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Rahama Sadau
Nigerian actress, filmmaker and singer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rahama Ibrahim Sadau (ⓘ born 7 December 1993)[1] is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and singer. She was born and raised in Kaduna State, where she took part in dance competitions during her childhood and school years.[2][3] She rose to prominence in late 2013 after joining the Kannywood film industry with her debut in the movie Gani ga Wane.[4][5]
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Sadau have appeared in films across multiple Nigerian languages, including Hausa-language Kannywood productions and English-language Nollywood titles, as well as a role in a Hindi-language Bollywood film. She is also among the few Nigerian actresses reported to speak Hindi fluently.
She received the Best Actress (Kannywood) award at the City People Entertainment Awards in both 2014 and 2015.[6][7] In 2015, she was named Best African Actress at the 19th African Film Awards organized by African Voice.[8][3] In 2017, she was listed among the top ten hottest female Nigerian celebrities, reportedly becoming the first Hausa-language film actress to achieve that distinction.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
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Early life and educations
Sadau was born in Kaduna State, north-western Nigerian State which was the former capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region, to Alhaji Ibrahim Sadau. She grew up with her parents in Kaduna alongside her three sisters Zainab Sadau, Fatima Sadau, Aisha Sadau and brother Haruna Sadau.[15] Sadau studied Human Resource Management at school of Business and Finance of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.[16]
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Sadau began her acting career in the Kannywood film industry in 2013, after being introduced by actor Ali Nuhu.[17] She initially appeared in minor roles before gaining recognition for her performances in films such as Gani Ga Wane and Jinin Jikina, both alongside Nuhu.[18]
In 2016, Sadau was named "Face of Kannywood."[19] In the same year, she featured in a television series broadcast on EbonyLife TV.[20] Later that year, on 3 October 2016, the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) suspended her from participating in Kannywood productions for appearing in a romantic music video with singer Classiq.[21] Sadau issued a formal apology to MOPPAN in 2017, and the suspension was lifted in January 2018 following the intervention of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.[22][23][24]
In 2017, she launched her own production company, Sadau Pictures, and produced her debut film Rariya, which starred Ali Nuhu, Sani Musa Danja, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, and Fati Washa.[25] She later returned to acting with a role as a teacher in the television drama series MTV Shuga. She reprised this role in the sixth season of the series, MTV Shuga Naija: Choices (2019),[19] which was filmed in Nigeria and featured a cast including Timini Egbuson, Yakubu Mohammed, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, and Ruby Akabueze.[26]
In 2022, Sadau appeared in a minor role in the Bollywood film Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha, starring Vidyut Jammwal.[27]
In addition to her acting and production work, Sadau is also a businesswoman. She is the founder of Sadau Beauty and owns an ice cream shop in Kaduna State named Yogohamy,[28] as well as a film production company, Sadau Movies. She has served as a brand ambassador for Maltina.[29]
Sadau also engages in philanthropic activities through her foundation, Ray of Hope.[30][31] She was named a "Peace Ambassador" by the Association of Northern Nigerian Students and was appointed by the Office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to serve on the Technical Committee of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme.[32]
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