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Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Honestey: 8:57pm On Aug 15, 2025
Rest in peace
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by amazonguru001: 9:06pm On Aug 15, 2025
wolesmile:
Chief Kanran....

You will hardly see him play a poor man's role. Na "Chief' always.

RIP...
And the irony was, the man no too hold bar.
I am not aware he built his own house before he died.
Still lived in rented apartment till his 60s.

May God rest his soul.

Kanran was a legend.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Love800(m): 9:06pm On Aug 15, 2025
I know the guy in movies.

His time is gone.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by yewit37486: 9:13pm On Aug 15, 2025
merits:
RIP sir,since when this the lost is fortune his life never remains the same,I remember some years back when I had an encounters with him in Iwo Rd Ibadan.He was so annoyed with me cuz I called him out to people he was in public bus going to Ife that night.He got angry and started abusing me but bcuz he is an elderly man I just maintain my steeze and walked away.
But why would you too call him out to people in a public bus, that's like trying to embarass him.
May his soul rest in peace.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Elzazzi: 9:20pm On Aug 15, 2025
wolesmile:
Chief Kanran....

You will hardly see him play a poor man's role. Na "Chief' always.

RIP...
He got this striking resemblance with Okeowo
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by damoobaba: 9:34pm On Aug 15, 2025
wolesmile:
Chief Kanran....

You will hardly see him play a poor man's role. Na "Chief' always.

RIP...
But I hear say the guy no get money.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Selfmade007: 9:53pm On Aug 15, 2025
R I P
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Maxymilliano(m): 10:01pm On Aug 15, 2025
I know this man at a C &S Parish in Amje
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by femi4: 10:03pm On Aug 15, 2025
wolesmile:
Chief Kanran....

You will hardly see him play a poor man's role. Na "Chief' always.

RIP...
With his size, that role is more believable.

To think he granted interview few weeks ago on Youtube show..life is so unpredictable
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by LNKDOT(m): 10:10pm On Aug 15, 2025
Rest in peace ✌️✌️✌️✌️🇳🇬 may almighty God 🙏🙏🙏 forgive you and protect ur family...... Powerful actor
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by HOSTCOM(m): 10:42pm On Aug 15, 2025
RIP SIR.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Christlike01: 10:51pm On Aug 15, 2025
May his soul rest in peace. Chief Kanran was a very good actor — one of my late grandmother's favorites.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by BERNIMOORE:
i remember when he featured in King sunny Ade's video Album titled ''Authority'' not fat then, he danced like a pro with a lady. very good dancer and an actor
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by joyfullyjoyous(f): 11:43pm On Aug 15, 2025
Baba Kolawole ati kolawole dem go kola jade.
Rest in peace sir.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by 3kay945(m): 12:00am On Aug 16, 2025
Last time I watched his movie, I was a kid!

See how time flies.... Adieu bigman
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by IslamVIRGINS(f): 12:09am On Aug 16, 2025
Maxymilliano:
I know this man at a C &S Parish in Amje
He attended this year Agelu mount!
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Abbeytoy(m): 12:12am On Aug 16, 2025
Rest in legend!!! One of the few actors I look forward to and I never met you in person till you died.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by MemoriesAndMe: 3:52am On Aug 16, 2025
He stopped acting a long time ago and I remember watching an episode of one of Kunle Afod's show, where he visits veteran actors and actresses. Afod visited him and everyone supported however they could.

I've been watching this man on Yoruba video scenes since I was so very young. He contributed towards growing that industry. Many will no know he's an icon until now that he's gone.

Baba, may your soul rest in peace. May all you works be remembered after you. May God be with everyone you left behind

E su n re baba!
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Ilekokonit: 4:22am On Aug 16, 2025
vicfajeze:
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.Why are going One after the other?
I watched a video of him on Agbaletu TV on Youtube just 8 days ago where he said he was tired of being rich only in movies. This money sef - a friend once said that the more you pursue money, the more it runs away from you.

I thought he was older than 70 but anyhow he can now rest from this unfair world.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfbZi9y6nMQ
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by aremubabs: 8:12am On Aug 16, 2025
Chief Kanran lived on the same street with me when I was a child.

Always trekking and always minding his business.

He always acted rich man in movies, but was the exact opposite in real life.

I stopped seeing him after we moved to a new street.

Ironically, the new street we moved to had Yomi Fash Lanso living close by.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by aremubabs: 8:17am On Aug 16, 2025
hatchy:
POINT OF CORRECTION: Yoruba Actor die at 70
Who is Pete Edochie?

An English actor? Or maybe he is a Hollywood actor because he acts English Nigerian movies.

You people are so ignorant!
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by EmekaA125(m): 9:11am On Aug 16, 2025
RIP sir. Rest on
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by dododawa1: 9:13am On Aug 16, 2025
Yoruba legend




Yoruba legend



Yoruba legend


ACTOR
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by zoedew: 9:14am On Aug 16, 2025
Never seen him before!
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by femi4: 9:23am On Aug 16, 2025
DUTY:
Who watched JJC, Yoruba Movie featuring ogogo, kura, in 1991?
Kura matete
Days of ogogo n yinka quadri
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by femi4: 9:24am On Aug 16, 2025
hatchy:
POINT OF CORRECTION: Yoruba Actor die at 70
Indomie generation

Earlier in his screen career, he featured in episodes of “Mirror in the Sun”, marking his transition from stage to television. Then later in superstory
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Belurved1(m): 9:45am On Aug 16, 2025
I watched his interview recently; he said people always assume in real life that he's a rich man and that really cost him so much.
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by Bimpe29(m): 9:49am On Aug 16, 2025
Inna lillahi wa ina ilehi rajiun!
Re: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chief Kanran, Is Dead by btoks: 3:47pm On Aug 16, 2025
RIP Chief Kanran.

Does anyone remember the film called Adun he acted in alongside Alade (RIP)? I think it was released in 1993 or 1994? I've been looking for the movie's soundtrack as there's this particular song in it that I loved a lot back in the day. was played when someone had gone mad walking the street, as I recall.

Doesn't appear to be any detail about the movie online.
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