Merry Christmas early reviews out! Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi's film declared ‘Smart and gripping’, shouldn’t be compared to Andhadhun

Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi are currently gearing up for the release of their upcoming movie, Merry Christmas. While the movie is set to release on January 12, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan and others have already watched it on the big screen. After watching the Sriram Raghavan directorial, Vignesh took to his Instagram stories and shared his thoughts about it. He enjoyed watching the film and had only good words to say about the star cast, director, and Pritam's music. Besides Vignesh, a few other people also watched the movie and shared their thoughts about Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas first review out!

A while ago, filmmaker Vignesh shared his review of Merry Christmas on his Instagram handle. He was left 'absolutely awestruck' by Katrina and Vijay's 'outstanding performances' in the film. Speaking about the film's screenplay, he revealed that it is a 'superbly written thrilling screenplay' by the 'genius' Sriram Raghavan.

Further shedding light on Pritam's music for Merry Christmas, Vignesh mentioned that it is another 'major pillar' of the film. According to the South filmmaker, the last 30 minutes are too good. Concluding his review of Sriram's movie, Vignesh urged the audience to watch and enjoy Merry Christmas on January 12, 2024.

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Why you must watch Merry Christmas

As mentioned above, Merry Christmas is helmed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Sriram Raghavan. Given his proven work as a director of Andhadhun and Badlapur, you can expect something good from his new offering.

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Moreover, the film has a fresh pair with Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif joining hands for the first time. Both actors are talented and have delivered successful films in their respective industries. To watch them together in a film could turn out to be an enjoyable experience. Another interesting aspect of Merry Christmas is that the film has been simultaneously shot in Hindi and Tamil.

Having said that, how excited are you about watching this film? Tweet @ottplayapp and share your thoughts.

Also read: Merry Christmas 2024 - Release date, trailer, plot, cast, budget, OTT platform and more