Valimai

Valimai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byH. Vinoth
Written byH. Vinoth
Produced byBoney Kapoor
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byVijay Velukutty
Music byGhibran (score)
Yuvan Shankar Raja (songs)
Production
companies
Distributed byZee Studios
Romeo Pictures
Gopuram Cinemas
Release date
  • 24 February 2022 (2022-02-24)
Running time
178 minutes[1]
167 minutes (edited version)[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹150 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹163.20–234 crore[a]

Valimai (transl. Strength)[7] is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP in collaboration with Zee Studios, as co-producer and distributor. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Karthikeya, Huma Qureshi and Gurbani Judge. The film score is composed by Ghibran and the songs are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The cinematography is performed by Nirav Shah and the editing handled by Vijay Velukutty. It revolves around Arjun, a police officer, who is assigned to track down a group of outlaw bikers following their involvement in heinous crimes.

This film marked the second collaboration between Ajith, Vinoth and Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai (2019). Vinoth wrote the script in mid-2018, but Ajith initially declined it and asked him to work on it later. The idea was later pitched in January 2019 with Kapoor agreeing to fund the project and was officially launched in mid-October 2019, with its title. Principal photography began in December 2019 in Hyderabad and was completed in February 2021, irrespective of production being disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Major portions of the film were shot across Chennai and Hyderabad, in addition to a few sequences in Russia, which were filmed during late-August and early-September 2021.

The film was in the news for a long time, due to the persuasion of fans to launch an update regarding the project, leading to a campaign named #ValimaiUpdate, that influenced sports, politics and other events as well. It eventually led to being listed as one of the most-anticipated Tamil films according to trade circuits.[8] After being delayed multiple times, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions being enforced in India, the film was released worldwide on 24 February 2022 to mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Certificate Detail". Central Board of Film Certification. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ajith's Valimai trimmed by 15 minutes". The Times of India. 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Boney Kapoor announces Valimai Day as Ajith's film is all set for a grand release on Feb 24". India Today. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Highest Grossing Indian Films Of 2022 Include RRR, KGF: Chapter 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Gangubai Kathiawadi". News18. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ Sharma, Aanchal (19 December 2022). "Yearender 2022: KGF 2 BEATS Kantara, RRR To Become The Highest Grossing South Film Of The Year". Dainik Jagran. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ^ "'Valimai' lifetime box office collection: This Ajith starrer film mints Rs.234 crore; turns the 9th highest grosser film in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Ajith's 'AK 60' now titled as 'Valimai'". The Hindu. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ^ K., Janani (17 December 2021). "Year-ender 2021: RRR to Beast, 15 Tamil, Telugu films to look forward in 2022". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.


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