Okunnu Alleges Olasco Films Never Paid Him For Hit Movie Aare

Okunnu Alleges Olasco Films Never Paid Him For Hit Movie Aare&NewLine;OpenLife Nigeria reports that veteran Nollywood comic actor Wale Akorede Okunnu, widely known as Okunnu, has publicly accused Olasco Films of refusing to pay him for a film project he claims he single-handedly created&period;&NewLine;The actor made the allegation during a recent interview with media personality Olugbenga Oropo Valentine on the Saworo show&period; A clip of the conversation has since gone viral, drawing attention to what Okunnu describes as years of financial neglect&period;&NewLine;Okunnu revealed that the disagreement stretches back several years and remains unresolved, despite his repeated attempts to address the matter&period;&NewLine;He said the film performed well commercially, yet he never received any form of payment from the company&period;&NewLine;He expressed the depth of his disappointment, emphasizing that the earnings were the product of his own hard work and personal investment&period;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I once did a movie for Olasco and he didn’t give me anything&period; Not even â¦5 for pure water till this moment&period; I don’t know if I will later be paid on judgement day&period; I haven’t forgiven Olasco,” he said&period;&NewLine;Okunnu also identified the individual running the marketing company as Akeem Balogun, reiterating that the issue continues to trouble him&period;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mr Akeem Balogun Olasco, I don’t know about tomorrow, but as at the moment, I haven’t &NewLine;forgiven Olasco,” he added&period;&NewLine;In the interview, he gave more details about the project, a film titled Aare, which he said was released in two parts simultaneously&period;&NewLine;According to Okunnu, he handled every aspect of the film’s creation from writing and directing to playing the lead role&period; Yet despite the project’s success, he claims he received no payment&period;&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I wrote a movie, Aare&period; I directed it and played the lead role&period; Both part one and part two were released at the same time&period; I didn’t see a dime from it&period; I will be lying if I say Olasco gave me anything from the money made from my sweat,” he stated&period;&NewLine;The actor’s revelations have reignited discussions about longstanding challenges in Nollywood, including unclear contracts, revenue sharing disputes, and the treatment of creatives by marketers&period;&NewLine;Observers note that such conflicts were particularly common in the era dominated by physical film distribution&period;&NewLine;As of now, neither Olasco Films nor Akeem Balogun has publicly responded to this particular Okunnu’s claims&period;&NewLine;Meanwhile, the veteran actor seems determined to document his experience and highlight what he perceives as a serious injustice&period;&NewLine;

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