Toyin Abraham’s ‘Alakada’ Back To Sitcom

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Toyin Abraham is planning on turning her movie ‘Alakada’ into a sitcom. We are not doomed just yet, the actress-cum-producer can decide to change her mind and discard the idea. But I have a feeling this will inevitably be the case and we have to prepare ourselves for the worst.

How Alakada managed to evolve into a mini-franchise is a little perplexing. The first volume was out in 2009, a modest Yoruba comedy film that introduced Abraham into the world of film making and appealed to audiences who appreciate low-brow humor.

A story about Yetunde Animashaun, played Abraham, a young girl from a poor family background with no self-esteem and had to make up stories in order to fit into the crowd, offered a sequel in 2013. And in 2017, tried to crossover into English Nollywood with the pop-cultural reference of Big

Brother Naija which the movie used as an anchor – a star-driven spectacle that felt laboured, messy and over-the-top. But we are still standing, existing, alive and breathing. This is not a smear campaign on Abraham.

 

Undoubtedly, Alakada will find a platform to be aired. Audiences and fans of the actress will be ready.