
Niyi Akinmolayan
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-11-03 (42 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
Known For
Crew
(2024)
Casa De Novia
Executive Co-Producer, Writer
(2024)
Lisabi: The Uprising
Director, Writer
(2023)
Mikolo
Director, Writer
(2023)
The House of Secrets
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2022)
The Man for the Job
Director
(2022)
Palava!
Director
(2022)
The Wildflower
Screenplay
(2022)
Hey, You!
Executive Co-Producer
(2021)
Thank You Brother!
Story
(2021)
Prophetess
Director
(2021)
My Village People
Director
(2021)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
Director
(2019)
Elevator Baby
Executive Producer
(2019)
The Set Up
Director
(2018)
(2018)
Chief Daddy
Director
(2017)
(2016)
The Arbitration
Director
(2016)
Meet The in-Laws
Director
(2016)
ROOM 315
Director
(2015)
Falling
Director
(2015)
Out of Luck
Director