Congratulations have been trailing the international award of Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola for his first cinema project, Orisa.

Earlier today, the actor shared the good news on his Instagram page, jubilating about his milestone. Odunlade specially thanked the cast and crew of the film for their wonderful performances and also the production hous, Film One.

“Glory be to GodCONGRATULATIONS TO US OOOOOOThe first international AWARD for ORISA. Congratulations to all the cast and crew of this wonderful Movie ORISA thank thank thank you so much I LOVE you all. And special thanks to @filmonestudios @filmoneng. No 1 and still counting…..”

On Instagram, Filmone praised Odunlade Adekola for his outstanding movie that captured the hearts of viewers across Africa, stating it was a well deserved win.

“Congratulations to the incredibly talented @odunomoadekola on a well-deserved victory at the Meta Awards! Your outstanding film has captured hearts across Africa, showcasing the power of storytelling and the brilliance of African cinema..”

Recall that Odunlade Adekola’s Orisa broke records in the cinemas while it was still streaming.

An online post by the actor revealed that the movie grossed over 60 million naira within two weeks of it’s launch.

He broke the record for the Nollywood movies that maintained the number 1 spot for 2 consecutive weeks, the biggest indigenous film of 2023 and the biggest Nollywood of 2023.

Funke Akindele is presently the highest grossing Nollywood actress and filmmaker. Her movies Battle on Buka Street and Omo Ghetto The Saga are respectively maintaining the first and second highest grossing Nollywood film.

Battle on Buka Street netted 640 million naira at the box office, beating Omo Ghetto the Saga of 636 million naira.