''Suru L'ere'' is a 2016 Nigerian

comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

, co-produced and directed by

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. It stars Seun Ajayi,

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and Enyinna Nwigwe, with a special appearance from

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. Set in Lagos, the film revolves around Arinze (Seun Ajayi), a young graduate trainee, who is a serial debtor, desperately eager to get ahead.

Cast

* Seun Ajayi as Arinze *

as Omosigho *

as Kyle Stevens Adedoyin *

as Land Lady *

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as Bossi * Enyinna Nwigwe as Godstime * Gregory Ojefua as Brume * Bikiya Graham-Douglas *

as Akara seller (special appearance)

Production

Casting

In March 2015, it was announced that

would be starring in ''Suru L'ere''.

, who is the executive producer of the film had a cameo appearance as a local

Akara ''Akara'' (; , ) is a type of fritter made from cowpeas or beans (black-eyed peas) by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo. It is also known as Bean cake. It is found throughout West African, Caribbean, and Brazilian cuisines. The dish is ...

seller.

Filming

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of ''Suru L'ere'' commenced in April 2015, and was shot in ten days.

Promotions

On 16 April 2015, Behind the scenes photos for ''Suru L'ere'' were published on

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. It was also published on

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and other major media outlets and entertainment blogs. The first official trailer was released on

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on 8 September 2015. A Television trailer was released on 15 January 2016.

Release

The film was released on 12 February 2016.

References

External links

* * {{authority control 2016 romantic comedy-drama films Nigerian romantic comedy-drama films Films shot in Lagos Films set in Lagos 2016 films 2010s English-language films Yoruba-language films