Maami

Maami
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTunde Kelani
Screenplay byTunde Babalola
Based onMaami
by Femi Osofisan
Produced byTunde Kelani
Starring
CinematographySharafa Abagun
Edited byKazeem Agboola
Hakeem Olowookere
Music byAdesiji Awoyinka
Production
companies
Mainframe Film and Television Productions
Distributed by
  • Mainframe Pictures
  • Blue Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 June 2011 (2011-06-04) (premiere)
  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03) (Nigeria)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryNigeria
Languages
  • Yoruba
  • English
Budget₦30 million[1]
Box office₦11,928,600[2]

Maami (/ˈmɑːmi/, transl.  My Mother) is a 2011 Nigerian drama film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by Femi Osofisan, and adapted to screen by Tunde Babalola.[3] It stars Funke Akindele as Maami, along with Wole Ojo and Olumide Bakare.[4][5] Though the film was a commercial failure,[6] it was generally met with positive critical reviews.[7][8]

The film which is set two days before the 2010 World Cup tells the story of Kashimawo (Wole Ojo), an international soccer player as he comes to terms with his painful childhood, reflecting on his mother's love for him in the midst of poverty and deprivation, and his estranged father. The film received four nominations at the 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards; including Best Nigerian Film, Achievement in Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best Child Actor.[9]

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  2. ^ "Nigerian Box Office: Obi Emelonye's 'Last Flight To Abuja' Dominating The Charts". Indie Wire. Shadow and Act. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Ex President Obasanjo, Gov Amosun For Tunde Kelani's Maami Premiere In Abeokuta". Society Now NG. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ^ Inyang, Ifreke (23 November 2011). "Funke Akindele returns in 'Maami' [Video]". Daily Post Newspaper. Daily Post NG. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ Micheal, Marvelous (8 July 2013). "NOLLYWOOD MOVIE REVIEW: MAAMI". Africa Style Daily. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Tunde Kelani's Maami Forced Out Of Cinema Over Low Turn Out". The Post NG. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Maami". Nollywood Reinvented. Nollywood Reinvented. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Maami review". The Africa Channel. The Africa Channel. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  9. ^ "AMAA nominations 2011". Africa Film Academy. Africa Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2014.