Beast of Two Worlds

Beast of Two Worlds (Ajakaju) is a 2024 Nigerian thriller film produced by Eniola Ajao and directed by Adebayo Tijani and Odunlade Adekola. The film stars Eniola Ajao, Odunlade Adekola, Sola Sobowale, Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji, Fathia Balogun, Bimbo Akintola, Olayode Juliana and others. The film which is Ajao's debut cinema production was produced in collaboration with Anthill studios owned by Niyi Akinmolayan. Beast of Two Worlds (Ajakaju) was released to the Nigerian cinema on Friday, 29 March 2024.

Synopsis
Beast of Two Worlds (Ajakaju) tells the story of King Towobola (played by Odunlade Adekola) with three queens (played by Fathia Balogun, Bimbo Akintola and Mercy Aigbe respectively), who couldn't give him the apparent heir to the throne, the King's reign soon becomes threatened after the village priests warned that the King had some years left to provide the heir to the throne or he will have to leave the throne and the town at large. On a fateful day, the King surprised the kingdom with a strange woman whom he says is his newest Queen, Adaralewa (played by Eniola Ajao) had no roots and no one could trace where she comes from, after sometime, she got pregnant and gave the King a son, but upon delivery she threw the child into the fire, this got the King and Kingdom upset, but after sometime, the King gave her another chance and she did bear the King a son again but this time throws him into a river. After she threw the second child into the river, The audience is shown a flashback through the king's narration, A great hunter known as Odenla(Femi Adebayo) went to offer a sacrifice to the forest spirit,So that his hunt could be bountiful.

Selected cast

 * Odunlade Adekola as King Towabola
 * Sola Sobowale as King's Mother
 * Eniola Ajao as Adaralewa
 * Fathia Balogun as Oyenihun / Queen 1
 * Bimbo Akintola as Abiade / Queen 2
 * Mercy Aigbe as Oyeyiola / Queen 3
 * Lateef Adedimeji as Alani
 * Ibrahim Chatta as Olu Ode
 * Tayo Amokade as Sekere
 * Yinka Quadri as Oloye Otun
 * Peju Ogunmola as Iyalode
 * Murphy Afolabias Olu Awo
 * Femi Adebayo as Ode Apa Igala

Production and release
The film which was released to the cinema on 29 March 2024 grossed N101.2 million within five days of release. The premiere which held earlier before release to the cinema was accompanied with backlash following the announcement of crossdresser/transgender Bobrisky as the 'Best Dressed Female' at the premiere, this announcement which the producer later said was a publicity stunt to further put her film in the limelight resulted in a lot of backlash and controversy.