Pizza (film series)
Pizza is an Indian 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]
| Pizza Film Series | |
|---|---|
| Created by | C. V. Kumar |
| Original work | Pizza |
| Owner | Abi & Abi Pictures Sangam Cinemas |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | List of films |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | Pizza Pizza II: Villa |
Films
| 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 | April 2022 | Mohan Govind | TBA | ||
Pizza
Michael, a pizza delivery boy, 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
Jebin and his girlfriend Aarthi find a series of paintings in an ancient mansion that highlight Jebin's future. Trouble beckons when the incidents from the paintings begin to come true.
Pizza 3
On October 15, a teaser was released on Vasy Music Entertainment. The film is titled as Pizza 3: The Mummy and the film is set to release on April 2022.
Recurring cast and characters
This table lists the main characters who appear in the pizza Franchise.
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.
| Characters | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza | Pizza II: Villa | Pizza 3: The Mummy | ||
| Vijay Sethupathi | Michael Karthikeyan | Michael Karthikeyan | ||
| Remya Nambeesan | Anu | TBA | ||
| Aadukalam Naren | Shanmugan | |||
| Pooja Ramachandran | Exorcist | |||
| Ashok Selvan | Jebin M. Jose | |||
| Sanchita Shetty | Aarthi | |||
| Ajmal Ameer | Gnabry | |||
| Nassar | Marshall P. Jose | |||
| Ashwin Kakamanu | Ashwin | |||
| Pavithrah Marimuth | TBA | |||
| Raveena Daha | Raveena | |||
| Gaurav Narayanan | TBA | |||
| Abhishek Shankar | TBA | |||
Additional crew and production details
| Occupation | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza (2012) |
Pizza II: Villa (2013) |
Pizza 3: The Mummy (2022) | |
| Director | Karthik Subbaraj | Deepan Chakravarthy | Mohan Govind |
| Producer | C. V. Kumar | ||
| Writer | Karthik Subbaraj, Prasath Ramar | Deepan Chakravarthy, K. Manikandan | |
| Editor | Leo John Paul | ||
| Music | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| Production Companies | Thirukumaran Entertainment | Studio Green, Thirukumaran Entertainment | Thirukumaran Entertainment |
| Distributing Companies | Sangam Cinemas | Abi & Abi Pictures | |
| Running Time | 128 minutes | 102 minutes | |
Release and revenue
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza | 19 October 2012 | ₹1.5 crore[5] | ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million)[6] |
| Pizza II: Villa | 14 November 2013 | ₹7 crore[7] | ₹20 crore (US$2.7 million)[8] |
| Total | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million) two films |
₹28 crore (US$3.7 million) two films | |
References
- "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 movie budget". The New Indian Express. 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.
- "Pizza 2 Budget & Box-office collections". komparify.com.
- "Pizza 2 Box-office wins". komparify.com.