Movie Producer and Director, Kofi Asamoah is set to premiere another must-watch movie titled “Away Bus” featuring popular Ghallywood actors and actresses such as John Dumelo, Salma Mumin and others as well as Kumawood stars such as Agya Koo, Akrobeto, Yaw Dabo and the likes.
Slay queens such as Akuapem Poloo and Moesha Buduong are also part of the cast for Kofi Asamoah’s yet-to-be-premiered “Away Bus” movie.
After a lengthy hiatus, one of Ghana’s most talented actors is returning to the screen in a soon to be released movie.
Agya Koo, before he makes his comeback, has been addressing the perceived reasons why his career had a temporary setback because a lot of producers in the industry he helped make popular (Kumawood) were unwilling to work with him.
When the movie industry in Kumasi was really booming and was basically at its peak, they dazzled many of us with their storylines, acting skills, comic actors and actresses, plot and setting of their productions.
Today in Ghana you cannot even say we have a proper and a functional movie industry not to even talk about the fact that the industry is booming.
Veteran Ghanaian comic actor and highlife musician, Agya Koo has disclosed that his downfall in the movie industry was caused by some players in the industry after he refused to go naked in a movie.
He explained that the director told him to play Okomfo Anokye role by going into a river naked, something he thought was not right.
Gone are the days when Ghanaians had the likes of John Bossompem Santo aka Bob Santo, Bishop Okala, Agya Koo, Nkomode and even Kwaku Sintim Misa aka KSM who were on their top form in the world of comedy.
Sadly, Ghanaian comedians, these days seem to be losing focus and are completely out of comic words, they don’t know how to put smiles on the faces of their audience, they are becoming completely empty as their fellow Nigerian Comedians keep riding on them, day in and day out.
Over the years it’s become almost normal to hear the story of a veteran actor who has been struck by some illness in their old age and are now out of money and desperately looking for help from the public.
Trying to understand why it happens to so many veteran stars, some of whom were the biggest of their day, is not easy to pin down.
Anas’ expose’ dubbed number 12 on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has turned into some jokes and “concert party” featuring Lil Win, Agya Koo and the likes as the controversial politician, Kennedy Agyapong has accused Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for paying Afia Schwarzenegger to insult him.
Kennedy Agyapong who has vowed to expose Anas’ alleged corrupt practices in an interview with Joy FM disclosed that he has in his possession screenshots of chats between Anas and Afia Schwarzenegger to his claim.
The Minister for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Hon. Catherine Abenlema Afeku has stated without mincing words that she will choose Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker over actor John Dumelo any day.
Her reason is simple and not based on political affiliations–it is strictly based on how close she is to Van Vicker and how often she travels with him.
Director and Producer of ‘Local Ghanaian’ movies, Kumawood, Mr Samuel Nyamekye has declared that the sidelining of Charles Adu Kofi popularly known as Agya Koo from the movie industry has really affected his business.
He disclosed that he made lots of money each time he featured Agya Koo in his mainstream movies.
Two Kumawood veterans ‘beefing’, how about that?
Agya Koo has recently made it clear that he believes Kumawood is currently dead because he was sidelined by producers in the industry.
Popular Kumawood actor, Kofi Adu widely known as Agya Koo has said that Ghanaians are no more interested in buying and watching Kumawood movies because he has been sidelined.
The actor expressing his dissatisfaction in an interview on Onua Fm’s ‘Anigye Mmre’ talk show with Christian Agyei Frimpong revealed that Kumawood revived because of him and he is also the very reason why the movie industry is dying.
Nana Ama McBrown has waded into the never ending Kumawood battle of who’s better — old school Agya Koo or new school Lilwin.
A veteran Kuamawood star herself, McBrown is unsurprisingly going with the veteran Agya Koo over the younger Kwadwo Nkansah.
Famous Ghanaian movie producer Samuel Nyamekye, the brain behind the ubiquitous Miracle Films Production Company, has waded into the issue over who’s the most popular actor in Ghana and he also gives the title to Agya Koo hands down.
According to Nyamekye, Agya Koo is so popular that if you take Majid Michel and John Dumelo and combine them, they still wouldn’t approach the Kumawood icon’s status.
Agya Koo claims Kumawood producers once sat down and decided not to cast him in movies anymore because they wanted to sabotage his career, but a top Kumawood producer has come out to rubbish that assertion.
According to Michael Afrane, Agya Koo’s problem is his massive pride and ego and that is what has brought him every challenge he has encountered in his career.
Back and forth allegations flew like fireworks on Hitz Fm as Agya Koo and a Kumawood director, Frank Fiifi Gharbin, went to town on each other.
Agya Koo accused Gharbin of being unprofessional, of always arriving on set drunk and disrupting everything going on there, and in return he casually accused Agya Koo of rape.
