Actress Mide Martins has defended Arolake, a character played on Bimbo Ademoye in Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo.
Anikulapo is the story of Saro, (played by Kunle Remi) a travelling clothe weaver, who was beaten to death for having an affair with the Alaafin’s youngest wife named Arolake.
A mystical bird brings him back to life, leaving behind a gourd with the power to raise the dead.
The movie stars became a trending topic on social media following their performances in the movie which many have described as “challenging and “well interpreted”.
While some argued that Saro was the victim of the love story, others, however, opined that Arolake deserved more and was not smart enough because she let herself become a victim instead of using the magical powder she gave to Saro after he “betrayed” her.
Reacting in the comment section of a video shared by Kunle Afolayan on Instagram on Friday where Bimbo and Remi were seen engaging in a light banter over whose character should be faulted, Mide Martins drummed support for Bimbo, saying that Kunle’s character Saro was greedy.
“Saro is olojukokoro jor,” she wrote in Yoruba.
Set in the 17th-century Oyo Empire, Anikulapo 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.
