I am a senior to Pete Edochie in Nollywood – Kanayo

By Jimmy

Kanayo O. Kanayo has made bold claims about being a senior to veteran actor Pete Edochie in Nollywood.

Kanayo added that he and other actors in the 1992/93 hit movie Living In Bondage were among the pioneers of Nollywood.

The actor claimed that, even though Edochie launched into cinema projects before him, when it came to Nollywood, he was a senior to the Lion of Africa.

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We started Nollywood

In an interview with Afia TV, KOK, while speaking on the history of the movie industry, shared the groundbreaking achievements legendary filmmaker Kenneth Nnebue made with his projects. He added that Nnebue was the first filmmaker to produce home videos in 1992 on a professional level.

Kanayo added that people like himself, Pete Edochie, and Nnebue, among others, should not be left out in the movie industry’s history.

“Nnayi Sacrifice” explained that he and his colleagues who acted in the hit movie “Living in Bondage”, released in 1992/93, were among the pioneers of Nollywood as true professionals before anyone else. He stressed that the 1971 movie “Things Fall Apart” featuring Pete Edochie was a cinema project and not a home video production.

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The thespian stressed that he was ready to challenge anyone who claimed Edochie preceded him in the industry.

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In related news, Kanayo also said that Nollywood is a ground for creativity and not a dumping ground for homosexuality and Brazilian Butt Lift, among others. According to him, Instagram stars are giving the industry a bad name. Read below for more:

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