Famous Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, frequently acts the position
of a wicked man in movies. And his depictions are so actual that many
fanatics accept as true with this is his actual individual. in this chat
with Showtime celebrity, he explains that the poor reaction of fans
toward his wicked roles is what genuinely led him into performing comic
roles. Excerpts…
You seem to have an affinity for comedies; why is that?
I
wouldn’t call it affinity. Years in the past, i discovered out that
most of the scripts that were delivered to me didn’t have comic
alleviation; i used to be usually given roles of a wicked guy and i got
to take into account that most of my fanatics were not thrilled with it.
some of them felt it become some thing actual, and the effect was that
whenever I stepped out in public, i used to be stuck in embarrassing
situations. I then decided to be infusing comedian comfort even when I’m
gambling depraved characters due to the fact I’m a veteran display
writer. within the early 80s, we were working in NTA Enugu, which was
formerly Anambra tv Channel 50, so the talent is there, and i blended it
with the depraved roles they had been giving me. The end result is that
while you are watching me play a wicked function, you’ll nonetheless
have cause to chortle, and simplicity your anxiety. In fact, i have
carried out a lot via doing that.
can you proportion instances while fans reacted to you with the notion that you’re a wicked guy?
they have finished bold things. some of their actions seem like
attacks, however with my experience as an entertainer, i am able to say I
saw all that coming, so i used to be able to control they all very
well. but sooner or later, even as i used to be on Onitsha ‘Head Bridge’
on my manner to Asaba, there has been this traffic snarl that made us
pop out of the auto. One fan got here to hail me and slap me on the
shoulder inside the path of appraising my specific fashion of acting.
some other persons advised him, and he fired returned by using
announcing, ‘Don’t you recognize this guy is my all-in-all? He makes me
happy; whenever I’m no longer satisfied, I simply fit in his movie, and i
end up satisfied.’ That become an embarrassing incident, but I saw it
coming due to the fact that changed into the period i used to be playing
evil diabolical roles. but, I additionally contact lives, because now
and again whilst we shoot films, it’s like we’re telling a few humans
existence tale. you already know, speaking approximately what occurs in
various families in which depraved uncles deal with their nephews and
things like that. however like I stated earlier, I thank God that i have
determined a manner of getting people to chuckle on the identical time
they watch me play depraved roles.
Is there any position you would like to play that you’ve now not had the opportunity to?
i am making plans on my very own manufacturing outfit, and the name
of my agency is Chukwuwetalu movies. by way of the grace of God, whilst
we take off, I’m going to be playing roles along with a real guy of God,
a romantic parent, and other characters that human beings haven’t
certainly visible me portray. My fan golf equipment all over the global
will then have the possibility to peer me doing properly in the ones
regions.
Some humans say that Nigerian actors are not nicely educated; what do you have got to mention approximately that?
we are able to do with out film faculties. There ought to be ordinary
workshops wherein actors will be trained and retrained due to the fact
all we were doing generally got here from no historical past. however i
will nevertheless commend our human beings because with out a stable
historical past, they had been capable of prove their mettle, and i
realize that the entirety is going to improve in phrases of acting while
those faculties begin operating and those go there on normal foundation
to get trained. it will help the industry grow better.
Lately, a image of you grabbing the boobs of an actress, Anita Joseph, on a movie set went viral; what absolutely came about?
they may be my daughters. It was a tale, and we had been playing our
roles. perhaps you didn’t have time to observe that movie to apprehend
what was taking place. the main man or woman in that movie changed into
Ini Edo who turned into rascally, and greater of a tom-boy. If she
fought with my daughters, she would defeat them, so I did the whole lot
to put together sturdy grounds for them to overpower her, however it
wasn’t feasible. So I said considering that its failure, allows me to
look for another way to put together their lives, so that any suitor who
sees them will fall in love and marry them. That manner, they will be
useful due to the fact that they failed in fighting a not unusual enemy.
The scene that went viral was wherein i used to be dressing them up for
a burial ceremony that turned into arising wherein I expected men to
look them, and to locate them appealing sufficient to take as wives.
ladies’s bust performs a very big role in attracting any guy who comes
as a suitor, however folks who wanted sensation made the picture move
viral to sell their media. If I inform you now that I help some
youngsters in the motherless baby’s home, it could no longer be as
sensational as whilst they are saying that I raped a minor.
But how does your wife react to scenes like that?
If i have as much as a million enthusiasts, my wife will be primary. The
best joy she derives is looking at me act; regardless of how poor the
role is, due to the fact she is the best individual that is aware of me
better than all people else on the grounds that we stay collectively.
She is aware of how gentle and superb i’m. She also knows how
philanthropic i am due to the fact I continually love to help humanity.
So when she sees me in the ones types of scenes, she is aware of I’m
simply performing. every time I churn out a capture-word, byline or
slogan, she laughs so difficult that even the person that is one mile
away will listen the sound. She doesn’t locate whatever I do in movies
embarrassing at all; the opposite is the case.
You imply she even tells you to do it higher if she feels it’s no longer right enough?
sure, she chips in her own recommendation on the way to make my
performing more comical. She knows I’m a very robust comic person;
comedy is in my nature, and that is the first element that makes her
glad that I’m her husband. There are some husbands that constantly have
tough countenances, and their wives fear them, however I’m not like
that. As a long way as I’m concerned, she is my largest fan.
Is any of your youngsters taking once you?
My second son is comical in nature. At times, he is going out of his way
to wear women’s dress to make caricature out of a few thoughts. Then my
first son; on every occasion I go back from anywhere, he greets me with
the slogan of my last movie he watched. one in every of my daughters is
a style clothier, and whenever she dresses herself up, she appears more
attractive and stylish than any other female of her age. The innovative
nature runs in the family and i’m certain that when all of them pop out
of school, they are going to match into my company because it’s going
to be a conglomerate by using God’s grace, producing many titles,
inclusive of comedy, tragedy, and many others. I’m additionally going to
be concerned in distributing directly to homes and workplaces.
So you encourage them to take it critical?
Why now not? Their college prices come from what I’m doing, their
feeding, and the whole thing approximately their welfare comes from
this. they have proven the flair already; all I ought to do is inspire
them.
How do you intend to surmount piracy with your employer?
I trust that the largest hassle inside the enterprise is piracy.
approximately 5 years in the past, I went to NIPOST in course of
sporting out a survey on how to make marketing paintings and beat
piracy. i purchased a e book called publish codes from NIPOST, and it
consists of all the road codes and numbers in Nigeria. After that, I
went to the national population commission (NPC), Abuja, to get in
their books which contained statistics finishing 2006. after I start my
business enterprise, my subscribers, who can be as much as 50million,
will be paying into a designated account. every time every body will
pay, the respectable vehicles of my company, will supply the consignment
either to the individual’s residence or office wherever they’re within
the u . s .. The films will now not be offered on the open marketplace,
so if you see it in the open market, all of us will know it’s a pirated
reproduction.
