| Reel Love | |
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| Directed by | Kayode Kasum |
| Written by | Ife Olujuyigbe |
| Produced by | Lara Ojelabi |
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Production companies | Film Trybe Nextrought FilmOne Studios |
| Distributed by | FilmOne Distribution |
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| Country | Nigeria |
Reel Love is a 2025 Nigerian romance film produced by Timini Egbuson and directed by Kayode Kasum. The film being a romance and love themed movie was released to the Nigerian cinema on February 14, 2025 to commemorate the Valentine's day celebration. [1] It stars Timini Egbuson, Funke Akindele, Bimbo Ademoye, Shaffy Bello, Efa Iwara, Dakore Akande, Lilian Afegbai, Muyiwa Ademola and others. [2] The film which is Timini Egbuson's debut production [2] features love, romance and modern day impact of social media on love and relationships in general. [1] [3]
Reel Love tells the story of Tomide, a popular relationship influencer who gets entangled with Rachel when a video of them in a heated argument goes viral, the impact of this video will cause damage and backlash to both individual, in a bid to mitigate the situation, Tomide's girlfriend, Imani advises that Tomide stage a fake romantic relationship with Rachel, after several persuasion, Rachel and Tomide reluctantly agrees to the deal, which was a huge success for both of them as they grew their social media presence and bagged different deals.
Event turned against them, when Rita begin to fall in love with Tomide, on the other hand Tomide starts growing affection for Rita, meanwhile, Tomide's girlfriend, Imani became suspicious of the growing affection between Tomide and Rachel, in a bid to end the growing relationship, Imani leaks Tomide's deep secret to a whistleblower leading to more drama. [4] [5]
The Valentine's day release movie is also TJ Omusuku's first feature film performance, recounting on her experience mentioned that she couldn't have asked for a better debut. [1] The black tie themed premiere featured Nollywood actors and actresses in attendance including (but not limited to) Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Veekee James, Funke Akindele, Pretty Mike, Mr Macaroni and others. [6] Gaming platform, BetKing partnered with Reel Love with the aim of bringing love, joy and engaging rewards to her audience. [7]