Tribute To Sisi Quadri: The Last Of His Kind In Nollywood

BY BUSY BRAIN


On Friday, March 1st 2024, the death barged into the Nigeria Movie Industry and took one of the most creative actors. Death ceased to pity the age of Sisi Quadri, he confronted him and took him to the world beyond. His news is currently the most discussed in the media, shocking and painful to the marrow.

The title of the last movie he participated in ( Anikulapo Series), is peculiar to all mankind. Everyone has death in his or her pocket. When the time counts, death comes out from one's pocket and strikes. No one will remain in the world forever, everyone is a walking dead.

Death is always sudden, irrespective of the channel it uses to penetrate its victims, the death of Sisi Quadri is more sudden than the usual. He dies when the world is about to see the genius on Netflix through the Anikulapo series. Sisi Quadri is a talent that cannot be compared to anyone in Nollywood, dead or alive. His art was unique beyond apprenticeship. He was born with the talent of weaving words to abuse and amuse.

His Unique Selling Point was engraved in his invective character, a character he debuted in 'Eran Iya Osogbo movie' and brought him to stardom. His unique style of acting and gesticulation endeared myriad with his explosive salvo and vituperation. He mastered the art distinctively and was so perfect in his output.

He carved the niche for himself as an encyclopedia of demeaning and embarrassing adjectives. Highly respected among peers and contemporaries, an actor who had scripts in his head with endearing gestures.

Unarguably, Sisi Quadri was one of the comic actors who will murder boredom and depression in a single scene. He always puts his best in movies, and makes the audience to wonder where his heaps of abusive words were coming from. He played special roles in movies that can never be xeroxed.

Nollywood has lost another key comic actor, to be remembered till eternal calls. Condolence to all theatre practitioners, condolence to his family, friends, fans, and associates. Adieu to the king of explosive salvo. May his soul continue to rest in peace.