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]
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.
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.