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Valimai Review: Tests The Patience Of Audience

Movie: Valimai Rating: 1.5/5 Banner: Ramalakshmi Cine Creations Cast: Ajith Kumar, Huma Quresh, KartikeyaGummakonda, Bani and others Music: Ghibran, Yuvan Shankar Raja Director of Photography: Nirav Shah Editor: Vijay Velukutty Producer: Boney Kapoor Written and Directed by: H Vinoth Release Date: Feb 24, 2022

Ajith starrer “Valimai” has been a trending topic on social media for nearly two years. The film’s trailer and promos have further added to the hype. The Telugu dubbed version of the Tamil actioner also hit the theaters today.

Let’s analyze.

Story: Arjun (Ajith) is a sincere cop with values. He doesn’t see chain snatching as a petty case. The Vizag police commissioner has been waiting for such an officer.

When Arjun presents his theory that the series of chain snatching cases and biking gang activities are linked to a drug syndicate, the commissioner asks him to lead the mission.

He quickly zeroes in on the main person behind this gang (Kartikeya). But the chief of the gang has developed a network that is not easy to break in.

How will Arjun save the city and his family that somehow gets dragged into the case?

Artistes’ Performances: Ajith Kumar flaunts style and swag, he is in his element here playing the police officer’s role. He does only two things in the film – action stunts and sentiment. There is no romantic pair for him.

Huma Qureshi plays his colleague. Our Telugu actor Kartikeya Gummakonda has played the villain’s role. He has the body to play the baddie, but he doesn’t get much chance to exhibit his acting skills. His character doesn’t have a proper graph.

Technical Excellence: The action stunts are the main highlight. The film excels in the action department and technical aspects.

A couple of bike chasing sequences and a lengthy bus chase are filmed brilliantly with coordination between the cameraman, action choreographer, and editor. But music is not in the same league. Neither song nor background score is effective.

Highlights: Stylish Action stunts Beginning portion

Drawback: Routine and formulaic narrative Lengthy action episodes Lack of romance and entertainment Tacky sentiment  Dragging on No strong villain

Analysis The plotline of “Valimai” is simple: A police officer hunts down a group of outlaw biker gangs after they are involved in a series of crime incidents.

But it is presented quite differently in the initial stage. Ajith enters the scene only after fifteen minutes of the start.

Before that, the director reveals how masked biker gang is supplying drugs and killing people, and supplying drugs by using sophisticated methods: Cracking QR codes from a painting on the wall, buying bikes on a portal, and dumping them in a quarry after the completion of the criminal activity, using dark web technology. This whole 15 minutes of the stretch is narrated engagingly.

Though the family scenes involving Ajith Kumar and the mandatory introduction song slows the pace initially, it gets back to its interesting setup soon.

Ajith using the ‘reverse’ method to find the villain Kartikeya is quite absorbing. The pre-interval bike chase is another highlight. By and large, the first half of the film is engaging despite the familiar setup.

But it goes completely out of hands after Ajith Kumar nabbing the villain. As there is not much story to drive the film from this point, the director shifts his focus to the family sentiments.

To give a commercial touch, he may have a chance to work on the romantic thread, but the director skipped it and dragged on mother-brother sentiment. The final portions look contrived and bore us to death.

The sentiment angle has diluted the core action drama and turned it into another routine ‘Tamil sentiment masala’. Plus, the logic goes for a toss at many places. There is a command control in the police headquarters that can find out any answer by clicking on keyboards.

The police officer meets in a glass cubicle that looks like a Hollywood set rather than a real police commissionerate. The makers have tried to present the action drama in a glossy manner, but the setup is unrealistic.

If bike gangs are moving in such a manner on the city roads, what are traffic constables doing? In any Indian city, a traffic constable would stop if even one biker went at 100 KM speed with so much noise. But here in the film, biker gangs regularly move on roads together as if they own the roads.

Ajith knows all about crime activities in the city, but he doesn’t know that one of his family members chose the wrong path.

Kartikeya’s villain character is so weak. Sometimes we wonder why Ajith is making so much fuss for this feeble villain. Their cat and mouse game is not exciting either. Their face-off sequence has not created any value.

With nearly three-hour running time and never-ending stunts, “Valimai” tests the patience towards the end. All in all, despite style and sass, and a couple of high-octane action scenes, “Valimai” doesn’t excite us at all, making it a boring watch.

