[2] The film had its theatrical release on 6 December 2019 and received positive reviews from critics.

[4][5][6][7][8] 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] 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.