King of Thieves (2022 film)

King of Thieves (Agẹṣinkólé) is a 2022 Nigerian thriller film produced by Femi Adebayo and directed by Tope Adebayo and Adebayo Tijani.[2] It stars Odunlade Adekola, Femi Adebayo, Toyin Abraham, Broda Shaggi, Adebowale "Debo" Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, Lateef Adedimeji, and Ibrahim Chatta.[3][4] The Epic Yoruba-language movie was produced by Femi Adebayo's Euphoria360 media and co-produced by the Niyi Akinmolayan's Anthill studios. The movie's premiere was held on April 4, 2022, and the star-studded event was held at the IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos which featured lot of trends and talk-point.[5] The movie hit the cinema nationwide from April 8, 2022,[6]

King of Thieves
Promotional poster
Agesinkole
Directed by
  • Adebayo Tijani
    Tope Adebayo
Produced byFemi Adebayo
Starring
Production
company
  • Euphoria360 Media
    Anthill Studios
Distributed byFilmOne Entertainment
Release date
April 8, 2022
Running time
110 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageYoruba
Box office₦320,805,150[1]

Selected Cast

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Synopsis

King of Thieves (Ògúndábède) is a story of a famous town and prosperous kingdom of Ajeromi, things were going as good as they should be in the Ajeromi kingdom until Agesinkole, a powerful bandit and terrorist came to terrorize the peaceful and prosperous kingdom of Ajeromi, the Ajeromi Kingdom however sought to destroy this Agesinkole bandit with just every power within them including their hunters, witches, wizard and every power they possess.[8]

Premiere

King of Thieves (Agesinkole) premiered on Sunday, April 4, 2022, at the IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos, the theme of the premiere was 'Epic and Dangerous' which also saw a lot of celebrities in attendance and also dressing in line with the theme,[9] the event was star-studded and saw a lot of celebrities and big names of the industry in attendance, some of those in attendance are Tade Ogidan, Tunde Kelani, Iyabo Ojo, Antar Laniyan, Segun Arinze, Mercy Aigbe, Dayo Amusa, Eniola Ajao, Denrele Edun, Muyiwa Ademola and a host of others.[10] Popular media company, StarTimes which Femi Adebayo is also an ambassador also hosted Femi Adebayo and congratulated him on the debut of his new movie in Cinema, the screening by the press, StarTimes team, Nollywood industry icons, and movie critics took place at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja City Mall.[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actor In A Drama, Movie or TV Series Femi Adebayo Pending [12]
Best Art Director Wale Adeleke Pending
Best Picture Editor Sanjo Adegoke Pending
Best Sound Track Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro Pending
Best Make Up Francisca Otaigbe Pending
Best Writer Yinka Laoye Pending
Best Overall Movie Femi Adebayo Pending
Best Director Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo Pending

References
  1. "Top 20 films 24th - 26th June 2022 - Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria". www.ceanigeria.com.
  2. Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2022-03-11). "Check out the newly released trailer for 'King of Thieves' (Ogundabede)". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. Ogala, George (2022-04-24). "Movie Review: How Femi Adebayo's 'King of Thieves sets new standard for Yoruba films". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. "StarTimes hosts premiere of Femi Adebayo's 'King of Thieves'". Punch Newspapers. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. "Femi Adebayo's King of thieves ready for public viewing". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2022-03-11). "Check out the newly released trailer for 'King of Thieves' (Ogundabede)". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  7. BellaNaija.com (2022-04-04). "The Spectacular Cultural Display Served at the "King of Thieves" Movie Premiere". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  8. "King of Thieves". Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  9. Odutuyo, Adeyinka (2022-04-06). "Femi Adebayo, other stars arrive on horses at his carnival-like movie premiere". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  10. "Femi Adebayo's King of thieves ready for public viewing". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  11. "StarTimes celebrates Femi Adebayo's feat as King of Thieves hits cinemas". Vanguard News. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  12. "Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees". AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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