Hot Delivery!

Firstly, I would like to appreciate Karthik Subburaj, as a fellow Thalaivar fan, for his Rajinikanth innuendo.

Pizza, starring Vijay Sethupathy, Remya Nambeesan, 'Aadukalam' Naren, J.Jayakumar, Karuna, Pooja, Simha and several others, is the story of how things go haywire during one specific delivery for a pizza-delivery boy, at a supernatural scale.

While there is a slight foreign-cinema touch to the movie, 'Pizza' is a refreshing attempt, which keeps us glued to our screens through the runtime. While there are certain spaces of drag in the movie, it is well compensated by the successive pace of the movie, and the twist-filled screenplay. It has been long since such a daft horror/thriller made its way to Tamil audiences, and  'Pizza' comes in at a grand time.

Yet again, and I seem to be repeating this statement several times in my reviews, this movie, while housing an exceptionally interesting storyline, rides on the performances of its cast. Vijay Sethupathy, from the acclaimed 'Thenmerkku Paruvakatru' and the recent 'Sundarapandiyan', has developed into an actor of mettle, and his performance is commendable indeed. Remya Nambeesan, 'Aadukalam' Naren, Jayakumar, Karuna, Pooja, Simha, the weird old modern-saint, everyone fit into their role, and casting has been huge support to this movie, as the 'stars' look as natural as possible.

Gopi Amarnath's cinematography, and Leo John Paul's editing, work hand-in-hand to produce a wonderful finish, and a crisp runtime. Interesting camera-handling has helped in producing the scary-eerie effect to an optimal level, and kudos to that.

Now, the music. Santhosh Narayanan is the find of the future. Looking past the fact that Beethoven made an appearance somewhere in the background, his album, and BGM have been impressive, and his rich sense of music is bound to take him places. My personal favorite from the album would be 'Mogathirai' (Magic, by vocalist Pradeep Vijay), and the use of songs in the film are also perfectly in co-ordination with the movie's pace.

Karthik Subburaj has struck gold with his debut, as he brings out an entertaining, appealing thriller that is definitely worth your money. Thirukumaran Entertainments has carved a niche for itself by bringing to screen rather unique movies. While Atta Kathi might have been lukewarm, Pizza's out hot and filling.

Aditya Baskaran