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1 Films  



1.1  Pizza  





1.2  Pizza 2  





1.3  Pizza 3  







2 Recurring cast and characters  





3 Additional crew and production details  





4 Release and revenue  





5 Remakes  





6 References  





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Pizza
Created byC. V. Kumar
Original workPizza (2012)
OwnerAbi & Abi Pictures
Sangam Cinemas
Films and television
Film(s)List of films
Audio
Soundtrack(s)Pizza
Pizza II: Villa

Pizza is an Indian Tamil-language horror film series. The franchise is produced by C. V. Kumar and distributed by Abi & Abi Pictures and Sangam Cinemas.[1] Each film starts with a fresh story unrelated with the preceding film's story. However, the theme and the pace remains the same.[2]

Films[edit]

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s)
Pizza 19 October 2012[3] Karthik Subbaraj Karthik Subbaraj, Prasath Ramar C. V. Kumar
Pizza II: Villa 14 November 2013[4] Deepan Chakravarthy Deepan Chakravarthy, K. Manikandan
Pizza 3: The Mummy 28 July 2023 Mohan Govind

Pizza[edit]

The first installment of the series, based on a fictional incidents. The film is written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by C. V. Kumar.[5] It stars Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan in lead roles.[6][7]Pizza was released on 19 October 2012 by Sangam Cinemas Chennai, in 600 theatres and gained positive response from audiences.[8][9] It earned ₹8 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹1.5 crore.[10] The satellite rights of the film were acquired by Sun TV.

The film follows Michael, a pizza delivery boy, who lives with Anu, an aspiring horror fiction writer. One day, while delivering food, he goes to a bungalow where mysterious events begin to take place.

Pizza 2[edit]

After the success of Pizza, C. V. Kumar and Santhosh Narayanan re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Pizza II: Villa and also second installment in this series.[11][12] The film stars Ashok Selvan and Sanchita Shetty in lead roles.[13] The film was released on 14 November 2013 worldwide.[14][15] and gained positive response from audiences.[16] Proving to be similarly successful to the first entry in the series, the film emerged as a huge box office success collected ₹20 crore worldwide.[17]

Pizza 2 features Jebin and his girlfriend Aarthi as they find a series of paintings in an ancient mansion. Trouble begins when the incidents from the paintings begin to come true.

Pizza 3[edit]

On October 15, a teaser was released on Vasy Music Entertainment. The film is titled Pizza 3: The Mummy.[citation needed]

Recurring cast and characters[edit]

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Pizza film series.

List indicator(s)
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
  • TBA blue cell indicates the character name not fixed yet in the film.
Actors Films
Pizza Pizza II: Villa Pizza 3: The Mummy
Vijay Sethupathi Michael Karthikeyan
Remya Nambeesan Anu
Aadukalam Naren Shanmugan
Pooja Ramachandran Smitha
Ashok Selvan Jebin M. Jose
Sanchita Shetty Aarthi
Ajmal Ameer Gnabry
Kaali Venkat Ponraj Daamu
Nassar Marshall P. Jose
Ashwin Kakumanu Nalan
Pavithra Marimuthu Kayal
Gaurav Narayanan Prem Kumar
Anupama Kumar Rani
Raveena Daha Ghost

Additional crew and production details[edit]

Occupation Film
Pizza
(2012)
Pizza II: Villa
(2013)
Pizza 3: The Mummy
(2023)
Director Karthik Subbaraj Deepan Chakravarthy Mohan Govind
Producer C. V. Kumar
Writer Karthik Subbaraj, Prasath Ramar Deepan Chakravarthy, K. Manikandan Mohan Govind
Editor Leo John Paul Ignaitious Aswin
Music Santhosh Narayanan Arun Raj
Production Companies Thirukumaran Entertainment Studio Green, Thirukumaran Entertainment Thirukumaran Entertainment
Distributing Companies Sangam Cinemas Abi & Abi Pictures
Running Time 128 minutes 102 minutes 123 minutes

Release and revenue[edit]

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue
Pizza 19 October 2012 1.5 crore[18] 8 crore (US$960,000)[19]
Pizza II: Villa 14 November 2013 7 crore 20 crore (US$2.4 million)
Pizza 3: The Mummy 28 July 2023 5 crore (US$600,000)
Total 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)
two films
28 crore (US$3.4 million)
two films

Remakes[edit]

The original film was remade in KannadaasWhistle (2013), in HindiasPizza (2014) and in BengaliasGolpo Holeo Shotti (2014).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pizza Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  • ^ "Pizza 2-Villa is a gripping suspense thriller". Rediff.com. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  • ^ "Pizza: First film in Kollywood to feature 7.1 surround sound". News18. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  • ^ "Pizza 2 - The Villa was released in November". The Times of India. TNN. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ Pizza Review – Pizza Movie Review. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
  • ^ "Vijay Sethupathy- Hat trick hero". Sify. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012.
  • ^ Kamath, Sudhish (27 June 2013). "A new angle". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  • ^ "Pizza (Tamil)". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  • ^ "Pizza Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  • ^ "'Pizza' wins Box Office race in October". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  • ^ Udhav Naig (23 May 2013). "Another slice of Pizza". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "Pizza 2-Villa is a gripping suspense thriller". Rediff.com. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  • ^ Gupta, Rinku (10 March 2013). "Sanchita's next is Pizza 2". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "Pizza 2 to commence from April 17". The Times of India. TNN. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "Pizza 2 - The Villa was released in November". The Times of India. TNN. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "The Villa in French style". Deccan Chronicle. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "The truth about Pizza 2 - The Villa, pizza 2, pizza 2 the villa". Behindwoods. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • ^ "Pizza movie budget". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  • ^ "'Pizza' wins Box Office race in October". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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