Arugba

2008 film by Tunde Kelani

2008 (2008)

Running time

95 minutesCountryNigeriaLanguageYorubaBudget₦22 million^[1]

Arugba is a 2008 film.

Synopsis

Adetutu faces many responsibilities. She must juggle her role as Arugba (the virgin) in the annual community festival with her studies at the university. She must also care for an ailing and grieving friend. Other plot points include Adejare, a demanding king, Adetutu's blossoming musical career, and her growing fondness for a gifted artist named Makinwa which places a strain on Adetutu's relationship with the other members of her all female musical group.

Prizes

Africa Movie Academy Awards 2009

References

^ Abulude, Samuel (31 May 2014). "Pirates Have Made Movie Makers Paupers– Tunde Kelani". Leadership. Leadership Newspapers. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

External links

Arugba at IMDb
African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)^{[dead link]}

Films directed by Tunde Kelani

Ti Oluwa Ni Ile (1993)
Ayo Ni Mofe (1994)
Koseegbe (1995)
O Le Ku (1997)
Saworoide (1999)
The White Handkerchief (2000)
Thunderbolt: Magun (2001)
Agogo Eewo (2002)
The Campus Queen (2004)
Abeni (2006)
Arugba (2010)
Maami (2011)
Dazzling Mirage (2014)
Ayinla (2021)

v t e Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Mastermind (2005) Eagle's Bride (2006) Apesin (2007) Princess Tyra (2008) Arugba (2009) I Sing of a Well (2010) Aramotu (2011) Adesuwa (2012) Blood and Henna (2013) Ni Sisi (2014)