Pizza

"From today your moment is waiting…"

2012 2h 7m TA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 88

ThrillerComedyRomanceHorror

Synopsis

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Michael, a pizza delivery boy, lives with Anu, an aspiring horror fiction writer. One day, on a delivery run, he goes to a bungalow, where mysterious events begin to unfold.

“From today your moment is waiting…”

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Cast

Vijay Sethupathi
Micheal Karthikeyan
Remya Nambeesan
Anu
Aadukalam Naren
Sanmugam
Karunakaran
Raghavan
Bobby Simha
Bobby
Pooja Ramachandran
Smitha
Veera Santhanam
Exorcist
Jayakumar
Srinath

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Writers: Karthik Subbaraj, Prasath Ramar, Karthik Subbaraj
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $3M — a 11.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Pizza Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, shot by Gopi Amarnath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leo John Paul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan and Aadukalam Naren carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karthik Subbaraj directs. Gopi Amarnath behind the camera. Santhosh Narayanan scores. Leo John Paul cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $3M — a 11.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Pizza Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, shot by Gopi Amarnath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Leo John Paul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan and Aadukalam Naren carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "From today your moment is waiting…".
10IMDB entry: tt2585562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gopi Amarnath
Original score: Santhosh Narayanan
Editing: Leo John Paul
Sound: Vishnu Govind
Stunt coordinator: Dhilip Subbarayan
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Status: Released
Budget: $240,000
Box office: $2,800,000
Return: 1167% of budget
Original language: TA
IMDB: Pizza (2012)

Part of

Pizza Collection

Pizza is an Indian horror film series. Each film starts with a fresh story unrelated with the preceding film's story. However, the theme and the pace remains the same.