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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pizza 3: The Mummy
| image = Pizza 3 The Mummy.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mohan Govind
| writer =
| producer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Ashwin Kakumanu]]
*Pavithrah Marimuthu
*[[Gaurav Narayanan]]
}}
| cinematography = Prabhu Raghav
| editing =
| music = Ashwin Hemanth
| studio = [[Thirukumaran Entertainment]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|07|28}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Pizza 3: The Mummy''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[horror thriller film]] directed by Mohan Govind, starring [[Ashwin Kakumanu]] and Pavithrah Marimuthu. Marking the third film in the [[Pizza (film series)|''Pizza'' film series]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajaraman |first=Kaushik |date=2023-08-02 |title='Pizza 3 has avoided several clichés of a horror film' |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/pizza-3-has-avoided-several-clichs-of-a-horror-film-727536 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806104910/https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/pizza-3-has-avoided-several-clichs-of-a-horror-film-727536 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.dtnext.in}}</ref> it was released on 28 July 2023.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ashwin Kakumanu]] as Nalan
*Pavithrah Marimuthu as Kayal
*[[Gaurav Narayanan]] as Prem Kumar
*[[Kaali Venkat]] as Dhaamu
*[[Anupama Kumar]] as Rani
*[[Suruthi Periyasamy]] as Ghost buster
*Raveena Daha
*Abi Nakshatra as Mitra
*Kavitha Bharathi as Viswanathan
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was announced publicly on 1 January 2021, with [[C. V. Kumar]] revealing that the [[Pizza (film series)|third film in the ''Pizza'' series]] would be directed by debutant Mohan Govind, and star [[Ashwin Kakumanu]] and Pavithrah Marimuthu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2021 |title=Pizza 3, starring Ashwin Kakamanu, announced |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jan/01/pizza-3-starring-ashwin-kakamanu-announced-22036.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730170325/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jan/01/pizza-3-starring-ashwin-kakamanu-announced-22036.html |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> After beginning the shoot in February, production on the film was largely completed by July 2021, with the team missing out on the initial release date of March 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2021 |title=Ashwin Kakumanu's Pizza 3 nearing completion |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kakumanus-pizza-3-nearing-completion/articleshow/84338857.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712073717/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kakumanus-pizza-3-nearing-completion/articleshow/84338857.cms |archive-date=12 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 January 2021 |title=Glimpse of Ashwin Kakumanu's Pizza 3 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/glimpse-of-ashwin-kakumanus-pizza-3/articleshow/80110047.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925182815/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/glimpse-of-ashwin-kakumanus-pizza-3/articleshow/80110047.cms |archive-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> At the time, the team briefly considered releasing the film through a streaming platform.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2021 |title=Ashwin Kakumanu starrer Pizza 3 to release directly on OTT |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kakumanu-starrer-pizza-3-to-release-directly-on-ott/articleshow/82255753.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415034735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kakumanu-starrer-pizza-3-to-release-directly-on-ott/articleshow/82255753.cms |archive-date=15 April 2023}}</ref>

Further significant portions of the film were shot in a kitchen in Chennai during late 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=23 November 2021 |title=Location Diaries| Pizza 3: The Mummy - A horror recipe |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/nov/23/location-diaries-pizza-3-the-mummy---a-horror-recipe-2386804.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730170325/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/nov/23/location-diaries-pizza-3-the-mummy---a-horror-recipe-2386804.html |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 November 2021 |title=Gaurav Narayanan completes dubbing for Pizza 3 The Mummy |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/gaurav-narayanan-completes-dubbing-for-pizza-3-the-mummy/articleshow/87681447.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925201806/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/gaurav-narayanan-completes-dubbing-for-pizza-3-the-mummy/articleshow/87681447.cms |archive-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>

== Release and reception ==
The film was released on 28 July 2023. Logesh Balachandran from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote it was "a well-made horror thriller that's interesting in bits", adding that "''Pizza 3'' is a decent addition to the franchise as a one-time watch".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=30 July 2023 |title=Pizza 3: The Mummy Movie Review : A well-made horror thriller that's interesting in bits |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pizza-3-the-mummy/movie-review/102250259.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802023534/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pizza-3-the-mummy/movie-review/102250259.cms |archive-date=2 August 2023}}</ref> K. R. Manigandan of ''The South First'' wrote the film was "the best among the franchise" and that "the film has neat performances coming in from all its cast".<ref>{{Cite web |last=KR |first=Manigandan |date=29 July 2023 |title=Pizza 3 review: Mohan Govind's 'Pizza' is the best among the franchise |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/pizza-3-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730170327/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/pizza-3-movie-review/ |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The South First}}</ref> In contrast, Anusha Sundar from ''[[Cinema Express]]'' wrote "even the cheap thrills can't salvage this letdown installment under the guise of tugging your emotional strings, ''Pizza 3'' fails to run chills down your spine".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundar |first=Anusha |date=29 July 2023 |title=Pizza 3 Movie Review: Even the cheap thrills can't salvage this letdown installment |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/jul/29/pizza-3-movie-review-even-the-cheap-thrills-cant-salvage-this-letdown-installment-46081.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730170327/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/jul/29/pizza-3-movie-review-even-the-cheap-thrills-cant-salvage-this-letdown-installment-46081.html |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt13773770}}

[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2023 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2023 horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]

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