Kunle Afolayan bring in Simi in his upcoming movie "Mokalik"

Simi as been announced by Kunle Afolayan via his Instagram page of her debut in Nollywood today which comes as a surprise. she is a cast member in the new movie Mokalik, a Yoruba movie wherein she will play a character named Simi, as in, she’s starring with her name unchanged because, levels.

…and Simi @symplysimi is onboard . #mokalikthemovie #movie #film #filmmaking #cinema #filmfestival #nollywood #africancinema #africa

A post shared by Kunle Afolayan (@kunleafo) on Aug 26, 2018 at 8:50am PDT

The story of Mokalik (Mechanic) follows the career of an 11-year-old boy Jaiye from the middle-class suburbs who spends the day as a lowly apprentice at a mechanic shop, in order to view life from the other side of the tracks. According to the award-winning director, Mokalik is a slight departure from the flicks he has helmed in the past, adding that there will be two versions of the film – one for the Nigerian market and the other for the international market.

The birth of Mokalik was by Tunde Babalola, Afolayan as a result his constant visit to the mechanic workshop where he refurbished his much-publicised vintage car recently – a Thunderbird Ford 1965. “Visiting the mechanic workshop after 15 years opened my eyes to a lot of things that I believe the world should know about our local auto car repairs industry,” Afolayan said.

In an all-Yoruba cast movie, Simi will feature alongside Femi Adebayo, Ayo Adesanya, Faithia Williams, Lateef Oladimeji and comic actors like Wale Akorede (Okunu), Ayo Ogunshina (Papa Lolo) and Dayo Akinpelu (Alabi Yellow). No release date for Mokalik has been announced yet, but we will bring you updates as the movie develops.