Kanayo O. Kanayo Vs Yul Edochie, Who Is The Better Make-Believe Ritualist?

By Prince Chime

The Nollywood movie industry would not have reached the height it has without the inputs of some of the elites in the movie industry. The likes of Kanayo O. Kanayo, Kenneth Okonkwo, Zach Orji, and Pete Edochie, Patience Ozokwor, Olu Jacobs, Omotola, Genevieve, etc. put smiles on the faces of the followers of Nollywood.

Movies bordering on ritualism is one of the most scripted and acted movies in the Nollywood movie industry and there are sets of people that are bound to make the movie a success and of all the elites that are specialists in this type of movie, Kanayo O Kanayo (KOK) is seen or believed to be the best among the bunch.

Kanayo O Kanayo is so good in ritual movies that probably 60% of the movies that he ever made have some ritual connotation in them. He was the man for the big occasions, the man who has all the numbers of occultic grandmasters in speed dial and knows all the places to go so as to help anyone make money. He was and is still one of the fans’ favourite to anchor any occultic or ritual film.

However, Kanayo O Kanayo has somehow taken a break from the Nollywood movie industry and we are being treated to a nice show by another master in the craft of ritual movie-making in the person of Yul Edochie.

With the way he sprung up, you will have no doubt that he is the son of a legendary movie star. It is no doubt that he inherited the acting pedigree from his father, Pete Edochie, who is one of the best actors in ritual movie roles.

Yul Edochie, like Kanayo O Kanayo, has starred in many ritual movies where he acted excellently and won the heart of Nollywood fans. He has featured in ritual movies such as “The Repercussions Of Blood Money”, “Unplanned Money Ritual”, “After The Ritual”, and “Royal Ritual” among others.

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According to Yul Edochie, acting in ritual movies is his calling and he prefers them to the usual lover boy parts he has been playing on set for the past few years. He also added that Nollywood fans are most excited by ritual movies and he is delighted to be giving it to them. He has cited Kanayo O Kanayo as one of his motivations when it comes to making ritual movies.

On his part, Kanayo has had reasons to say acting occultic doesn’t make me one.

Ritualist actor: Yul or Kananyo?

In mid-2021, Kanayo O Kanayo released a picture where he was having a face off with Yul Edochie and this has led many fans to the point of comparison between the two bordering on the making of ritual movies.

Questions like, Who will make use of each other for ritual? Who is more powerful? and Who is the best in ritual movies? overflowed in comment boxes. For us, the question is simple, who is a better Nollywood ritualist between Yul Edochie who is so good in it he claims ritual acting as his calling, and Kanayo O. Kanayo who is so good he had to tell Nigerians that he is no ritualist in real life?

Kanayo O Kanayo (KOK) has proven himself in the act of making ritual movies. He is the kind of man who uses every opportunity to refer his friends knowingly or unknowingly to ritual practices and doesn’t care if he uses his parents, siblings or children as an avenue of getting money through rituals. For Kanayo O Kanayo, his aim is always how to make money, no matter how it is made, he is not bothered.

For Yul Edochie, several of his ritual movies, he has often been used as a scapegoat or lured into the game of ritualism most often unknowingly. Most of the times he becomes a ritualist due to youthful exuberance and the mere need of belonging but would not want his family member to be used for the ritual which is quite unlikely.

In all this, the tenacity with which he acts and the passion he uses for most of this movies can not be overemphasized. He simply makes acting easy and lively.

Deciding who is the better of the two may quite be due to personal preferences and liking in which case Yul Edochie might be an option for you or Nnayi Sacrifice Kanayo O Kanayo, but if it comes to experience in the game as evidenced by the world of social media memes, Kanayo O Kanayo has a slight edge as the top make-believe ritualist of Nollywood.

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