Just when award-winning movie Irapada was about to hit the shelves, there came a controversy as to whose brainchild it was. The film, which has been receiving accolades from local and international communities, is the reason for the no love lost situation between Kunle Afolayan and John Izuchukwu, who co-produced it.

Izuchukwu, who first brought the idea to Kunle, had gone to court claiming he was not getting his due credit as originator. After listening to the arguments from both sides, the court ruled that the two parties should carry each other along and work out ways that would benefit everybody. But Izuchukwu went some steps further. Acting on the prompting of his lawyers, he wrote to some stakeholders in the Irapada project, urging them not to do business with Kunle.

But with so much material, human and intellectual investment in the project, including taking it on the festival circuit in the U.S. and UK, Kunle chose the path of peace and suggested that the two parties get a buyer for the film so they can get the naira equivalent of what they invested.

An unnamed buyer did emerge last week and the two men can lay claims to being millionaires, thanks to Irapada.

The claims and counter claims have been laid to rest just as the feud has abated. The film, we gathered, has a new owner who bought the movie off Golden Effects Services Limited, the production company of Irapada.

Kunle's Golden Effects, we hear, will still be very much involved in marketing and distribution of the film.

That is after a premiere scheduled to take place in a few weeks time.