Political Engagement and Mass Re-orientation in Nigerian Indigenous language Films: A Study of Yomi Ogunmola’s “Alaga Kansu”

The Indigenous language film industry in Nigeria has increasingly come under attack by critics who argue that the filmmakers are so obsessed with shooting mainly stories with superficial themes that appeal to their audience who are ignorant about accepted standards in movie production.  Comments about some filmmakers who produce films in Yoruba language have not been salutary. They have been derided for being so fixated on sex, misfortunes and humour to such an extent where the film medium has not succeeded in raising the consciousness of the audience nor has it been   effectively deployed to lift the audience into an idealist plane of understanding.