Femi Adebayo Mourns Chief Kanran, Shares Late Actor’s Role in His Upcoming Movie
- Femi Adebayo has joined Nigerians in mourning the late Nollywood veteran actor Chief Kanran
- Femi Adebayo, the filmmaker behind Seven Doors, shared Chief Kanran's role in one of his upcoming movie projects
- However, Femi Adebayo's emotional tribute to Chief Kanran was met with reactions from his fans and followers
Popular Nigerian actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo Salami has reacted to the death of his senior colleague, Segun Remi, better known as Chief Kanran.
Legit.ng reported on Friday, August 15, that Chief Kanran's death was made public by filmmaker and celebrity journalist Seun Oloketuyi.
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Femi, who is the brain behind the hit movie Seven Doors, disclosed that he was still struggling to come to terms with the sudden passing of Chief Kanran.
Mourning the late actor, Femi described his death as overwhelming, as Chief Kanran had just completed his last acting performance on one of his projects.
Source: Instagram
Sharing pictures of the late Chief Kanran on his movie sets, Femi Adebayo wrote in a caption,
"Still struggling to come to terms with the sudden passing of Chief Segun Kehinde AkinRemi 💔 @chiefkanran This loss is particularly overwhelming, as he had only just concluded his last acting performance on one of my projects. May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings, grant him eternal rest in Aljannah Firdaus, be with his family, and give them the strength to carry through this loss. Rest well, sir."
In related news, Legit.ng reported a video of Chief Kanran addressing his colleagues at a TAMPAN event in Canada.
The late actor emphasised the need to promote Nigerian culture and attires after some of his colleagues attended the event in English outfits.
Slide the post below to see pictures of Chief Kanran on Femi Adebayo's movie set below:
Reactions as Femi Adebayo mourns Chief Kanran
Legit.ng captured some of the reactions from Femi Adebayo's fans and followers. Read the comments below:
sukette04 said:
"Rest Easy Uncle."
kingremtop reacted:
"He has been through so much, Nigeria filmmakers please makes use of our legends while they are still alive in your movie. We misses them in our movies, the likes of Baba lere Paimo ,baba Ginadu, Baba Wande and co. Rest in peace Chief Karan."
kz_johnson said:
"so sad RIP legend you make our childhood memorable the film industry will surely miss you."
kemmy23us commented:
"Wow...saw him recently on your set. May almighty God bless his soul with eternal rest."
horllyrae reacted:
"Good Night Legend."
officialadesanyatoyosi said:
"femiadebayosalami you are appreciated in bringing all our legends back to life,,it will forever lingers in our memories that your cinema movie is one of the best in recent time that late legendary Dr Segun Remi featured in before he exit this sinful world."
ryke couture said:
"So sad. Such a legend he always made sure to say hello when passing by my store may his soul rest in peace."
US based woman calls out Kanran
Legit.ng also reported that a US based woman commented on Chief Kanran's interview with Pastor Gabriel on social media.
Following the interview, a Nigerian woman based in America, Auto Bola came online to call out the actor.
Auto Bola disclosed that it was not he first time Kanran would seek people's help and support.
Source: Legit.ng
