Kumawood actor, Kwaku Manu, has said entertainment pundits who hold positions in the NPP government are ‘greedy’ and selfish. According to him, Socrate Safo, Okraku Mantey, and others which include Agya Koo who have various positions in the current government are rather pursuing their own selfish interest rather than the film industry. Speaking on the … Read more
The trailer for Kofi Asamoah’s upcoming movie ‘Away Bus’ has been released ahead of the movie’s rapidly approaching premiere date.
The movie, which features veteran Ghanaian comic actor Agya Koo making his big comeback to the industry, also features an ensemble cast of actors.
If there is one thing Akuapem Poloo is good at, aside from making unnecessary videos on useless subjects, is the fact that she does not waste any other opportunity to be in the limelight for as long as the time would have her.
Kumawood movie Industry ‘died’ about 5 years ago and has not been resurrected ever since some of their key actors and actresses such as Agya Koo, Kyeiwaa, Mercy Asiedu and some few others stopped acting.
One of them, the legendary actor, Agya Koo in his explanation on why he had to stop acting revealed that some of the movie producers and his colleague actors plotted against him and that resulted in his absence from their movies.
Movie Producer and Director, Kofi Asamoah is set to premiere another must-watch movie titled “Away Bus” featuring popular Ghallywood actors and actresses such as John Dumelo, Salma Mumin and others as well as Kumawood stars such as Agya Koo, Akrobeto, Yaw Dabo and the likes.
Slay queens such as Akuapem Poloo and Moesha Buduong are also part of the cast for Kofi Asamoah’s yet-to-be-premiered “Away Bus” movie.
After a lengthy hiatus, one of Ghana’s most talented actors is returning to the screen in a soon to be released movie.
Agya Koo, before he makes his comeback, has been addressing the perceived reasons why his career had a temporary setback because a lot of producers in the industry he helped make popular (Kumawood) were unwilling to work with him.
When the movie industry in Kumasi was really booming and was basically at its peak, they dazzled many of us with their storylines, acting skills, comic actors and actresses, plot and setting of their productions.
Today in Ghana you cannot even say we have a proper and a functional movie industry not to even talk about the fact that the industry is booming.
Veteran Ghanaian comic actor and highlife musician, Agya Koo has disclosed that his downfall in the movie industry was caused by some players in the industry after he refused to go naked in a movie.
He explained that the director told him to play Okomfo Anokye role by going into a river naked, something he thought was not right.
Gone are the days when Ghanaians had the likes of John Bossompem Santo aka Bob Santo, Bishop Okala, Agya Koo, Nkomode and even Kwaku Sintim Misa aka KSM who were on their top form in the world of comedy.
Sadly, Ghanaian comedians, these days seem to be losing focus and are completely out of comic words, they don’t know how to put smiles on the faces of their audience, they are becoming completely empty as their fellow Nigerian Comedians keep riding on them, day in and day out.
Over the years it’s become almost normal to hear the story of a veteran actor who has been struck by some illness in their old age and are now out of money and desperately looking for help from the public.
Trying to understand why it happens to so many veteran stars, some of whom were the biggest of their day, is not easy to pin down.
Anas’ expose’ dubbed number 12 on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has turned into some jokes and “concert party” featuring Lil Win, Agya Koo and the likes as the controversial politician, Kennedy Agyapong has accused Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for paying Afia Schwarzenegger to insult him.
Kennedy Agyapong who has vowed to expose Anas’ alleged corrupt practices in an interview with Joy FM disclosed that he has in his possession screenshots of chats between Anas and Afia Schwarzenegger to his claim.
The Minister for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Hon. Catherine Abenlema Afeku has stated without mincing words that she will choose Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker over actor John Dumelo any day.
Her reason is simple and not based on political affiliations–it is strictly based on how close she is to Van Vicker and how often she travels with him.
Director and Producer of ‘Local Ghanaian’ movies, Kumawood, Mr Samuel Nyamekye has declared that the sidelining of Charles Adu Kofi popularly known as Agya Koo from the movie industry has really affected his business.
He disclosed that he made lots of money each time he featured Agya Koo in his mainstream movies.
Two Kumawood veterans ‘beefing’, how about that?
Agya Koo has recently made it clear that he believes Kumawood is currently dead because he was sidelined by producers in the industry.
Popular Kumawood actor, Kofi Adu widely known as Agya Koo has said that Ghanaians are no more interested in buying and watching Kumawood movies because he has been sidelined.
The actor expressing his dissatisfaction in an interview on Onua Fm’s ‘Anigye Mmre’ talk show with Christian Agyei Frimpong revealed that Kumawood revived because of him and he is also the very reason why the movie industry is dying.