Bottom line: Balimai!

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Valimai Movie Review: యాక్షన్‌ ప్రియులకు నచ్చే సినిమా ‘వలిమై’.. మూవీ రివ్యూ

Ajith's valimai review: అజిత్‌ స్వతహాగా బైక్‌ రేసులను ఇష్టపడతారు. ఆయనకు నచ్చిన టాపిక్‌ని ఇంక్లూడ్‌ చేసి హెచ్‌.వినోద్‌ డైరక్ట్ చేసిన సినిమా వలిమై..

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Valimai Movie Review: హీరో అజిత్‌ స్వతహాగా బైక్‌ రేసులను ఇష్టపడతారు. ఆయనకు నచ్చిన టాపిక్‌ని ఇంక్లూడ్‌ చేసి హెచ్‌.వినోద్‌ డైరక్ట్ చేసిన సినిమా వలిమై. బలం అనే అర్థం వచ్చే టైటిల్‌ ఇది. ప్యాన్‌ ఇండియా సినిమా కావడంతో తమిళ టైటిల్‌తోనే తెలుగులోనూ రిలీజ్‌ చేశారు. మరి తెలుగు ఆడియన్స్ కి ఈ సినిమా ఏ మేరకు కనెక్ట్ అవుతుందో చూద్దాం.

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సంగీతం: గిబ్రన్‌ (నేపథ్యం), యువన్‌ శంకర్‌ రాజా (పాటలు)

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చెయిన్‌ స్నాచింగ్‌లు, దొంగతనాలు, మాదక ద్రవ్యాల విక్రయాలు, హత్యలు… ఇలా వైజాగ్‌ సిటీ మొత్తం అల్లకల్లోలమైపోతుంటుంది. మంచి వ్యక్తి దొరికితే అన్నిటికీ ఫుల్‌స్టాప్‌ పెట్టొచ్చని అనుకుంటారు సిటీ కమిషనర్‌. సరిగ్గా ఆ సమయంలోనే చార్జ్ తీసుకుంటారు అర్జున్‌ (అజిత్‌). అతనికి నార్కోటిక్‌ ఆఫీసర్‌ సోఫియా (హ్యూమా) సపోర్ట్ ఉంటుంది. సిటీలో జరిగిన ఓ ఆత్మహత్య ఆధారంగా చాలా విషయాలను కనిపెడతాడు అర్జున్‌. ఆ క్రమంలో శాటన్ స్లేవ్స్ నాయకుడు నరేన్‌ గురించి తెలుసుకుంటాడు. అతన్ని అరెస్ట్ చేసి, అంతా ఓ కొలిక్కి వచ్చిందనుకుంటున్న సమయంలో అర్జున్‌కి ఓ షాకింగ్‌ న్యూస్‌ తెలుస్తుంది. అదేంటి? ఉన్నపళాన అర్జున్‌ ఉద్యోగం నుంచి ఎందుకు సస్పెండ్‌ అవుతాడు? అతని తల్లి పెట్టే కండిషన్స్ కీ, వృత్తిపరమైన అంశాలకు లింకు ఎందుకు పడింది? సోఫియా వల్ల అతనికి కలిసొచ్చిన అంశాలేంటి? వంటివన్నీ ఆసక్తికరమైన అంశాలు.

యాక్షన్‌ ప్రియులను అలరించే సబ్జెక్ట్ ఇది. ప్రతి ఫ్రేమ్‌లోనూ నిర్మాతలు పెట్టిన ఖర్చు కనిపిస్తోంది. ఎక్కడా రాజీపడకుండా తెరకెక్కించిన సినిమా. బైక్‌ రేసింగ్‌లు, యాక్షన్‌ ఎపిసోడ్‌లు కనురెప్ప వేయనీయనంతగా అట్రాక్ట్ చేస్తాయి. అజిత్‌ స్వతహాగా బైక్‌ రైడింగ్‌ను ఇష్టపడటంతో మరింత ప్యాషన్‌తో చేసినట్టు అనిపిస్తుంది. ఆయనకు పోటాపోటీగా నటించారు కార్తికేయ. హ్యూమా ఖురేషికి యాక్షన్‌ లేడీగా మంచి రోల్‌ దొరికింది. తల్లిదండ్రుల గొప్పతనాన్ని చెప్పే మాటలు కూడా ఆకట్టుకుంటాయి.

