Kayode Kasum
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Kayode Kasum (born 2 February 1992) is a Nigerian film director and producer. He is one of Nollywood's most prolific and successful directors, with twelve of his films among the top 100 of Nigeria’s highest-grossing films as of November 2025. In 2024 he was ranked the third highest Nollywood director by domestic gross value.
Early life and education
Kasum was born in Lagos State on 2 February 1992. He attended Lagos State Model College, Kankon, Badagry, for his secondary education and later proceeded to Yaba College of Technology.
Career
Kasum started his career in filmmaking as a motion graphics designer at Wale Adenuga Productions. He also worked as a producer in an advertising company. His first feature film, Dognapped, was released in 2017. However, he gained popularity for his film Oga Bolaji, which was released in 2018, and has made other Nollywood productions, including Sugar Rush and Toyin Abraham's Fate of Alakada. Kasum has directed over 10,860 minutes of M-Net's telenovela series Unbroken and Riona. His credits as a director include Sugar Rush (2019), This Lady Called Life (2020), Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2020), Quams Money, Castle and Castle Season 2, Soole (2021), and his first psychological horror film, Ile Owo (House of Money) (2022). He is also the fourth highest grossing film director in Nigeria, with box office earnings exceeding ₦767 million.
He was nominated for The Future Awards Africa 2019 Prize for Filmmaking and was listed among the top Nollywood film directors of 2020. In 2023, he was recognised for directing Something Like Gold, Afamefuna and Far From Home.
Filmography
- Dognapped (2017)
- This Lady Called Life (2020)
- Oga Bolaji (2018)
- Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2020)
- Quams Money (2020)
- Sugar Rush (2019)
- Fate of Alakada (2020)
- The Therapist (2021)
- Ponzi (2021)
- Love is Yellow (2020)
- Sweet Face (2020)
- Killing Jade
- Phases
- Unbroken (2019-2020)
- Dwindle (2021)
- Soole (2021)
- Something Like Gold (2023)
- Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa Boi Story (2023)
- Far From Home (2022)
- One Too Many (2022)
- Egun (2023)
- Baby Farm (2025)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Director of the Year | Oga Bolaji | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Future Awards Africa | Prize for Filmmaking | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Director of the Year | This Lady Called Life | Nominated | |
| Sugar Rush | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Writer | This Lady Called Life | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Sound Editor | Obara' M | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Track | Nominated | ||||
| Best Movie West Africa | Nominated | ||||
| Best Overall Movie | Ile Owo | Nominated | |||
| Best Television Series | When are we getting married | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Director | Afamefuna | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Trailblazer | Won |
See also
External links
at IMDb