''Apaadi'' is a 2009

Yoruba language Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 50 million, plus about 2 million second-languag ...

Nigerian film. It's the first epic film produced by

Funke Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele-Bello (born 24 August 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian film actress, politician and producer.Funsho AkinwaleFunke Akindele gives first glimpse of her twins ''The Guardian'' Akindele sta ...

and she also starred as one of the

main characters A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

in the movie, playing the King's niece. The film was nominated in the 2009

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for Best Film in an African Language and Achievement in Costume categories, and

Femi Adebayo Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian film director, film actor, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He is the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami. Earl ...

was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in this film.

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

*http://www.nigeriafilms.com/content.asp?contentid=4053&ContentTypeID=9 *https://web.archive.org/web/20100420050830/http://www.naijarules.com/vb/yoruba-movies-stars/31724-funke-akindele-movies.html *https://movies.codedwap.com/download/apaadi-part-1-flashback-friday-now-on-sceneonetv-app-www-sceneone-tv/LS1GWFhCTzlHazY1VQ *https://movies.codedwap.com/download/apaadi-part-2-flashback-friday-now-on-sceneonetv-app-www-sceneone-tv/LS1hNUFESWIyaExTRQ *http://www.afrikanmovies.com/Scripts/default.asp 2009 films Nigerian drama films {{Nigeria-film-stub