Reuben Odanga Co-Produces Nollywood Feature ‘Safari’ With Nigerian and Kenyan Cast

Reuben Odanga has joined forces with Nigerian filmmaker Obi Emelonye for Safari, an upcoming Nigerian feature that premieres in Nigerian cinemas on 21 November 2025.

Filmed across Kenya and Nigeria, Safari unfolds as a cross-cultural drama of love, betrayal, and moral reckoning. It follows the disenchanted wife of a Nigerian senator, who, amid her husband’s presidential campaign and marital issues, travels to Kenya for a vacation.

Against the backdrop of Kenya’s scenic beauty and Nigeria’s political tension, what begins as a peaceful escape soon spirals out of control when she becomes entangled with a local beach boy accused of the gruesome murder of a British tourist.

Led by Osas Ighodaro (King of Boys), the Nigerian cast also features Ali Nuhu (The Trade) and Jide Kene Achufusi (Out of Breath). Representing Kenya, Emmanuel Mugo (Big Girl Small World, Jiji) leads a local ensemble including Ken Ambani (A Better Life), Helen Keli (Single Kiasi), Stuart Nash (Pepeta), and Joel Otukho (Lazizi

Working with funding from Nigeria’s Providus Bank Creative Fund, Safari marks a collaboration between Nollywood and the Kenya Tourism Board, an effort to showcase Kenya’s landscapes while promoting the country as a film and travel destination. Other key partners include Kenya Airways and Dusit Princess Hotel Residence.

Emelonye (The Mirror Boy, Last Flight to Abuja) directs from a script by Tunde Babalola (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, House of Ga’a).

Odanga co-produces alongside Emelonye, sealing the Kenyan-Nigerian collaboration. Under his banner Multan Production, Odanga’s body of work includes Maisha Magic’s hit Swahili telenovela Selina, 2021 film Nafsi and Netflix’s crime drama Mo-Faya. His most recent project, Lazizi, sees him return to the telenovela world three years after the game-changing success of Selina.

As Safari prepares for its Nigerian premiere in November, no Kenyan release date has been announced yet.

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