Ghanaian actor Mr. Beautiful has disclosed that his former colleague, Agya Koo, harbored a strong dislike for him, viewing him as a threat to his dominance in the Kumawood film industry.
Mr. Beautiful explained that Agya Koo, who rose to prominence by popularizing local movies after the death of Santo, sought to maintain his sole dominance in the limelight.
He noted that Agya Koo would sometimes halt a production if he was traveling, and would blacklist producers who did not comply with his demands.
Mr. Beautiful shared that despite their initial camaraderie, including working together on the hit movie Sika Nibre with McBrown, Agya Koo later refused to work with him on several projects unless Mr. Beautiful was removed from the cast.
He recalled instances where producers had to alter storylines or cast members due to Agya Koo’s reluctance to share the screen with him, reflecting concerns about Agya Koo’s attitude and fear of being overshadowed.
“Agya Koo didn’t want to be cast alongside me as lead character because he knew I would ride on his wings and that was a smart move because he didn’t want me to become big like himself to reduce his influence and monopoly at the time.
“The producers told me that Agya Koo had refused to shoot with me because he felt threatened by me.
“So to avoid Agya Koo meting out the same treatment to Akrobeto when he later joined Kumawood when he came back from Belgium, Miracle Films had to adopt the strategy of making Akrobeto wash Agya Koo’s cars so they two could build a strong bond.
“There’s no doubt Agya Koo is a very talented but this particular character of his forced the producers to devise a strategy to take him out so it got to a point that nobody wanted to use him,” he said.
