Movie couples that are hard to forget in Nollywood
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Christina Ngene
I am a movie enthusiast with a passion for writing and a desire to see the African movie industries grow. I try to use my skills as an artist to cheer for Nollywood by writing for NollyMania. • Syndicate Correspondent
In Nollywood, we have seen a number of amazing on-screen couples. Though we all know their stories are fairytales, we were swept off by the performances of these couples. These are the movie couples that we have not been able to forget since the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Nollywood Movie Couples
The stories that they brought to our screen are also among the authentic ones that solidified our beliefs in Nollywood stories. None of these movie couples is Jack and Rose of the iconic Titanic. But they managed to bring magic to our screen.
Richard and Fina – “Final Whistle”
Love truly sees no ills and Richard, a rich guy proved that when he fell in love with his mother’s maid in “Final whistle”.
The love is forbidden due to class but this element always adds flavour a movie. The greater their hurdles the better the story. Richard is not only rich, but he is also rude to his mother’s employees. He becomes paralyzed when he meets one, Fina. She struck him so hard with her performance of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All.”
Richard’s mother opposes and at this point we see ourselves gunning for them to succeed and to be together. “You are my melody, you are my life” is the first line of the beautiful soundtrack that has kept replaying in the heads of many.
They won even the most hardened people with their performance and also cemented their place as one of the best movie couples Nollywood have ever produced.
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Paul and Onwe – “My Love”
The couple can not fight their burning desire for each other, but Onwe’s family will not let them be together. We have seen many fairytales like this. It gets many into thinking that the world is full of selfish rich families always wanting to cement family relationships.
It is the inevitability element of this movie that gripped everyone. Onwe is always stable with her desire and nothing will stop her from being with Paul.
Memorable scenes and quotes from both the couple and the poor old father of Paul left us strong emotions. The heart-melting sounds from his flute still replay in the hearts of many who watched the movie.
Segun and Anne Haastrup – Checkmate
For some reason, Ego Boyo and Richard Mofe-Damijo pair well on-screen. Beginning from the days of ‘Checkmate’ in the 90s, they have now becomes the oldest couple in Nollywood has till date.
The couple cotinued featuring together in Nollywood films including in violated where they played Tega and Peggy. Fortunately for fans of these two, they are reuniting ones again for an on-screen TV series and family show which is in production now.
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