చాలా సందర్భాల్లో సున్నితమైన అంశాలను చాలా బాగా టచ్‌ చేశారు డైరక్టర్‌. కథను నడపడానికి హీరోకి ఒక ఫ్యామిలీ, ఆ ఫ్యామిలీలో గొడవలు వంటివాటిని కలిపారేమో అనిపిస్తుంది. అవి కథాగమనానికి పెద్దగా సహకరించకపోగా, బాగా తెలిసిన కథనే మళ్లీ చూస్తున్న ఫీలింగ్‌ కలిగించాయి. ఎక్కడా అనూహ్యమైన ట్విస్టులు లేకపోవడం, తెలిసిన కథే కావడంతో ఆడియన్స్ బోర్‌ ఫీలయ్యే సందర్భాలు ఎక్కువగా ఉన్నాయి.

కమిషనర్‌లాంటి వ్యక్తి ఒక సాదాసీదా ఆఫీసర్‌ మీద డిపెండ్‌ కావడం, హీరో… కథ మొత్తం ఒన్‌ మ్యాన్‌ షోగా నడపడం వంటివి పెద్దగా ఆకట్టుకోవు.

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Valimai Movie Review

Article by Satya B Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 11:08 am, 24 February 2022 | Updated on 6:42 am, 24 March 2022

2 Hrs 58 Mins   |   Action   |   24-02-2022

Cast - Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Karthikeya, Bani,

Director - H Vinoth

Producer - Boney Kapoor

Banner - Bayview Projects LLP; Zee Studios

Music - Yuvan Shankar Raja

After the Pink Tamil remake (Nerkonda Parvai), Ajith Kumar has yet again teamed up with its director H Vinoth for Valimai, an action thriller. Vinoth’s last outing in Telugu was Karthi’s Khakee that was received well. This naturally has generated good buzz around Valimai. Has the film lived up to its hype? Let’s take a look.

What is it about?

Satan’s Slaves is an organised crime done by jobless youth through their motorcyle club. They choose chain snatching, drugs and murders to make quick money. Police couldn’t nab them due to their modus operandi of crime. Arjun (Ajith Kumar) steps in to nab the criminals and put an end to this. Will Arjun succeed? How does Arjun’s family get involved and how does he handle it all?

Performances :

Ajith is no stranger to cop roles. Yet he makes his own mark with the role of police officer Arjun. He looks stylish, smart and dapper. At this age, Ajith gives his best for stunts that stand out in this action thriller. He deserves a pat on his back. In bike sequences and action episodes, Ajith mesmerises. But director Vinoth hasn’t fully utilized Ajith’s capabilities.Karthikeya Gummakonda got a big break as a villain opposite Ajith. He got a substantial role with full-length screen presence. He has delivered what is expected from a smart villain. Huma Qureshi is confined to a fellow investigating officer. She doesn’t get much to showcase. Achyuth Kumar as Ajith’s brother is alright. None of the other actors leave much impact.

Technicalities :

Cop chasing a criminal plot is an age-old plot. Director Vinoth tries to infuse technology, gadgets, bikes and internet-based crime. The concept and modus operandi of crime is striking and appealing. It seems good on paper. But the film falters in its execution. Lack of intriguing scenes does the damage. Background score is impressive. Visuals are appealing. Sound mixing stands out. Production values and stylish making deserve special mention. Lengthy episodes put us off.

Bike Stunts Stylish Presentation

Lengthy Sequences Predictable Twists Family Episodes

Valimai is filled with bikes, helmets, fancy tattoos and latest gadgetry. It is all about drugs, chain snatching and brutal murders. Educated youth who are unable to get jobs and dejected by family and society form as a group called ‘Satan’s Slaves’, a Motorcycle club that is behind all the crimes in Visakhapatnam. Their motive is money. They build a network and they use graffiti for communication through which they send codes for the mission. All these become a big challenge to the police department.

A good, honest police officer Arjun gets transferred from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam. As soon as he lands in the beach city, his focus shifts on the city’s crimes. The initial proceedings were engaging. The bike stunts, stylish presentations were all good. However, the film moves at snail’s pace. The action thriller is bogged down by the family episodes and unwanted emotions. The first half takes too long testing the audience’s patience. The interval episode is engaging though.

