Producer, actor and director CV Kumar has announced the next film in the Pizza film series, Pizza 4. While he has not unveiled the cast, crew or title details of the film, he has said that the production for the fourth film in the franchise will begin soon. 

As per an official press note, he said, "The success of three parts of Pizza continues to inspire us, thanks to the love of fans and their vow to support quality content. So to fulfil their expectations, the fourth instalment of Pizza will start soon. An announcement on the director, cast and technical team will be made soon."

The Pizza film franchise began 11 years ago, with Karthik Subbaraj's directorial debut of the same name. The film, which starred Vijay Sethupathi and Ramya Nambeesan in lead roles, witnessed great critical acclaim as well as commercial success. 

The second film in the franchise, Pizza 2: The Villa, was helmed by Deepan Chakravarthy. With Ashok Selvan and Sanchita Shetty in the lead, the film had nothing much to do with the original. Ashok Selvan played the role of a writer in the film. 

Pizza 3: The Mummy recently hit theatres on July 28. Starring Ashwin Kakumanu and Pavithrah Marimuthu in the lead, the film was helmed by Mohan Govind. Both Pizza 2 and 3 have not seen the success that the original film witnessed.

CV Kumar produces under his home banner Thirukumaran Entertainments.