Nollywood filmmaker and producer of popular movie Aki and pawpaw, Chukwuka Emelionwu, popularly known as Kasvid, has died.

Emelionwu, was reported to have been involved in a fatal accident along Oraukwu, on his way to his village in Anambra State on Wednesday.

Reports say he, however, came out of the accident alive, but was knocked down by a hit and run driver, while attempting to cross to the other side of the road.

Kasvid is famed for producing some of Nollywood biggest hit movies like Mr Ibu in London, Issakabba and AKi and PAW. He is also the owner of the famous Kas-Vid Pictures.

Some of his colleagues have taken to social media to pay glowing tributes to the filmmaker.