Merry Christmas REVIEW: Is Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi's film hit or flop? Read on
By Team Asianet Newsable | First Published Jan 11, 2024, 6:18 PM ISTMerry Christmas first reviews: Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan praises Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi's 'outstanding performances' in Merry Christmas. The thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan of Andhadhun fame. The film will be released on January 12.
Merry Christmas, a thriller starring Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif, has received its initial reviews, and it appears like filmmaker Sriram Raghavan is gearing up to produce another gem following his 2018 blockbuster, Andhadhun. Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan and a few others saw the film before it hits cinemas on January 12 and praised it.
Vignesh Shivan praises Merry Christmas
Taking to his Instagram Stories, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan wrote, “Absolutely awestruck by the outstanding performances from @actorvijaysethupathi & @katrinakaif in this superbly written thrilling screenplay from the genius @sriram.raghavanofficial takes us back to Alfred Hitchcock times @ipritamofficial's music is another major pillar, the last 30 mins is just tooo good! Enjoy it in theatres from Jan12th! Totally proud of you Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi! You just held it all together with effortless ease."
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Other views on Merry Christmas
Film trade analyst Sathish Kumar M wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “#MerryChristmas is like a Vintage Thriller film with interesting scenes in the police station in the second half and climax with #SriramRaghavan’s style.”
An X user by the name of Delusional Amphibian wrote about the film, “#Merry Christmas - A Slow burning mystery drama which takes its own time to setup, builds to a crescendo & then pays off in the final act. Last 15 minutes is the film but for it to work, you need to invest in first 1.5 hours. You might think where this is all leading to but only in the final act you get to know Sriram Raghavan was holding all the cards till the end. In the climax, with no dialogues being said (but still so much being said) VJS walks away with all the applause! Anything more would be a spoiler. Watch it without comparing it with Andhadhun.”
Cine Observer wrote on X, “#MerryChristmas is a slow burn thriller that moves at a gentle pace for the most part. @VijaySethuOffl looks absolutely at ease and @KatrinaKaifFB looks ravishing as ever. The story is based on a French novel. #SriramRaghavan takes his time to get to the gripping part @proyuvraaj.”
Sunny insta story pic.twitter.com/gQCE9YHMHk
— myqueenkay (@myqueenkay1)Another tweet from Films and Stuffs, read: “Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif completely held and shouldered the first half of #MerryChristmas, which led to the riveting second half. Peak chemistry.”
in the final act you get to know Sriram raghavan was holding all the cards till the end. In the climax, with no dailogues being said (but still so much being said) VJS walks away with all the applause! Anything more would be a spoiler. Watch it without comparing it with Andhadhum
— Delusional Amphibian (@MonkofMadras)A review by X user Delusional Amphibian is also making the rounds. According to the user, it takes roughly 1.5 hours until Sriram Raghavan exposes all of his cards in the last 15 minutes. The user also reveals that there are no talks throughout those minutes, despite a lot being delivered. He also requested that people see it in Hindi. Check out his X review here:
Sunny kaushal on ig story Katrina is so so so brilliant 👏🏼 🙌🏼
Moving release Tomorrow book your tickets now and enjoy the movie pic.twitter.com/qWkaMbfOey
About Merry Christmas:
Merry Christmas was filmed in two languages, with different supporting actors in each. Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, and Tinnu Anand also appear in the Hindi version. The Tamil version, on the other hand, stars Radhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kevin Jay Babu, and Rajesh Williams in the same roles. Raat Akeli Hai, a new song from the film, was released on Wednesday.
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