies in the future.

Oh...Ada Mbano Reloaded has been released? Hmmm...we are really carrying last here o. Not fair.

I heard about that Nwa Abakiliki movie. I hope it comes to Iroko, Ibaka or NollywoodpicturesTV etc really soon. I really want to watch it. BTW, the actress' name is Angela Okorie.

LoL @ your list. BTW add Nwa Ohafia (or Abariba...or any of the "Ogbo" towns), Nwa Nkwerre and Nwa Afikpo to the list. Hahaha

Hi all, *waves*

I am so glad to find this thread. I cannot recall the last time I posted on this forum.

I have been searching for a thread that discusses the revival of Igbo Movies....and I found this one. Pretty cool.

Please, has anyone in Naija watched the new movie Olanma? If so, how is the movie?

I heard it just came out and it stars Yul Edochie, Nuella Njubigbo, Obi Okoli, Ngozi Ezeonu, Livinus Nnochiri, Emeka Amakaeze and Chika Asoegwu.

Here is Yul's tweet about the movie: https://twitter.com/YulEdochie/status/411134722329571328

FYI...I heard the movie also has an English version.

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