Ibadan, Nigeria – Na serious wahala be this! The Yoruba film industry don lose one of their oga patakis, Chief Kanran, as him don cross to the other side at the age of 72 on Friday morning. Na filmmaker Seun Oloketuyi wey drop this hot gist for Instagram, confirm the news. E no easy o!
Chief Kanran, wey real name na Olusegun Akinremi, na person wey dey shine like bright star for Nollywood. Everywhere you turn, you go see him face for stage plays and movies wey dey run for decades. If you sabi Yoruba culture well well, you go fit tell say him dey bring that correct vibe wey everybody dey cherish – wit, humor, and that strong presence. E be like say di industry really miss am already (chai, any industry wey wan miss dis kind talent, na serious problem!).
As e be now, we no sabi the cause of him death yet, and as we dey file this report, everybody dey wonder wetin really happen. One minute you dey shine like star, next minute, you don carry bag pack and don waka go! E be like say the world no dey more fair anymore (why life be like this na?).
Chief Kanran, no be only fine actor be him, e also na director! The man start to dey act since him small pikin days, and him manage hustle go study theatre arts for UNILAG and OAU. Na so he take start him journey, plus him don host TV show for MTV Lagos before e dive fully into filmmaking. Life no sweet pass this kind package (abeg, wetin you dey wait for? Make you get your talents sharp o!).
It go hard for many people for the Yoruba film community to forget wetin him don do for dem. From acting to directing, the man be true legend wey no go fit fade anytime soon. As say nothing dey forever, but we go always treasure the memories and laugh from him different stages.
If you don ever see any of him works, you go realize say Chief Kanran no just dey act; him dey bring magic come our screens. But as him don go now, e go remain for our hearts and films wey we don watch. Na so e be, life go continue, but the space wey him don leave no go ever full. Rest well, Chief Kanran!