The second half is a big bore. Particularly, the family episodes take the centre stage pushing the main story to the back-seat. The cat-and-mouse sequences should have been better. Action thrillers ought to be taut. But Ajith’s Valimai fails in delivering that. Particularly, the protagonist loses a chunk of energy in fighting against his own police bosses rather than fighting the baddie. And in the end, the villain kidnaps the hero’s family that we’re watching from time immemorial. The blessing in disguise is the investigation scenes. How the hero nabs the villain and his identity, whereabouts make for an interesting watch. Rest all is just filling.

On the whole, it has its moments here and there. The interval episode is good. But that won’t satiate the hunger. The film leaves us asking for more.

Bottom-Line: Not Racy

Rating: 2.5/5

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What's Behind

Thala Ajith's Valimai is carrying huge expectations among movie lovers. The film stars RX100 hero Karthikeya as the antagonist and is directed by H.Vinoth. The film directed by Vinoth is slated for a grand release on February 24,2022 on a pan-India scale in various languages. Let us see what impact Ajith made with Valimai on movie lovers.

Story Review

Visakhapatnam witnesses mysterious murders, chain snatchings, and drug peddling. Unable to control the crime, Visakhapatnam commissioner, gets ACP Arjun (Ajith Kumar) from Vijayawada to bring peace in the port city. Arjun with Narcotic Bureau officer Sophia (Huma Qureshi) tries to crack the code and find out the dark website Rag Brower. To find out more about the rag browser and what is the motive of Naren  (Karthikeya Gummakonda), a biker, watch Valimai on screen.

H.Vinoth just like in Khakee (Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru), started the narration in an interesting manner showcasing the troubled city of Visakhapatnam. Interest increases with the introduction of Ajith as ACP and with the subsequent investigation. However, things deviate in the middle with the narration touching upon his family and the introduction of his family members. The intensity dips and it picks up with the entry of Karthikeya Gummakonda ahead of the interval block. The interval bang with intensity set the stage for the perfect second half. However second half turns out to be routine with the director trying to highlight the sentiments of mother and son and the unemployed youth. This looked completely outdated and tested the patience of the viewers. Even the bike racing scenes which excite viewers at the start, cease to attract viewers as they turned out a bit artificial. The second half becomes more predictable and the cat and mouse game between Ajith and Karthikeya doesn't engage the viewers. The climax finally turns routine after pre-climax increases the interest. However, the dragged narration in parts in the first and second half robbed the viewers of watching a perfect thriller.

Ajith performed the role tailor-made for him. He at times looked aged and seems to have put on weight. However, for all the shortcomings, Ajith stunned all with his breathtaking action scenes. He showed good expressions and emotions. However, Ajith's acting talent is not used to the optimum. Karthikeya surprised with the role of the antagonist. He plays the role of a bike racer. He makes his presence felt appearing just ahead of the interval block with an intense high octane action sequence. His dialogue delivery and he attracts with his macho physique.

Huma Qureshi is ok in the role-playing second fiddle to Ajith in the investigation. She did not get much screen presence but did her role well. Others performed their roles accordingly.

Yuvan Shankar Raja's elevated the scenes with his intense and powerful background music. However, the songs acted as speed breakers. Dilip Subbarayan's stunt choreography is breathtaking. One gets a feeling that they are watching a Hollywood film. The cinematography of Nirav Shah is top class. Dialogues looked cliched. He captured the action scenes in a perfect manner elevating the scenes. However, the editing of Vijay Velukutty could have been far better. There are many drags in the film which affected the tempo. Production values are ok.

Stunt Choreography

Disadvantages

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Forced Emotions

Rating Analysis

The excitement increased when Vinoth teamed with Ajith for Valimai. However, Vinoth in order to elevate the heroism of Ajith failed to come up with a powerful story, racy screenplay, and direction. He failed in his execution. Except for the sensational bike racing sequences featuring Ajith and Karthikeya, the story falls apart. Everything else turns out to be mundane and brings viewers the memories of the old films of the 80s and 90s. Had Vinoth concentrated on including twists and turns and trimmed the length of the film, Valimai would have made a better impact.

