Niyi Akinmolayan
- Born
- November 3, 1982 (43 years old)
- Place of birth
- Ondo, Nigeria
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
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Known for
Filmography
- 2025Colours of FireFilm · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Colorist
- 2025My Mother is a WitchFilm · Director, Writer
- 2025Temi and the Labalaba bandSeries · Producer, Director
- 2024Lisabi: The UprisingFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.0
- 2024Casa De NoviaFilm · Writer, Executive Co-Producer
- 2023MikoloFilm · Writer, Director
- 2023The House of SecretsFilm · Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director
- 2022Palava!Film · Director
- 2022Hey, You!Film · Executive Co-Producer
- 2022The WildflowerFilm · Screenplay
- 2022The Man for the JobFilm · Director
- 2021Chief Daddy 2: Going for BrokeFilm · Director★ 6.0
- 2021My Village PeopleFilm · Director
- 2021Thank You Brother!Film · Story
- 2021ProphetessFilm · Director
- 2019The Set UpFilm · Director
- 2019Elevator BabyFilm · Executive Producer
- 2018Chief DaddyFilm · Director
- 2018We Don't Live Here AnymoreFilm · Post Production Supervisor
- 2017The Wedding Party 2: Destination DubaiFilm · Director
- 2016ROOM 315Film · Director
- 2016Meet The in-LawsFilm · Director
- 2016The ArbitrationFilm · Director
- 2015Out of LuckFilm · Director
- 2015FallingFilm · Director
