Nollywood UK based actor, Taiwo Olarewanju popularly known as London Tailor is well known by his versatile in the industry, though he is a Nurse in far away United Kingdom, his undaunted love for movie has made him returned to the country with a new movie titled IDAPADA.
In a recent interview with Yorubamoviegist.com the actor reveals what influence his nickname and also talked about his new movie.
London Tailor is a name people call me in the United Kingdom where i reside. Many do ask me if i am into fashion designing but no! I got the name in a play i did some time back. It’s all about bringing myself very close to the masses and putting smile on their faces through what i know best, He said.
Speaking about his career, the actor made it known that he has been in the profession over a decade now, and has been doing his best communicating what goes around him to the masses through his talent.
The UK based actor who featured in many movies such as Eje Eleje, Oku Igbe, Oore Kan, Eluku Gbewiri, Ajadi Kolapo and many others, has never experienced piracy issue as he choose to produce his movies through internet though he has not been making money with his skit but gets accolades from his fans.
“I have over 10 movies I have done, but all my movies are skit, they are five to 10 minutes drama. They are all on internet; you could find them on YouTube and other social media. I am not a Nigerian based actor, I reside in United Kingdom and the issue of piracy and the bureaucracy that goes with selling one’s movie to Idumota marketer are things I wasn’t familiar with so I chose internet as a starting point. For real, I haven’t been making money on the short movies I put on internet, what I have gained so far is the publicity and accolades I get from fans from close and far every day”.
Speaking on his new movie titled IDAPADA, the actor revealed that IDAPADA would be his first movie to produce and market through the marketer even though he has produced different movies.
“ IDAPADA is an interesting movie about a young man who lives abroad but always had a dream of being repatriated back to his country! It’s an awesome story that every home must see. We have a lot of popular faces in the movie, amongst are Ayo Adesanya, Rasak Owokoniran, Alhaji Ade Aderenle, Lara Picollo and many others.