Survival of Jelili

Survival of Jelili
Directed by	Desmond Elliot
Produced by	Femi Adebayo
Starring	Toyin Abraham Dele Odule Femi Adebayo
Release date	6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Country	Nigeria
Language	Yoruba

Survival of Jelili previously titled as Jelili Reloaded is a 2019 Nigerian comedy film produced by Femi Adebayo and directed by Desmond Elliot. The film is a sequel to the 2011 comic film Jelili.^[1] The film stars Femi Adebayo in the title role as Jelili, while also stars Toyin Abraham and Dele Odule in the lead roles.^[2] The film had its theatrical release on 6 December 2019 and received positive reviews from critics.^[3] It was also streamed via Netflix on 8 July 2020.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Synopsis

The film is based on Jelili, a young man who aspires to seek social status and changes his jobs ranging from boxing to modelling.^[9]

Cast

• Femi Adebayo as Jelili
• Toyin Abraham
• Dele Odule
• Desmond Elliot
• Rachael Okonkwo^[1]
• Papi Luwe
• Bolanle Ninalowo
• Aisha Lawal^[10]
• 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.^[11] After seven years being in development hell, the principal photography of the film began in late 2018.

The first schedule of the film began at Ibadan and the final schedule of the film was wrapped up in Ilorin. The film was predominantly shot in various locations across Southwest Nigeria.^[11] 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.^[1]

References

1. "'Survival of Jelili' gives Rachael Okonkwo first role in a Yoruba movie". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
2. Tv, Bn (2019-11-09). "Watch this Hilarious Trailer for "Survival of Jelili" Starring Femi Adebayo, Desmond Elliot & Toyin Abraham". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
3. "Femi Adebayo releases trailer for 'Survival of Jelili' ahead of December release". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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5. BellaNaija.com (2020-07-02). "New Nigerian Movies on Netflix this July". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
6. "Naija on Netflix July - What's Coming to Netflix Nigeria". NollyMania. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
7. BellaNaija.com (2020-12-10). ""Citation", "Extraction", "His House" – Here Are What Nigerians Watched on Netflix in 2020". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
8. SURVIVAL OF JELILI ON NETFLIX, 13 July 2020, retrieved 2021-05-20
9. "Is Survival of Jelili (2019) on Netflix USA?". whatsnewonnetflix.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
10. "Aisha Lawal: I still attract men despite being married with child | The Nation". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
11. "Femi Adebayo's hit comic film, 'Jelili' gets a new plot | Pulse Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-20.