| Story: | Bode Asiyanbi |
| Director: | Niyi Akinmolayan |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Language: | English Yoruba |
| Producer: | Temidayo Abudu |
| Cinematography: | Muhammad Atta Ahmed |
| Editor: | Victoria Akujobi |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Company: | Films EbonyLife Films |
| Network: | Films EbonyLife Films |
Chief Daddy is a 2018 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, written by Bode Asiyanbi and produced by Mosunmola Abudu and Temidayo Abudu, which was released in December 2018.[1] [2] It starred popular Nollywood actors and actresses Funke Akindele Bello, Kate Henshaw, Nkem Owoh, Joke Silva, Patience Ozokwor, Richard Mofe Damijo and Racheal Oniga.[3] [4]
Chief Daddy is about a billionaire industrialist, Chief Beecroft, who serves as a benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and mistresses. He dies suddenly and his will creates a saga amongst his extended families.[5]
Chief Daddy was released in Nigeria on December 14, 2018 and in the Netherlands on March 15, 2019 via Netflix.[6] [7] The film was premiered at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, with over 40 Nollywood movie stars in attendance including Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva and Richard Mofe Damijo.[8] [9] It later made N387.5 million naira in Box officeN387.5 million[10]
The film was produced by Ebony Life Films and distributed by Film One Entertainment in Nigeria and Netflix in the Netherlands.[11]