Niyi Akinmolayan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-11-03 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Ondo, Nigeria

Niyi Akinmolayan

Biography

Niyi Akinmolayan is a Nigerian filmmaker and director and one of Nollywood’s most successful hitmakers. Five of his films rank in the top 50 highest grossing Nigerian films: The Wedding Party 2 Chief Daddy, Prophetess, My Village People, and The Set Up. He is also the founder and Creative Director of Anthill Studios, a media production facility. In January 2022, Anthill Studios signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video to become the exclusive global streaming home for Anthill’s slate of cinema releases following their theatrical runs in Nigeria

Production

2021

2023

Mikolo

as Director

2023

Mikolo

as Writer

2019

Elevator Baby

as Executive Producer

2021

Prophetess

as Director

2021

2022

2022

Palava!

as Director

2016

The Arbitration

as Director

2024

Casa De Novia

as Executive Co-Producer

2024

Casa De Novia

as Writer

2016

Meet The in-Laws

as Director

2022

The Wildflower

as Screenplay

2015

Falling

as Director

2022

Hey, You!

as Executive Co-Producer

2015

Out of Luck

as Director

2023

The House of Secrets

as Executive Producer

2023

2023

2018

Chief Daddy

as Director

2019

The Set Up

as Director

2016

ROOM 315

as Director

2024

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