Kannywood's Fastest-Rising Stars to Watch in 2022 Here are the top Kannywood stars to keep an eye on in 2022. Kannywood, the film indus...
Kannywood's Fastest-Rising Stars to Watch in 2022
Here are the top Kannywood stars to keep an eye on in 2022.
Kannywood, the film industry in Northern Nigeria, is brimming with great actors and actresses who are set to grace the screens this year. The Hausa-language film industry, through which the majority of northern Nigerians consume cinema, home videos, and even Hausa music, has a slew of fresh faces to look forward to as the year progresses. A couple of these artists are highlighted by the Daily Trust.
1. Daddy Hikima
2. Ummi Rahab
3. Momee Gombe
4. Lilin Baba
5. Aisha Izzar So
6. Shamsu Dan Iya
7. Aisha Humaira
8. Yusuf Saseen
1. Daddy Hikima
Hikima, whose full name is Adam Abubakar Adam and who is also known as Abale, is a young Kano actor who is quickly gaining fame.
The young man is a registered nurse who has put his nursing profession on hold in order to focus more time and energy on his burgeoning career in the sector.
In an interview with BBC Hausa, Hikima revealed that he began his career as a backstage member of a continuity team.
He has made a niche for himself with hit films such as A Duniya, Labarina, Farin Wata, and Iyyali Na, among others, and is known and admired for his thuggish characters.
2. Ummi Rahab
Rahab is frequently referred to as the industry's youngest star. The 18-year-old beauty began her acting career at the age of ten, when she starred opposite Adam A. Zango and Jamila Nagudu in the 2014 film 'Ummi.
The actress, who was born and raised in Kaduna State, has been in a number of films and is well-known for her acting abilities. She is quite active on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, and as a result, she is quickly acquiring the attention she requires as an aspiring actress.
3. Momee Gombe
Maimuna Abubakar is popularly known as Momee Gombe. The charismatic young woman started her career in the industry as a dancer and had been noticed for her dancing skills before she began taking up proper acting roles.
She has appeared in some movies including Kishin Mata and Asalin Kauna.
In 2019, she was featured in Hamisu Breaker’s ‘Jarumar Mata’ music video, the video that became the biggest hit song of 2020 in the Hausa-speaking northern Nigeria.
4. Lilin Baba
Lilin Baba is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. Shu'aibu Ahmed Abbas is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur.
He is most known in Kannywood for his role in Hauwa Kulu, his first film.
In 2018, he received nominations for the City People Entertainment Awards and the Arewa Most Promising Music Act of the Year.
At the City People Entertainment Awards, Lilin Baba was named the 2019 Arewa Best RnB Music Act of the Year. Though he is better known for his singing, his film 'Hauwa Kulu' was a box office triumph, and people are eager to see him in additional films this year. Everyday, his series film "WUFF" is a hit.
5. Aisha Izzar So
Aisha Najamu got the nickname ‘Izzar-So’ from a popular ongoing YouTube series by Bakori TV, Izzar So, in which she’s a strong lead character.
Najamu, in the melodrama-like series, has demonstrated not only her talent but also the readiness to be a force to reckon with in Kannywood.
With roles in several movies since after Izzar So, she is recently becoming one of
6. Shamsu Dan Iya
Shamsu Dan Iya, who was mentored by Ali Nuhu, Kannywood's biggest performer, arrived into the industry virtually fully formed.
With films like Sareena, Gamu Nan Dai, Mujadala, and Jaruma, the 32-year-old actor from Kaduna has already established his name and presence in the industry.
The young man is also a film director and producer, and he emits a vivid enthusiasm in all he does.
7. Aisha Humaira
Humaira is clearly in Kannywood for a reason, having starred in a number of successful films including Hafeez, Humaira, Sirrin Dake Raina, Zainul Abideen, Ciwon, Idanuna, Ana Barin Halak, and Wutar Kara.
She came to Kannywood in 2018 with a lot of talent and a lot of excitement. The young lady, who grew up in Kano, made a big splash when she starred with legendary musician and actor Umar M. Sheriff in the film Hafeez. She has continued to glamorize not only on Instagram but also on enormous screens since then.
8. Yusuf Saseen
Yusuf Muhammad Abdullahi, well known in Kannywood as Yusuf Saseen, was born and raised in Kano.
He began acting in 2017 when he starred in the film 'Charbi,' but he rose to prominence after appearing in the popular seasonal show Labarina on Arewa24, a northern Nigerian television channel, in which he played a positive role.
Saseen is one of the few promising Kannywood performers who has shown the ability to raise the bar this year.
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