- Tunde Kelani has announced plans to produce biopic of late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
- The saworoide movie producer unveiled his plan at Barryfest – an event organised in memory of the late Fuji icon
- The forthcoming project was unofficially titled, ‘Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’
Popular yoruba filmmaker, director and producer, Tunde Kelani has revealed his plans to produce a movie about the life of the late Fuji icon, Ayinde Barrister, The Informant247 gathered.
The Veteran unveiled the plan during the grand finale of a festival organised to celebrate the life and achievements of the musician at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Ibadan.
During the Festival, Kelani said the forthcoming project, unofficially titled ‘Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’, would help spotlight the late musician’s contribution to the growth of Fuji music. He added that the project won’t be enough to document the life and music of the late Fuji icon, but it’s just the beginning.
“I am assuring you that a film will soon come out on Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. In fact, one film will not be enough to document his life and music, but we are starting with this one.
“My decision is irreversible. Barrister deserves to be so immortalised because of his numerous works which still set the pace for living fuji musicians in the market,” Kelani said
Ayinde Barrister passed away on December 16, 2010, in the United Kingdom after a brief battle with an undisclosed illness.
Kelani’s announcement comes in the wake of the success of ‘Ayinla’, a biopic on late Apala singer Ayinla Omowura which was met with positive reviews.
In 2021, months after its theatrical success, it bagged multiple AMAA nominations.
The Informant247