Adebayo Tijani

Adebayo Tijani is a Nigerian film producer, director and actor.

Adebayo Tijani
Born	(1975-03-24) 24 March 1975 (age 50) Oyo
Citizenship	Nigeria
Occupations	Film producer, Film director, Actor, Film actor

Career

Tijani was ranked second highest-earning Nollywood directors by FilmOne in 2022.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
2019	77 Bullets	Director[2]
2020	The New Patriots	Co director with Terry Ayebo[3]
2022	Ijakumo	Director[4]
2022	King of Thieves	Co director with Femi Adebayo, Tope Adebayo Salami[5][6]
2023	Jagun Jagun	Director[7]
2023	Ada Omo Daddy	Co director with Akay Mason[8]
2024	Beast of Two Worlds	Co director with Odunlade Adekola[9]
2024	Farmer's Bride	Co director with Jack’enneth Opukeme[10]
2024	Seven Doors	Director with Femi Adebayo, Tope Adebayo Salami[11]
2024	Alakada: Bad and Boujee	Director

Awards

Year	Award	Film	Category	Result
2014	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Omo Elemosho	Best Nigerian Film	Nominated
2016	2016 Best of Nollywood Awards	Eni-Owo	Director of the Year	Nominated
2023	2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	King of Thieves	Best Director	Nominated
2024	2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Jagun Jagun	Best Writing – Movie[12]	Nominated
2024	2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Jagun Jagun	Best Director	Nominated
2024	Best of Nollywood Awards	Jagun Jagun	Director of the Year[13]	Won

See also

• List of highest-grossing Nigerian films