#Sultan hd movie movie#

I once wrote on this page that Yomi King a.k.a Opebe, the king without palace, was the yin to Baba SuweвЂ™s yang. The foolish theatrics, the sardonic humour, the stern looks, the airs of grace were all gone. He didnвЂ™t smile, neither was he fierce-looking. He became a frail-looking Nurudeen, his face a pitiable blur. And so when death loomed, he was neither Babatunde Omidina of the regal airs, nor Baba Suwe of comic vanity. ItвЂ™s the stuff of tragedy that at the twilight of his life and career, both characters disappeared into thin air, leaving the man in the lurch. A comic fool in the day, a never-smiling disciplinarian at night.

#Sultan hd movie movie#

He was Baba Suwe on movie sets, and Babatunde Omidina behind the camera. So for decades, Nurudeen Babatunde Omidina switched roles. Baba Suwe never died in movie plots, and he had an eternal smile planted on his face, even in moments of tragedies. When he met Bayowa of Hello Olodumare fame, he became Larinloodu, Omo Alapata, Alani Debe-debe etc. He was no James Idepe, or LвЂ™Awori, or Ojoge, or Otolo, or Aderupoko, or Pa James, or Pappy Luwe. Neither was he Baba Mero, or Baba Sabiko, or Dejo Tunfulu, or Baba Ijesha of the teenage rape scandal. He was no Baba Sala, the other king whose sun eclipsed along with the tragedy of Orun Moru. He was Obelomo, Oyinlomo, Adimeru, Oko Safu, Maradona, Oluaye Marose, Jor Jor Jor, Omo na Bouncing, Kosomona, and related vanities. But Babatunde Omidina himself was a blend of myth and irony anyway, and at the height of his glory, many clothed him in the robes of arrogance.Д«aba Suwe on the other hand was the eternal fool, mischievous interpreter of proverbs, OpebeвЂ™s ally, Jide KosokoвЂ™s nemesis, Mr LatinвЂ™s rival, Bola TinubuвЂ™s phantom brother and eternal hailer, and everyoneвЂ™s favourite entertainer. We may never know, even though the venerable Baba Olofa-Ina gave life to that myth in a recent misadventure. The actor garnered fortune and fame from tomfoolery, made high art of mere mischief, and became a household delight.Д«abatunde Omidina prinked at social events, danced to Kwam1вЂ™s talaso music, made love to his women, rarely smiled, preened like a peacock, and drove through Lagos in his SUVs with royal grace. The man cherished the serious ambience of life away from the klieg lights, ignored fans that craved comic dramas behind the cameras, courted controversies, and was misunderstood by his Ikorodu neighbours. There was a gulf between the man and the actor. So letвЂ™s indulge in no merry-go-round, and simply hand him his crown: Mr Omidina was Sultan of Comedy.ДЇor those who knew him quite well, Babatunde Omidina was no same character as Baba Suwe. He would excel in that genre, becoming king. But like the multi-talented Lanre Fasasi a.k.a Sound Sultan, he thrived in comedy performances. He even intoned comic melodies, although he did not sound like a sultan of sound. In Erin KeГ©ke, the sitcom of the 80s, he limped through the whole gamut of performing arts. Babatunde OmidinaвЂ™s dark face loomed in the shadows, but his presence brought light and laughter to our faces.