The remake rights for Pizza, that is running successfully in theatres even after Diwali was sold for Rs.72 lakhs and Rs.35 lakhs respectively in Telugu and Kannada. The movie is directed by debutant Karthik Subburaj, who earlier made short films that appeared at the show Naalaya Iyakkunar.
Pizza is a thriller and its unique screenplay quickly captured the audience across Tamil Nadu. The producer of the scoop confirmed the inside track said, "Director Prashanth Raj had watched film and was thinking about buying the rights for Kannada film industry. Since we found him in a position to delivering successful like ours, we sold it to him for 35 lakh." Prashanth, who plans to cast Kannada actors within the film, says, "The screenplay might be tweaked keeping the Kannada audience in mind."
C.V.Kumar added "The Telugu rights was bought by some of the top producers from Tollywood who paid 72 lakh for it." choosing to stick silent in regards to the individuals who bought the film. However, it is a huge figure for a movie which was made with a low-budget and with little resources. The success of Pizza is bound to inspire several budding directors to return to the field.
