Uzor Arukwe’s manager admits sharing fan’s frustration with actor’s ‘igbotic’ roles

The manager of Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe has admitted that he has also felt frustrated with the actor’s “igbotic” roles, after a fan called for him to take a break from such characters.

Mautin Tairu, popularly known as Mr M, made the admission while responding to an X user, R. Ekpedeme, who said she needed a break from Uzor Arukwe’s “igbotic” roles because of the actor’s frequent shouting.

“Uzor needs to leave the igbotic roles for a while. I need a break from the shouting,” the fan wrote.

In his response, Mautin admitted that he had felt the same way at some point but explained that business decisions often take priority over personal preferences.

“As his manager, I’ve felt the same too at some point. However, business decisions take precedence over my personal preferences,” he said.

He explained that the roles were more common on YouTube because of audience preferences on the platform.

He added that Arukwe’s cinema projects did not feature the same repetitive character type.

Mautin said the team adopted different strategies for different platforms to meet audience demands.