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.
Kumawood actor and Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Actors Guild, Bill Asamoah and other delegates of the Kumawood movie industry visited the family of their late colleague actor Abbas Nurudeen who was stabbed to death a few days ago.
The delegates led by Bill Asamoah included Mercy Asiedu and movie producer, Jones Agyemang went to the family to mourn their colleague and also to spend time with the family.
Kumawood actor Kwadjo Nkansah is hypocritically calling on Ghanaians to support their own in order to resurrect the ‘dead’ Ghanaian movie industry.
A lot of Ghanaians have criticized actors and actresses of Kumawood movies for using the Ghanaian languages only instead of the Queen’s language which was introduced by our colonial masters, the British.
Fast raising Ghanaian actress and social media comedienne, Maame Esi Forson has disclosed that she is single and she feels it is now appropriate for her to be in a relationship.
Maame Esi Forson who recently came into limelight after she released some very funny videos on IG believes that she has all the attributes of an ideal lady and therefore hopes that it grabs the attention of the men in Ghana.
Film Production Association of Ghana (FIPAG)’s Public Relation Officer, Madam Roselyn Osei has refuted claims circulating in Ghana that Kumawood movie industry is ‘dead’.
Speaking in an interview on Zylofon FM’s Showbiz Agenda, the PRO stated that the industry is rather facing financial difficulties in their productions but not the other way round.
Mr Samdackus, the Chief Executive Officer of Kumawood Awards has declared that there will be no award for Kumawood this year if they don’t resurrect the ailing industry.
Mr Samdackus made this announcement on Zylofon FM’s Showbiz Agenda when called to an interview with Empress Neeta.
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.
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.
Politics as a theory have not been fully understood by Africans especially Ghanaians in the sense that people are just hated, marginalised and discriminated due to their political affiliations even though freedom of association is enshrined in the constitution.
In the wake and heat of the 2016 election campaigns in Ghana, some celebrities publicly declared their support for some political parties. One of such celebrities is popular Kumawood actor Clement Bonney well known as Mr Beautiful. He openly declared and campaigned for John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress, NDC.
Actress Martha Ankomah, a devoted Christian, has said that her reluctance to act Kumawood roles is because too many of their scripts revolve around witchcraft and the use of ‘juju’.
Speaking with Hitz Fm, Ankomah said the worst part of such stories is that the insertion of the juju does not even make sense story-wise, and therefore for her she would not waste her time acting such roles.
Ghanaian actor-Ekow Smith Asante has been making headlines for stating that 90% of the ‘Kumawood’ movies are destroying the Ghanaian movie industry. By ‘Kumawood’, I am certain he is talking about those Ghanaian Movies made in Twi—mostly shot and produced in Kumasi. Though Ekow Smith Asante’s statement has no strong grounds, I think he should … Read more
