Merry Christmas: Anurag Kashyap reviews Sriram Raghavan's directorial, says, Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi 'bring their best game'

Anurag Kashyap review Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupati starrer Merry Christmas

After the superhit film ‘Andhadhun', director Sriram Raghavan is ready with his next titled ‘Merry Christmas'. The film, starring Vijay Sethupati and Katrina Kaif, hit the theatres on January 12. The neo-noir mystery thriller is set in the 80s-90s and takes us through the events of a Christmas night when two strangers cross paths. The film also stars Sanjay Kapoor and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles.

Since the release of the film, it has been receiving good reviews from critics and moviegoers. Now, Anurag Kashyap has reviewed Sriram Raghavan's directorial, stating that he has loved the movie.

Today, on January 14, Anurag took to his Instagram account to pen a long review of the Katrina Kaif starrer. The ace director shared several posters of the film and wrote, "Love this film .. @sriram.raghavanofficial has never known to play safe and this time has gone a made hitchcockian love story with two actors belonging to different cultures and them coming together on Christmas Eve. He again does new things and creates a slow burn with a terrific pay off. Both @katrinakaif and @actorvijaysethupathi bring their best game to it . Also @sanjaykapoor2500 @pathakvinay and #ashwini. Do give it a shot . @matchboxshots @rameshtaurani . Great to see you making this happen . And the cinephile in Sriram is as omnipresent in this as on his T-shirts and his life . (Accompanied by a red-heart emojis)"

‘Merry Christmas' has been receiving a lot of appreciation from critics, and at Mid-Day, we have given the movie 3.5 stars. A part of our review (by Mayank Shekhar) reads, "While this is technically a thriller, involving death, in fact - Merry Christmas strangely feels like a cheery film. Besides the catty dialogues, much of the joyousness comes from the sorted lead actors on the screen - Katrina Kaif, and Vijay Sethupathi. Seldom have stars from separate skies been positioned so well opposite each other.

There's an inherent genuineness, if not goodness, about the Tamilian veteran, Sethupathi (Super Deluxe, Farzi), as a person perhaps, that it simply shines through the screen; no matter what he plays on it. An inexplicable alchemy between Kaif and Sethupathi makes the most unlikely situations appear wholly believable. You just connect. And don't question why."