Rahama Sadau
| Rahama Sadau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rahama Ibrahim Sadau December 7, 1993 Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actress, filmmaker, producing, modelling |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Rahama Sadau (born Rahama Ibrahim Sadau; 7 December 1993) is a Nigerian actress. She is the winner of Best Actress (Kannywood) at the City People Awards in 2014 and 2015.[1][2] She is often referred to as "Queen of Kannywood", the Hausa language cinema of Nigeria.[3] She won Best African Actress at the 19th African Film Awards in 2015 by African Voice.[4]
The 22 year old Business Administration graduate of Kaduna Polytechnic joined the Hausa movie industry (Kannywood) in 2013 and is one of the few Hausa on-screen characters who speaks Hindi fluently. Rahama played a few minor roles before gaining fame from her performance in “Gani ga Wane” alongside the popular Kannywood star Ali Nuhu.
In addition to acting in films, she participates in charity works and most recently visited an IDP camp in Wasa, Abuja, Nigeria. This was organised by her charitable initiative Ray of Hope. She also participated in the 2015 Cancer day Walk organised by Medicaid.
Acting Career
Hausa Movies
- Ga ni Ga Wane
- Jinin jikina
- Halwa
- Sirrin da ke raina
- Ana wata ga wata
- AO aljannar duniya
- Dogon zamani
- Sabuwar Sangaya
- Dakai zan gana
- Halacci
- Minnal
- Dalilin So
- Suma mata ne
- chasing Hanifa
- Banganta ba
- Sallamar So
- Garbati
- Mallakamin Dukiyarki
- Ni da Qawata
- Dan Sarkin Agadez
English Movies
- The Light will Come
- Super Story (soap opera
- Sons of the Caliphate (soap opera)
References
- ↑ "Kannywood: Rahama Sadau, Adam Zango, others win at City People awards 2015 - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Most Influential Northern Entertainers". allAfrica.com.
- ↑ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/hausa-movies-arts-entertainment/188254-kannywood-actress-rahma-sadau-to-feature-in-nollywood-film.html
- ↑ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/hausa-movies-arts-entertainment/193176-ali-nuhu-adam-zango-others-win-awards-in-london.html
- ↑ "I Always feel like a Star - Rahama Sadau". Kannywoodblogscene.
- ↑ "I won't return to dancing - Rahama Sadau". www.premiumtimesng.com.
- ↑ "Abin da yasa na fara Nollywood (Why I join Nollywood)" - Rahama Sadau www.bbc.com
- ↑ " Meet one of Kannywood's hottest actresses, Rahama Sadau" www.lindaikejiblog.com
- ↑ "It was tough convincing my mum to go into acting" - Rahama Sadau www.newtelegraphonline.com
- ↑ 6. "Mercy Johnson, Rahama Sadau, Majid Michel for 'the lightwill come'" Daily Trust www.dailytrust.com.ng
- ↑ "Abin da ya sa na fara Nollywood — Rahma Sadau". BBC Hausa.
- ↑ Uncova. "Kannywood: Rahama Sadau, Adam Zango, others win at City People awards 2015". Uncova.