Actor Kunle Remi has issued a warning to those criticising his love scene with Bimbo Ademoye in Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo.
The movie was released on Netflix on Friday September 30.
Anikulapo is the story of Saro, a travelling clothe weaver, who was beaten to death for having an affair with the Alaafin’s youngest wife.
A mystical bird brings him back to life, leaving behind a gourd with the power to raise the dead.
In one of the love scenes, the king’s wife – played by Bimbo Ademoye – took off her clothes before having sex with Saro – played by Kunle Remi.
Social media users reacted in collective astonishment at the sight of the queen’s breasts and Kunle’s butt, sparking a debate about the actors going nude.
Addressing the matter in a recent Instagram live session, Kunle said that insults from critics would not be tolerated.
“I want to talk about Anikulapo and Saro. Disclaimer this is Kunle Remi not Saro but I let Saro live in me for a few months, don’t abuse me, don’t insult me, if you do I will disconnect you,” the actor warned as he continued live session.
Speaking further on the love scene, the 33-year-old added, “A lot of people say the nude scene was not necessary, but I’m gonna say this; as an engineer, I can’t tell you how to engineer, as an accountant I can’t tell you how to do your accounting. As a chef, I cant teach you how to cook so as an actor you can’t tell me how far or what I should do in my job. That scene for us symbolised the moment when we were so vulnerable. Anyways Nigerians are hypocrites. But that was the most vulnerable moment for these characters and that was the first time they genuinely made love”.
Set in the 17th-century Oyo Empire, the movie also stars actors like Sola Sobowale, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Taiwo Hassan, Faithia Williams, Aisha Lawal, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Dele Odule, Yinka Quadri and Adebayo Salami.
