Sunday Omobolanle aka Papi Luwe ,

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(born January 10, 1954) is a Nigerian comic

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, playwright, film director, and producer.

Early life and career

He was born on January 10, 1954, at Ilora, a town in

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southwestern

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. He is the father of Sunkanmi Omobolanle, a Nigerian film actor and director. Sunday Omobolanle had scripted, directed, produced and featured in several Nigerian film such as ''Adun Ewuro'', a 2011 Nigerian film that featured Adebayo Salami. In recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian film industry, he was bestowed with a National award, MON by

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, the former president of the

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Filmography

*''Love of My Life (2002)'' *''Green Snake (2003) as Udenwa'' *''Olorire (2003) as Oluso'' *''Perosoko (2003) as Chief'' *''Lanleyin (2004)'' *''Eewo orun (2005)'' *''Adun ewuro (2006)'' *''Asoko peye (2008)'' *''Adun Ewuro (2011)'' *''Konkobilo'' *''Oba Alatise'' *''Head Gone (2014)'' *''Survival of Jelili (2019) as Papi Luwe'' *''Anikulapo (2022) as Oyo Chief''

References

Living people Nigerian male film actors Yoruba male actors 1954 births Male actors in Yoruba cinema 20th-century Nigerian male actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors Ogunmola family Nigerian male television actors Nigerian dramatists and playwrights People from Oyo State Members of the Order of the Niger Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers {{Nigeria-actor-stub