Merry Christmas (2024 film)

Merry Christmas is a 2024 Indian mysterythriller film directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by together with Matchbox Pictures. The film, a Hindi-Tamilbilingual, stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, alongside Ashwini Kalsekar, Luke Kenny, and Pari Maheshwari Sharma. The basic plot of the film was based on Frédéric Dard's French novel Le Monte-charge (Bird in a Cage).

The film was officially announced in December 2021. Principal photography commenced the same month in Mumbai along with a sporadic schedule in Uttar Pradesh, which was again followed with a schedule in the former location, and wrapped by mid-January 2023. The film has music composed by Pritam, cinematography handled by Madhu Neelakandan and editing by Pooja Ladha Surti.

After several postponements, Merry Christmas was released in theaters on 12 January 2024. The film received positive reviews, with the performances and the chemistry of Kaif and Sethupathi receiving praise.

At the , the film received one nomination for Best Actress (Kaif). It received five nominations at 70th Filmfare Awards including Best film (Critics) .