Pizza(2012)
Pizza is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film directed by Karthik Subbaraj in his feature debut. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi as Michael Karthikeyan, a pizza delivery man, and Remya Nambessan as his girlfriend Anu. The story follows Michael who becomes trapped in a customer's bungalow and begins witnessing paranormal activity. The film was produced by C. V. Kumar under Thirukumaran Entertainment on a budget of ₹1.5 crores. It grossed approximately ₹8 crores at the box office, becoming a major commercial success. Pizza received critical acclaim for its narrative structure and twist ending. It won several awards including the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The film established both Sethupathi and Karthik Subbaraj as prominent figures in Tamil cinema. It was the first Tamil film to feature 7.1 surround sound technology.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Hungama Play, Hotstar, Sun Nxt, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 19 October 2012
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
A pizza delivery boy named Michael Karthikeyan gets trapped inside a customer's bungalow after a routine delivery. He witnesses supernatural events and struggles to escape the haunted house. But nothing is as it seems, and the truth behind the horror is far more shocking than the ghosts themselves.
“The delivery you will never forget.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Pizza
Cast reunions in this film: Karthik Subbaraj & Santhosh Narayanan (7 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Santhosh Narayanan (6 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Karthik Subbaraj (4 films together), and Vijay Sethupathi & Ramya Nambeesan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days on a very small budget.
- Director Karthik Subbaraj made the film after his first feature was shelved, using his own savings.
- The iconic bungalow in the film was a real, reportedly haunted house in Chennai.
- The movie's success helped revive the horror-comedy genre in Tamil cinema at the time.
- The film's plot twist was inspired by a real-life story the director heard about a pizza delivery.
- It was originally planned as a short film before being expanded into a feature.
- The movie's climax was reshot after test audiences found the original ending confusing.