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Merry Christmas

  • 2024
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Merry Christmas (2024)
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Two strangers meet on a fateful Christmas Eve. A night of delirious romance turns into a nightmare. Revealing anything more would be a crime.Two strangers meet on a fateful Christmas Eve. A night of delirious romance turns into a nightmare. Revealing anything more would be a crime.Two strangers meet on a fateful Christmas Eve. A night of delirious romance turns into a nightmare. Revealing anything more would be a crime.

  • Director
    • Sriram Raghavan
  • Writers
    • Frédéric Dard
    • Sriram Raghavan
    • Arijit Biswas
  • Stars
    • Katrina Kaif
    • Vijay Sethupathi
    • Tinnu Anand
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sriram Raghavan
    • Writers
      • Frédéric Dard
      • Sriram Raghavan
      • Arijit Biswas
    • Stars
      • Katrina Kaif
      • Vijay Sethupathi
      • Tinnu Anand
    • 329User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Katrina Kaif
    Katrina Kaif
    • Maria
    Vijay Sethupathi
    Vijay Sethupathi
    • Albert
    Tinnu Anand
    Tinnu Anand
    • Yadhoom Uncle
    Pari Sharma
    Pari Sharma
    • Annie
    • (as Pari Maheshwari Sharma)
    Vinay Pathak
    Vinay Pathak
    • Police Inspector Prashant Kamdar
    Sanjay Kapoor
    Sanjay Kapoor
    • Ronnie's Fernandes (Ron)
    Luke Kenny
    Luke Kenny
    • Jerome
    Sahil Vaid
    Sahil Vaid
    • Maria's Date
    Gayathrie
    Gayathrie
    • Singer at Restaurant
    • (as Gayathrie Shankar)
    Ashwini Kalsekar
    Ashwini Kalsekar
    • Scarlett Ronnie Fernandes
    Radhika Apte
    Radhika Apte
    • Rosie
    Hemant K Gaur
    Hemant K Gaur
    • Kamdar Assistant 1
    • (as Hemant Gaur)
    Murlie
    • Kamdar Assistant 2
    Milind Hole
    • Forensic Experts 1
    Anil Dadheech
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    Prashant Parab
    • Forensic Photographer
    Abhishek Shukla
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    • Director
      • Sriram Raghavan
    • Writers
      • Frédéric Dard
      • Sriram Raghavan
      • Arijit Biswas
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    User reviews329

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    7finnalex

    Director SriramRaghavan delivers an out-of-the-box, absorbing tale that teases your mind, besides keeping you engaged and entertained.

    Serpentine twists and turns. Nail-biting suspense and tension-filled moments that keep you on edge. A masterstroke finale... Director SriramRaghavan delivers an out-of-the-box, absorbing tale that teases your mind, besides keeping you engaged and entertained. MerryChristmas could've done with faster pacing and slight trimming for an enhanced impact... Also, this film depends entirely on a strong word of mouth, so don't expect fireworks at the BO on arrival.

    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.

    On the whole, MERRY CHRISTMAS is a well-made thriller and is laced with a fine performance by Vijay Sethupathi. At the box office, it'll need a strong word of mouth to succeed as it appeals only to the multiplex audience in the urban areas.
    6JPEI64

    Good premise

    Started off quite well and looked promising. Kind of fell apart halfway.

    The whole initial set up though of the two lead characters first meeting seemed quite trite and unnatural. Actually it looked forced as if the director wanted to start off the narrative in a hurry and couldn't bother to build upon characterisation.

    First half is intriguing and definitely watchable. Shame that in the second half everything went for a toss.

    Vijay is a very good actor there's no doubt, but this is not for him. He looked totally uncomfortable and particularly so in the intimate scenes with Katrina.

    Katrina does decent work - nothing amazing. She does try hard but the efforts show. I think if the dialogues were in English, she would be much better placed.

    The narrative itself is weak in the second half and by the final scenes, you lose interest. Anyway still a better watch than what's coming out of B/wood these days, in the name of cinema.
    7cinish

    Grey waala shade

    Excellent movie. A very detailed and intimate sequence starts the movie. Soft and nice and charming. It is all good. And you start wondering when the plot is going to start.

    And just as you wonder, the movie starts talking. Plot thickens. Craft does stand out. Details come out in a very nonchalant manner.

    The plot has a certain made-upness to it that can throw a viewer off. But at the same time, there are some very interesting nuances. I really loved the way the movie ended.

    It was a can't put down for me. There are moments that movies present that just bring you joy. Spectacular shots that just bring elation to you out of the blue. There were multiple such moments in this movie.

    There is a very fine emotional thread that stays intact through all the drama and that thread had a grey shade to it.
    7shaikhirshad-41223

    Only for those who like this kind of cinema....

    A Pure Sriram Raghavan style murder mystery but not yet upto the mark.

    Movie starts off with slow pace screenplay with good character development and storyline.

    Music is good in the 1st half and well suited with the characters but screenplay could've been much better and can easily trimmed few scenes to make it more engaging.

    2nd half is the main highlight of this film where the film gets interesting and the plot demands your attention. Though I'm little surprised in the climax the way director has shown in the different style of his movie making is good but still to be considered as an open ending from my view.

    Acting Performances of VIJAY & KATRINA carries the whole film from start till end though the story doesn't demand much characters and supporting cast did a good job too.

    Cinematography & Bgm is well good in some scenes and specially in climax music is on another level From storywise yes it has some unique way to present murder mystery with a few twist but still it is average as compared to director old filmography.

    It's definitely a one time watch for cinema fans and those who love watching Sriram Raghavan's film......
    6brijeshcs-18820

    Not a Sriram Raghawan signature movie, disappointed

    Negative: Toooo slow, but only watched till end hoping that direction will surprise, but unfortunately total disappointed, Predictable at most of the parts Katrina was totally wrong choice for this role, she can't act at all.

    Vinay pathak is over acted.

    Leems like only Sriram Raghawan name used but actually he did not work and taken care only last 25 minutes

    Positive: Vijay: effortless acting, always like to see his acting and he never disappoints.

    Best part of the movie was last 20-25 minutes, which is the saviour and only part which viewers will take back from theater.

    Sanjay Kapoor is best suited for unpredictable charecter roles but some how industry has not much offered such roles to him.

    Watch only if you don't expect anything from Sriram Raghawan.

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    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
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    • Trivia
      The first film of Director Sriram Raghavan shot in two different languages, Hindi and Tamil. Many of the actors remain the same for both versions, but a few characters (Yadhoom Uncle, Ronnie, and the police officers) are played by different actors.
    • Connections
      References L'Or de Mackenna (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Hall of the Mountain King
      Written by Edvard Grieg

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2024 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Häid jõule
    • Production companies
      • Matchbox Pictures
      • Tips Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,511
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 24m(144 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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