Why Genevieve And Omotola No Longer feature in Nollywood

When last did you watch any Nollywood film featuring either Genevieve Nnaji or Omotola Ekeinde? Am sure your answer would be like 2 or 3 years now or even more.

Well, there is no doubt that Genevieve and Omotola are the biggest stars in Nollywood. The former was recognized by Oprah while the later was recognized by Times magazine. But the fans of both actresses are worried that they no longer see these stars in recent Nollywood movies been released as they seem to have gradually gone into oblivion.

Well the main reason why they no longer feature in recent films is because they are too expensive such that producers can’t afford them again, so they rather go for cheaper actresses. The amount each of the two actresses charge can be used to produce and package Asaba Nollywood movie with some money remaining for the producer. Another reason why Genevieve and Omotola are no more regular in films is because they seem to have outgrown the Asaba films because most of the Asaba produced films are not of Standard and these actresses cannot ruin their brand with anyhow films, so they are too choosy in picking up roles.

Nevertheless, these actresses still need to feature in films if they must remain relevant. Obi Emelonye in a recent interview suggested that these two actresses should start producing their own films and featuring themselves in them, so as to remain relevant, and I totally agree with him.

Omotola Jalade Criticized By Fans Over New Song

Criticisms has continued to trail Nollywood star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s singing ability, following the release of her new single, Barren Land, off her second album titled: Me, Myself and Eyes. This came on the heels of her recent interview with CNN, where she was played up as a multi-talented actress, singer and philanthropist. Though this is not the first time her songs have been be subjected to criticisms, the mother of four, unlike actress Genevieve Nnaji, has been unperturbed. Interestingly, arguments on the social media have, however, shifted from a critical review of Omotola’s song, as fans of both actresses are now comparing their talents and celebrity status. Genevieve appears to have given up singing, after her first album, One Logologo Line, turned out a commercial failure. In the views of her fans, the star actress had taken a right decision. While commenting on Omotola’s latest single, a fan who faulted it for excessive auto tune and bad vocal, said, “I’m a huge fan of Omotola, but the song would have been better as instrumental (no vocals). Does she not have people around her to tell her she cannot sing and that she needs to stick to acting? Love you, Omosexy.” Another fan was quoted to have said that “All I can hear is auto tune! After all these years of vocal lessons… Stick to acting alone, love.” In the same vein, another fan said, “I love Omotola, but singing is not for everyone… If she was my mom, I would tell her NO! You can tell she can’t sing. So much auto tune; it is offbeat. And she is singing with her nose. I am crying of laughter as I am typing this. The song has a good message. Omowumi should have sung this, featuring MI. Even Genevieve’s I go kick you make you cry song was better than this (laughs).” However, some believe that the fault is not totally that of the actress, but the producer’s. “She (Omotola) should have gotten Cobhams to do the song for her. He is a terrific producer, especially for inspirational music or TY Bello’s Mosa ( Mosadoluwa Adegboye is the award-winning producer of TY Bello’s solo debut, Greenland). I don’t even live in Lagos and I know all these things,” said a fan. In the view of another fan, though the beat used for Omotola’s song was fantastic, he wished that the song was sold to someone else to do justice to it. “And to think this is the song being used by Amnesty International. So, this is the song that was inspired by activism? I can’t even talk anymore…This auto tune tie ti je ki ori mi daru die (Yoruba for ‘the auto tune is driving me crazy’). Let me go and eat and regain my sanity biko,” he said.