Femi Adebayo
a.k.a Jelili with other names like Sonto, Etiko Onigedu, Kodi Ologbon and many more,
Despite being a
successful Actor, this Ilorin born star is a barrister at law, a graduate from The University of Ilorin.
Femi picked up
his career in acting having done well for himself with great skill as he
featured in Owo Blow, an evergreen movie that shot him to limelight many years
back, though a young boy then.
Recently, he
was on a TV program where he let people into his world touching different
things he has been engaged in profitably and what he intends to do in the
nearest future.
Being a
producer and an Actor that has featured very well in different home movies and
cinemas, irrespective of language, Femi Adebayo said he is always very
comfortable to produce his own movie where he would have all the time and
opportunity to showcase his hidden talents that people aren't aware of.
He said,
You could showcase yourself differently and exclusively in your own movie, this could be seen in some movies I produced, Jelili, Sonto Alapata, Eletiko and many more. My characters in those film gave people the opportunity to see a different Femi Adebayo Salami. It was not the usual ‘fine boy’, refined educated fellow or other aspects I have been known with. In those movies, I was a different person and of course, it paid well.
Speaking on
endorsement, he said, actors should be an ambassador that adds value to the brands
he/she represents.
He stressed
further, that going into brand ambassadorial depends on what a player wants, it
could be for many reasons, it could be for money, love, belief it all depends on
one's decision.
I fell in love with acting because of the love I have for my dad. I love him and I have always wanted to be like him, this is what drove me into acting and the story has been very beautiful
To be honest,
we are no match to Actors outside overseas, we are just coming but in terms of
talent we are better, supposing we have an enabling environment; we could do
better than them. Our movies are more seen and watched in cinemas than foreign movies.
In his reaction
to grants given by government, Jelili, as he is popularly known, said, “The last
administration tried but the issue is just like a drop of water in an ocean.
What the administration gave out then as grants didn’t go round, it was just
like a drop of water in an ocean, if the government could do more, it would go
round and we could match any other movie
Acts in the world”
These days,
Actors are taking political appointments and even contesting and winning
election, Femi Adebayo said, the feat is a welcome development because it would
give those in make-believe world leverage to rub shoulders with those in power
and be a better channel to better the lives of their members in areas that
concerns their profession.
He added, “We
want more of our people in politics, and our aim is to use the office we are in
today to make life better for our industry, those that are in politics one way
or the other.”
He also advised
actors to move closer to government so that, its dividends could come to them
as well.
Why he set up J15 School of performance, he said, (It is a citadel of learning
where we groom people to become great actors and be good professionals in other
areas of entertainment. We train
people on how to act and how to manage stardom.”
Looking into
the future, Femi Adebayo said another blockbuster would soon hit the
entertainment soon with a title Survival
of Jelili.
“It is coming
soon, its a rebrand of Jelili, and it is going to be awesome. People would see
a transformed Jelili that can communicate well in English and be well
appreciated by elites. It will soon be in the Cinemas.
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