The long wait for the trailer of National Award-winning Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi and Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif's Merry Christmas has come to an end as the first visuals of the upcoming film have now been released. Directed by Sriram Raghavan of Andhadhun (2018) fame, the thriller has been shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi and includes two separate sets of actors appearing alongside the lead duo in both versions. The events depicted in the Merry Christmas trailer during a night between Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif hint at yet another promising thrill ride from director Sriram Raghavan, and fans will be looking to witness yet another entertainer along the lines of his Andhadhun once again.
The Merry Christmas trailer starts off showing a split screen with two mixer grinders - one grinding food, while the other has medicine tablets. In a series of shots, the visuals suggest the tone of the film, while highlighting the romance between Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif amidst the backdrop of Christmas Eve. Their time together quickly takes a big, dark turn as both characters appear to have reservations about each other while talking in riddles. The trailer for Merry Christmas has been released in Hindi and Tamil languages, and the visuals in each vary quite a lot but revolve overall around the mystery surrounding Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif's relationship, and the subsequent events taking place between them.
Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif are headlining the star cast of Merry Christmas, with the supporting cast in the Hindi version featuring the likes of Tinnu Raaj Anand, Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, Radhika Apte, and Ashwini Kalsekar. The Tamil version of the Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif-starrer will once again see Radhika Apte, who will be appearing alongside Raadhika Sarathkumar, Gayathrie Shankar, Shanmugarajan, and Rajesh, among others in the film. Featuring music composed by Pritam, Merry Christmas was initially slated to release in cinemas on December 23, 2022, but was pushed to December 8 this year, and will now open in theatres worldwide on January 12, 2024,
Watch Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif in the Merry Christmas Tamil and Hindi trailers below: