Niyi Akinmolayan

Personal Info

Known For Director

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

Director

2024
2023
Mikolo

as Director

2023
2022
2022
Palava!

as Director

2021
Prophetess

as Director

2021
My Village People

as Director

2019
The Set Up

as Director

2018
Chief Daddy

as Director

2016
The Arbitration

as Director

2016
Meet The in-Laws

as Director

2016
ROOM 315

as Director

2015
Falling

as Director

2015
Out of Luck

as Director

Writer

2024
Casa De Novia

as Writer

2024
2023
Mikolo

as Writer

2023
The House of Secrets

as Screenplay

2022
The Wildflower

as Screenplay

2021

Producer

2024
Casa De Novia

as Executive Co-Producer

2023
The House of Secrets

as Executive Producer

2022
Hey, You!

as Executive Co-Producer

2019
Elevator Baby

as Executive Producer

Editor