Merry Christmas (2024) Movie Cast, OTT Release, Download Link, & Review

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Merry Christmas (2024) Movie Overview

IMDb Rating: 8/10
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Stars: Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi, Tinnu Anand
Language: Hindi (ORG-Line)
Quality: HDTS 1080p | 720p | 480p
Release Date: 12 January 2024 (India)
Budget: ₹60 crore
Distributed by: Pen Studios
Languages: Hindi; Tamil

Cinematography: Madhu Neelakandan
Music: Pritam Chakraborty
Producer: Kewal Garg, Sanjay Routray, Ramesh Sadhuram Taurani
Production: Matchbox Pictures, Tips Industries
Certificate: U/A

Synopsis

An incident on Christmas day changes the lives of two people. The film features Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles.

Movie Details:

Cast: Katrina Kaif, Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi, Tinnu Raaj Anand, Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, Radhika Apte, Ashwini Kalsekar
Directed By: Sriram Raghavan
Produced By: Ramesh Taurani, Sanjay Routray, Jaya Taurani, and Kewal Garg
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Varun Grover
Writers: Sriram Raghavan, Arjit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Anukriti Pandey
DOP: Madhu Neelakandan (ISC)
Editor: Pooja Ladha Surti
Production Design: Mayur Sharma
Costume Designer: Anaita Shroff Adajania and Sabina Haldar
Associate Producer: Varsha Taurani
Supervising Producer: Vishal Bajaj
Creative Producer: Dikssha Jyote Routray
Executive Producers: Prakash Talreja and Pratik Nandkumar More
Background Score: Daniel B. George
Re-recording Mixer: Ajaykumar Balakrishnan
Sound Recording & Sound Design: Madhu Apsara
Trailer Music by: Shivam & Anuj
Casting: Casting Bay
Action Director: Hira Yadav and Sunil Rodrigues
Choreographers: Vijay Ganguly and Brinda
Visual Promotions: Just right Studioz
DI & VFX Studio: Future Works Media Ltd
DI Colorist: Nirmal Sharma
Post Producer: Murli Shah
Marketing Director: Varun Gupta (MAX)
Media Consultant: Universal Communication PR
Publicity Designs: True Blue and Gopi Prassanna
Digital Agency: The Small Big Idea

Merry Christmas (2024) Movie Review

Merry Christmas Movie Review:

In the coming days, one word that’s sure to be associated with Merry Christmas is ‘slow burn’. In the past few years, we, as an audience, have become so accustomed to a fast-paced narrative that anything remotely unhurried feels like it’s demanding a lot from us. In Merry Christmas, Sriram Raghavan takes his own sweet time to tell the tale of a woman in an unhappy marriage and a man with a mysterious past while also making sure that his characters have abundant time to breathe, talk, and even go for a walk around town.

Of course, comparisons between Merry Christmas and Sriram’s last directorial, Andhadhun, are inevitable. But if Andhadhun’s first half was one hell of a ride with a monumental interval block, Merry Christmas chooses to lingeringly unleash its inner demon in the second half. Do the whys and wherefores of it all seamlessly come together at the end of the film? Maybe not. But it certainly keeps you hooked to the screen throughout, even at junctures where you have absolutely no clue what’s going on.

Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif’s pairing has already been discussed to death, but after watching the film, it makes sense why everyone has been looking forward to watching this onscreen couple. There’s a sense of subtleness and a spur-of-the-moment feel about Vijay that directly contrasts with a precise and sophisticated Katrina. But both actors radiate a gentle aura that works well together.

As good as Vijay and Katrina are in their respective roles, Ashwini Kalsekar and Shanmugarajan get the best lines that will leave you in splits. Both of their characters can be added to the list of supporting characters that deserve their own spinoff.

In a scene in the film, one character tells another that there’s no point in watching a movie without popcorn. Similarly, there’s no point in watching a Sriram Raghavan movie without expecting sporadic flashbacks, film references, completely out-there characters, and an edge-of-the-seat experience. All of this is also applicable for Merry Christmas, but in a quieter and lighter fashion.