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Pizza 3: The Mummy
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| Pizza 3: The Mummy | |
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| Directed by | Mohan Govind |
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| Music by | Ashwin Hemanth |
| Cinematography | Prabhu Raghav |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pizza 3: The Mummy is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film directed by Mohan Govind, starring Ashwin Kakumanu and Pavithrah Marimuthu. Marking the third film in the Pizza film series,[1] it was released on 28 July 2023.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- 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
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was announced publicly on 1 January 2021, with C. V. Kumar revealing that the third film in the Pizza series would be directed by debutant Mohan Govind, and star Ashwin Kakumanu and Pavithrah Marimuthu.[2] 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.[3][4] At the time, the team briefly considered releasing the film through a streaming platform.[5]
Further significant portions of the film were shot in a kitchen in Chennai during late 2021.[6][7]
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
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".[8] 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".[9] 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".[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rajaraman, Kaushik (2 August 2023). "'Pizza 3 has avoided several clichés of a horror film'". www.dtnext.in. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ↑ "Pizza 3, starring Ashwin Kakamanu, announced". Cinema Express. 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ashwin Kakumanu's Pizza 3 nearing completion". The Times of India. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Glimpse of Ashwin Kakumanu's Pizza 3". The Times of India. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ashwin Kakumanu starrer Pizza 3 to release directly on OTT". The Times of India. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku (23 November 2021). "Location Diaries| Pizza 3: The Mummy - A horror recipe". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Gaurav Narayanan completes dubbing for Pizza 3 The Mummy". The Times of India. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ Balachandran, Logesh (30 July 2023). "Pizza 3: The Mummy Movie Review : A well-made horror thriller that's interesting in bits". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ KR, Manigandan (29 July 2023). "Pizza 3 review: Mohan Govind's 'Pizza' is the best among the franchise". The South First. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ Sundar, Anusha (29 July 2023). "Pizza 3 Movie Review: Even the cheap thrills can't salvage this letdown installment". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.