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Valimai Movie Review: Laughable Yet Slick, Choose What Of It You Will

Director: H Vinoth

Cast:  Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi

Commercial cinema, more specifically 'mass' films, have a nagging conundrum. They need to kindle expectation so when the mass moment comes, it is familiarly satisfying. But they also need to be unpredictable to be truly enjoyable. This is a thin line to straddle. Few filmmakers today are able to build the anticipation of familiarity as well as deliver the surprises — Nelson and Lokesh Kanagaraj come to mind as exceptions. H Vinoth, however, can barely do either.

Valimai is the story of family man Arjun (Ajith Kumar), who is also a shrewd cop. He moves to Chennai to save his elder brother (Achyuth Kumar) from alcoholism, while also catching a deadly gang of murderers and drug kingpins. How he navigates friends, foes, politicians and allies — obviously — forms the rest of the film.

What's clear to anyone watching Valimai is that it's a star vehicle. Ajith gets half a dozen introduction scenes — he rises from a van, he stands on a plank suspended in the air, he gets off a police jeep and walks in slow motion over and over. In the hands of a crafty writer and filmmaker, these scenes would have set the screen on fire. But in Valimai , they are not only predictable, but also laughable.

Take, for instance, the intro scene that establishes the kind of cop Arjun is. He catches young male criminals but doesn't file FIRs against them. Instead, he gives money to their wives and mothers and lectures, them to " buddhi solli thiruthanum" (speak good sense into them). His subordinate asks him why Arjun didn't get the system take care of these people. Arjun explains that the system will only make the situation worse. To this, the subordinate exclaims, " saar neenga vera maari ." As if waiting all his life for just this line, Ghibran diligently cues the title song that goes ' naanga vera maari ' (composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja).

This problem of being obvious and predictable is all over Valimai . At one point, I began predicting what would happen in the desperate hope that H Vinoth would surprise me. But he never did. We've heard every dialogue before, so much so that, you, dear reader, would know from a mile away what anyone is going to say. The jokes are so drab that the characters in the film laugh to guide us in that direction. The interval block is a split screen with Ajith on one side and Karthikeya, who plays the villain, on the other. There is text overlay on screen telling us it's the next day, over the voice of Arjun telling the villain he'll meet him the next day. At one point, there is a paragraph on screen that I couldn't finish reading on time.

This predictability might not entirely be H Vinoth's fault though. We are film-addicted people, and we can probably just tell these things by instinct. Except, Valimai has nothing else going for it either. Ajith can barely emote — he has one uncomfortable face for the entire spectrum of feelings. Karthikeya has more range than Ajith does. When Sophia (Huma Qureshi), with tears brimming in her eyes, asked Arjun why he's speaking dejectedly, I broke into uncontrollable laughter that I couldn't stop until Ajith finished his lecture about life and stones or something.

The characters are all written for the convenience of Arjun. Sophia, for instance, can do sketches of suspects, run analytics, shoot big guns, fight with her bare hands, lead the most challenging mission in Tamil Nadu police history — just about any of the grind work that Arjun can't be bothered to do. To say nothing of being the family friend who shows up for emotional support too. She's everybody and nobody, a role that shortchanges how badass she actually is. Bani J is the villain's sidekick, meted out a similar treatment. To be fair, though, even the men are written in exactly the same superficial fashion.

With such superficial and half-hearted performances, the emotions just don't move us. Arjun's mother (Sumithra trying her damnedest best) punishes herself to a hunger strike, an emotion that should resonate with everyone. Yet, it's treated like a piece of information that we should remember, not an emotion that we feel instinctively. When we watch the villain manipulate Arjun's brother Kutty (Raj Ayyappa), we think of the latter as stupid, not the former as evil. Without the strengths of these emotions, the stakes are never high enough. So, Valimai feels like a superbike stuck in second gear.

Despite all of this, though, what makes Valimai reasonably watchable is Dilip Subbarayan's stunt choreography, deftly supported by cinematographer Nirav Shah. Together, they build action that's a delight to watch. Dilip is inventive, without turning it into something unbelievable. It's the right amount of clever, perfectly right for mainstream. It only helps that the film is about biker gangs — Ajith on the bike is a sight to savour for fans. Even in overlong stunt sequences, the film is enjoyable.

