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Niyi Akinmolayan
Born November 3, 1982 · Ondo, Nigeria (age 43)
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…
Known For
Chief Daddy · 2018Chief Daddy
★ 5.02018
MovieComedyDrama
The story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops. What’s in his will and who gets all that money? What happens next will surprise you, as Chief Daddy has the last laugh from beyond the grave.
Colours of Fire · 2025Colours of Fire
2025
MovieFantasy
When a warrior is sent out to hunt a beast believed to be unleashed by his clan's rivals, he uncovers a darker truth and an unexpected connection. Now he must decide: protect his clan's honour or risk everything for a forbidden love.
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke · 2021Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
★ 6.02021
MovieComedy
The 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.
Meet The in-Laws · 2016Meet The in-Laws
★ 5.02016
MovieComedy
A Yoruba man proposes to his Igbo girlfriend, but when the news eventually reaches their parents, their reactions aren’t exactly what they expected due to tribal prejudice. Rivalry between the two families begins, but the couple are adamant on their love prevailing.
The House of Secrets · 2023The House of Secrets
★ 5.32023
MovieDrama
A sheltered woman's past comes back to haunt her when she's thrown in jail for being an accomplice to her spy lover, and 20 years later, a group rescue her from jail and sets up a semblance of her old house to make her remember a secret number her spy lover hid with her.
The Arbitration · 2016The Arbitration
★ 6.72016
MovieDrama
An arbitration panel is formed after a company CEO in Nigeria is sued for wrongful dismissal and rape by an employee with whom he had an affair.
Hey, You! · 2022Hey, You!
★ 7.32022
MovieRomanceThriller
The life of an awkward 32 years old software engineer is turned upside down when he finds out the girl he wants to be with is the FANSALONE model he obsesses over and she’s his next-door neighbour.
My Village People · 2021My Village People
★ 10.02021
MovieComedy
A young man's weakness for women lands him in trouble when he is caught in a bizarre love triangle with witches.
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