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| Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
| Screenplay by | Karthik Subbaraj |
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| Produced by | C. V. Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gopi Amaranath |
| Edited by | Leo John Paul |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
Production company | Thirukumaran Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Sangam Cinemas |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹1.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est.₹8 crore[1] |
Pizza is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, with Aadukalam Naren, Jayakumar, Pooja Ramachandran, and Bobby Simha playing the supporting roles.
The story is about how a pizza delivery guy named Michael lands in a mysterious predicament, and how it affects his life.[2] The film, produced by C. V. Kumar under Thirukumaran Entertainment, was released by Sangam Cinemas. Featuring music composed by Santhosh Narayanan and cinematography by Gopi Amarnath, it was the first Tamil film to feature 7.1 surround sound. Pizza was released on 19 October 2012 to critical acclaim and highly positive reviews for its direction, storyline, screenplay, performances, background score, and plot twist. It became a major critical and commercial success, grossing ₹8 crores against a budget of ₹1.5 crores.
Pizza was the first instalment in the film series, and was followed by two spiritual successors. It was remade in Kannada as Whistle (2013), in Hindi under the same title (2014), and in Bengali as Golpo Holeo Shotti (2014).
- ^ a b "Direct hits". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2013. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Variety on offer". The Hindu. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.