'WE ARE NOT JOKERS'

Whoever thought actors and actresses who feature in Twi movies are only jokers and thus should not be taken serious should better change that mindset now.
This is because those movies are what majority of Ghanaian homes and elsewhere
love says pretty Cecilia Gyase konamah, in an interview with Spectator Agoro last
week.
“we are the big sellers, not the Ghanaian English-spoken films,” noted the actress who is yet to make any major appearance in any English movie, having featured in many twi ones such as The Supremo, Sika Safoa War of Roses, M’adesoa, Nyame Mmere, Odo Ye Wu, Dying for Love, among others.
“Local movies are earning good earnings for the producers and that is why they are always hitting the screens with new films and actors every now and then,” she added.
The Ghana movie industry, otherwise called by some stakeholders as Ghallywood continues to make waves beyond the walls of the country in recent times.
Despite this, there also appears to be growing concern about an unfortunate development where actors (and patrons) of English films look down on those who feature in Twi productions.
This is also one concern that Cecilia thinks is unhealthy for the growth of the industry “because the fact that you speak English doesn’t make you any better than those using Twi.
“In any case, we’ve all been to school and can as well speak good English,” she said, adding that “as a people, it’s even better that we use our own language to act.” Cecilia believes to go far with acting and say the sky is her limit. Hailing from the Brong Ahafo region, she started acting not too long ago, but is ready to accept any role that is given to her.
A former winner of four different beauty pageants, including Miss Tampico, Miss SSS (at the Mpraeso Senior high School) and Miss Brong Ahafo, Cecilia said she did not enter into acting because of the money and the fame involved, “but for the love of the job.”
“As an actress, you have to put in your best deliveries if you indeed love acting,” quipped Cecilia, who is currently being managed by Highlife musicians Kaakyire Kwame Appiah’s 2KA Productions.