Funke Akindele, the talented actress and producer, has excited fans by announcing the release of her upcoming film, “Everybody Loves Jenifa,” slated for December. While details about the film are eagerly anticipated, including its distribution platform—whether it will premiere in theaters or on streaming services—fans are eagerly awaiting more information.
Everybody Loves Jenifa may not be unconnected to the comedy franchise Jenifa, which metamorphosed into The Return of Jenifa, and a TV series, Jenifa’s Diary.
The first in the franchise starred Funke Akindele as Jenifa, a village girl who travelled to the city searching for fortune. Her quest led her to join a clique of immoral women, leaving her with ups and downs.
Jenifa received four nominations at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Nigerian Film. It starred Iyabo Ojo, Ronke Odusanya, Eniola Badmus, Mosunmola Filani and Ireti Osayemi.
The TV series starred Funke Akindele, Juliana Olayode, Lota Chukwu, Paschaline Alex, Lolo1, Falz, Joy Nice, and Michael Uba.
Funke Akindele’s last work, A Tribe Called Judah, premiered in cinemas in December 2023 and broke a box office record within 21 days of its release. This made it the first Nollywood film to gross N1bn.
The movie’s success surpassed the actress’ previous films Battle on Buka Street (N668.4m) and Omo Ghetto (N636.1m), which currently sit as the second and third highest-grossing films at the Nigerian box office, respectively.
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Olayodejulihan wrote: Yaaaaaaaaaay December don set 💃💃💃💃💃💃let’s goooooooooo💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃
Omonioboli wrore: Let’s go 🔥🔥🔥
Oluwadamilare_olayinka wrote: I pray it’s cinema movie so that we can hit 5 Billion
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