Director
Niyi Akinmolayan
Born November 3, 1982 in Ondo, Nigeria18 films
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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First watchChief Daddy 2: Going for Broke20216.0The Beecroft family are ready to spend all of Chief Daddy's inheritance, but not if the CEO of his company has anything to do with it.View filmFilmography
18 films as director- 2025Colours of FireDirector
- 2025My Mother is a WitchDirector
- 2024Lisabi: The UprisingDirector
- 2023MikoloDirector
- 2023The House of SecretsDirector
- 2022Palava!Director
- 2022The Man for the JobDirector
- 2021Chief Daddy 2: Going for BrokeDirector
- 2021My Village PeopleDirector
- 2021ProphetessDirector
- 2019The Set UpDirector
- 2018Chief DaddyDirector
- 2017The Wedding Party 2: Destination DubaiDirector
- 2016ROOM 315Director
- 2016Meet The in-LawsDirector
- 2016The ArbitrationDirector
- 2015Out of LuckDirector
- 2015FallingDirector