The Rise and Rise of Nollywood Star Deyemi Okanlawon
Nollywood Star Actor, Deyemi Okanlawon is surely one of the hottest and most sought-after actors in the Nigerian movie space judging by the number of box office hits he has featured in.
Deyemi as he is fondly called grabbed the headlines last year as he featured in several box office hits grossing well over N1bn in box office earnings. He featured in Toyin Abraham’s box hit The Ghost and The Tout which raked in N134m, he also starred in the hugely successful movie from Ace Actress Funke Akindele titled Omo Ghetto which made a whooping N637m, he also played a lead role in The Prophetess, DOD, and Lockdown.
The Star Actor who recently took to his Instagram page to thank his colleagues, Film Producers, and Directors alike for making the feat possible said he shouldn’t take all the credit for having a wonderful year. In the words of the Actor, he said ‘’ I really can’t take the credit for this… I thank God, thank my producers and directors, writers, for my fellow super cast and super crew colleagues, my management team, and all my amazing fans! Movies I starred in have grossed over N1bn in Box Office revenue in 2 yrs.! Highest Grossing x 2! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Finally, I can use this hashtag- #yesterdayspriceisnottodaysprice 😁😁😁
Omo Ghetto N637m
DOD N29m
Prophetess N131m
Lockdown N40m
Ghost & Tout N134m
Superstar N67m
TOTAL N1038b ‘’.
Deyemi Okanlawon is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the prestigious University of Lagos, Akoka. He came into public consciousness when he starred in the popular television series, Gidi Up.
It is left to be seen how Deyemi Okanlawon would fare in 2022 as he has already been tipped to star in a box office hit by Samuel Olatunji, the Director behind one of the movies of 2021, Mimi.
Samuel Olatunji popularly known in entertainment circles as ‘Bigsam’ took to his Instagram account to celebrate the iconic actor. In his words, Bigsam showered praise on Deyemi saying ‘’ In the last one year, Deyemi has grossed over 1 billion Naira from the box office. Let’s not sleep on this talent. And in 2022, my guy is not slowing down. Looking forward to making my next film with him. Shoutout to the king of box-office for two years consecutively. @deyemitheactor , please share the money.
See Numbers:
Omo Ghetto 637 000 000
DOD 29 000 000
The Wait. 9 000 000
2 Weeks In Lag 18 000 000
Prophetess 131 000 000
Under The Carpet 5 000 000
Mimi 9 000 000
Lockdown 40 000 000
Ghost & Tout 134 000 000
Superstar 67 000 000
TOTAL 1 079 000 000 ‘’.
