Merry Christmas, starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, will not be released in December 2023. The film’s producers announced the postponement on Thursday, informing fans that Merry Christmas will now be released in theaters on January 12, 2019. Ramesh Taurani, who shared two new Merry Christmas posters, commented, ”The wait is almost over! #MerryChristmas is making your winter merrier on January 12, 2024.”
In a joint statement, the filmmakers revealed the true reason for the postponement, writing, ”We made this picture with a lot of love and passion, as every filmmaker does. However, due of the back-to-back movie releases and the hectic final two months of 2023, we have decided to prolong the season ofjoy and bring our film to the theatres on January 12, 2024.”
Concerning the film
Merry Christmas is directed by Ramesh and Jaya Taurani, and produced by Kewal Garg and Sanjay Routray. The film, directed by Sriram Raghavan, also stars Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, and Tinnu Anand in supporting parts. Ashwini Kalsekar and Radhika Apte also make cameo appearances in the film.
The film was shot in both Tamil and Hindi at the same time. Merry Christmas also marks Katrina’s film debut in Tamil. It was originally planned to open in theaters on December 23 of last year, but it was pushed back to avoid a clash with Ranveer Singh’s Cirkus. The release date was then moved out to December 8, 2023, and finally to January 12, 2024.
After its theatrical run, the film will land on Netflix and its digital rights have reportedly bought for Rs 60 crore by the streaming giant.