''Survival of Jelili'' previously titled as ''Jelili Reloaded'' is a 2019 Nigerian

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

film produced by

Femi Adebayo Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian film director, film actor, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He is the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami. Early ...

and directed by

Desmond Elliot Desmond Elliot'' (born Desmond Oluwashola Elliot; 4 February 1974)'' is a Nigerian director, and politician He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Election ...

. The film is a sequel to the 2011 comic film '' Jelili''. The film stars

in the title role as Jelili, while also stars

Toyin Abraham Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi (born Olutoyin Aimakhu; 5 September 1982) is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker. Early life Abraham was born in Auchi, a town in Edo State in southern Nigeria. But spent her early life in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State ...

and

Dele Odule Dele Odule (born 23 November 1961) is a Nigerian film actor and producer. He was nominated in the "Best Supporting Actor (Yoruba)" category at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film ''Kori Koto''. He currently serves as the ...

in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release on 6 December 2019 and received positive reviews from critics. It was also streamed via

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on 8 July 2020.

Synopsis

The film is based on Jelili, a young man who aspires to seek social status and changes his jobs ranging from

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to modelling.

Cast

as Jelili *

Rachael Okonkwo Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo (born 26 May 1987) Popularly Known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka is a Nigerian film actress. She is best known for the film of the same name. She bags an ambassador deal with Aquadon Water. Life and career Rachael Okonkwo is from ...

* Papi Luwe *

Bolanle Ninalowo Bolanle Ninalowo, also known as Nino, (born 7 May 1980) is a Nigerian actor and film producer. Career Before Ninalowo's attempt into the Nigerian movie industry he first worked as an accountant in a bank in the United States of America then up ...

* Aisha Lawal * Woli Agba * Adebayo Salami

Production

In 2012, following the box office success of ''Jelili'' producer and actor Femi Adebayo announced that a sequel film would be made titling as ''Jelili Reloaded''. However, the shooting of the sequel film had not commenced and materialized during that time frame. After seven years being in

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, the

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of the film began in late 2018. The first schedule of the film began at

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

and the final schedule of the film was wrapped up in

Ilorin Ilorin is the List of capitals of states of Nigeria, capital city of Kwara State in Western Nigeria.. Retrieved 18 February 2007 As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the List of Nigerian cities by population, 7th ...

. The film was predominantly shot in various locations across Southwest Nigeria. It was revealed that the filming took place for about 21 days. The director of the film Desmond Elliot also played a pivotal role in the film while Rachael Okonkwo made her Yoruba-language film debut through this film.

References

2019 films 2019 comedy films Nigerian comedy films Nigerian sequel films Yoruba-language films Films shot in Nigeria Films shot in Ibadan {{Nigeria-film-stub