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Actor Titi Kuti: “Moving From Ade Tiger to Adigun Was a Shocker.”
When he said that the role was better than he had anticipated, a flurry of admirers flooded his social media accounts, asking for verification that he was indeed playing “Adigun” in “Anikulapo.”
The actor Ade Tiger, better known as Titilope Kuti, has talked about his experiences on screen in the popular Kemi-Adetiba film “King of Boys” and in Kunle Afolayan’s most recent Netflix original film, “Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre.”
He discussed his role as Adigun in Kunle Afolayan’s most recent film in an interview with Punch.
He claimed that he put the same amount of effort and commitment into the role as he did in “King of Boys.”
He said: “It was actually a huge shocker, bigger than I imagined, many of them come on my social media daily to verify if it truly was me in Anikulapo. The experience while filming was totally worth every sacrifice.
“The entire filming took about 87 days to shoot. I put the same level of commitment as I did for King of Boys (if not more this time), I was totally immersed in the character from day 1 and stayed there all through, I was Adigun when offset until the very end (I remember Taiwo Hassan, Ogogo’s reaction when we shot our first scene together in the palace, he said ‘I was worried for you initially, but I see you came ready.
“There were lots of challenging points but we all stuck together like one family from start to finish, looking after one another. This is what we have to give every time as actors, surrendering ourselves to become different characters just to give the audience an experience. I will do it again anytime I am called. It’s a life of service.
“Total shock and disbelief, the makeover was incredible (great work from the special effects and make-up team), Adigun and Ade Tiger are also two extreme ends of opposite spectrums, nothing similar at all, two completely different types of films, and then there is the Yoruba thing with me speaking ancient dialect and all.
“I am not really sure which they find surprising the most or if it is all of it put together but the feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive and I am honoured to once again give the fans an experience.”
Speaking on how he got the role in the series, Titi said: “I did not audition for the role, but I did a reading to assess my local dialect as a hypothesis for the amount of work required and how long it might take. Kunle Afolayan was very intentional with me on this role, he had mentioned it to me three years ago, so when the call came, I was willing to surrender the same level of commitment to building the character and perfect my dialect in reciprocity for the weight of trust invested in me against all odds. Yes, there were those that might have discouraged him, that I won’t be able to pull it off.”