Pizza 4 to be helmed by debutant Andrews

Earlier, we reported that the CV Kumar production, Pizza 4 will be headlined by Abi Hassan. On Monday, the makers announced that the film is titled Pizza 4: Home Alone, and that debut director Andrews has been roped in to helm the film. 

SJ Arjun, who has previously worked as a writer for films like Ratsasan, Mark Antony, and the upcoming Soodhu Kavvum 2, has penned the screenplay and script for Pizza 4: HomeAlone. Andrews has previously worked as a co-director on films like LKG, Kalathil Sandhipom, Mookuthi Amman, Gorilla and the Zee5 web series Ayali.

Abi Hassan is known for his performance in films like Kadaram Kondan and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal. Bala Saravanan has also been roped in to play a role in the film. 

The technical crew of Pizza 4: HomeAlone comprises music composer Hari SR, and editor VB Venkat. CV Kumar will produce Pizza 4: HomeAlone under his Thirukumaran Entertainments banner, along with S Thangaraj of Thangam Cinemas.

Speaking with CE, Andrews revealed that the film will be an emotional horror film. "Pizza 4 will have a storyline completely different from the other three films that were released earlier. Usually, there is a sense of disconnect that the audience feels when watching horror films, but here, that gap will be bridged. We will travel along with the story and the characters, and will easily connect with the audience," he adds.

Andrews confirmed that apart from Abi Haasan, the other actors in the film haven't been finalised. Although he refused to divulge any other details, the filmmaker, who is currently working as an associate in Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan, revealed that the story is still under discussion.

The Pizza film franchise began 12 years ago, with Karthik Subbaraj's directorial debut of the same name. The second film in the franchise, Pizza 2: The Villa, was helmed by Deepan Chakravarthy. Pizza 3: The Mummy recently hit theatres on July 28 last year, and was helmed by Mohan Govind. While Pizza 1 was both a commercial success and a critically acclaimed film, both Pizza 2 and 3 have not seen the success that the original film witnessed.