But, be warned that enjoying Valimai , that lasts nearly three hours, takes a special kind of viewer: One who is motivated to have fun and laugh at themselves for enjoying this. Right at the end, as the film climaxes and Arjun rises victorious, his brother taunts the villain, "ei sappa" (hey loser, I suspect). At that point, I found myself thinking he's perhaps talking to me, a loser who had so much fun.

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123తెలుగు.కామ్ రేటింగ్ : 2.75/5

నటీనటులు: అజిత్ కుమార్, కార్తికేయ, హుమా ఖురేషి, బాణి, సుమిత్ర, అచ్యుంత్ కుమార్, యోగి బాబు, రాజ్ అయ్యప్ప

దర్శకత్వం : హెచ్ వినోద్

నిర్మాత: బోనీ కపూర్

సంగీత దర్శకుడు: యువన్ శంకర్ రాజా

సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ: నీరవ్ షా

ఎడిటర్ : విజయ్ వేలుకుట్టి

కోలీవుడ్ స్టార్ హీరో అజిత్ కుమార్ హీరోగా నటించిన లేటెస్ట్ అండ్ మోస్ట్ అవైటెడ్ చిత్రం “వలిమై”. దర్శకుడు హెచ్ వినోత్ తెరకెక్కించిన ఈ భారీ యాక్షన్ ఎంటర్టైనర్ ఈ రోజు రిలీజ్ అయ్యింది. మరి ఈ చిత్రం, ఆడియన్స్‌ ను ఏ మేరకు మెప్పించిందో సమీక్షలోకి వెళ్లి తెలుసుకుందాం!

వైజాగ్ లో సైతాన్ అనే బ్యాచ్ డ్రగ్స్ దందా, వరుస చైన్ స్నాచింగ్ లు, హత్యలు చేస్తూ ఉంటారు. వరుస దోపిడీలు దాడులతో వైజాగ్ ప్రజలు బాధలు పడుతూ ఉంటారు. ఈ క్రమంలో వైజాగ్ కి వస్తాడు పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్ అర్జున్ (అజిత్ కుమార్). ఇంతకీ అర్జున్ ఈ కేసును ఎలా డీల్ చేశాడు ? అసలు ఈ సైతాన్ బ్యాచ్ వెనుక ఉన్న లీడర్ ఎవరు ? ఈ బ్యాచ్ కి నరేన్ (కార్తికేయ)కి ఉన్న సంబంధం ఏమిటి ? చివరకు అర్జున్ సైతాన్ బ్యాచ్ కి ఎలా ముగింపు పలికాడు ? అనేది మిగిలిన కథ.

ప్లస్ పాయింట్స్ :

ఈ చిత్రం నేపథ్యం చాలా బాగుంది. స్క్రిప్ట్ లో చాలా మంచి మాస్ ఎలిమెంట్స్ కుదరడం అతిపెద్ద ప్లస్ పాయింట్. ఇక దర్శకుడు హెచ్ వినోద్ ఈ చిత్రాన్ని తగినంత కమర్షియల్ అంశాలతో పర్ఫెక్ట్ గా ప్యాక్ చేసారు, ఇదే ఆడియన్స్ ను బాగా ఆకర్షిస్తుంది. ముఖ్యంగా మాస్ ఎలివేషన్స్, ఫైట్స్ మరియు యాక్షన్ సీక్వెన్స్‌లు ఇలా అన్ని బాగున్నాయి.

ఇక అజిత్ కుమార్ తని బాడీ లాంగ్వేజ్ మరియు మాస్ అవతార్ లో ఈ చిత్రంలో చాలా బాగా నటించాడు. చాలా కాలం తరువాత, రేసింగ్ సీన్స్ లో కూడా చాలా బాగా చేశాడు. ఇక సినిమాలోని క్రేజీ బిజిఎం, స్టంట్స్ చాలా బాగున్నాయి. కార్తికేయ నటన ఈ చిత్రానికి మరో అదనపు బోనస్.

కానీ ఈ చిత్రం మెయిన్ ప్లస్ పాయింట్ అజితే. అజిత్ తో కార్తికేయ రేసింగ్ సన్నివేశాలన్నీ కూడా అద్భుతంగా ఉన్నాయి. ఇక హుమా ఖురేషి మంచి సినిమాతోనే సౌత్ సినిమాల్లోకి రీఎంట్రీ ఇచ్చింది. కానీ ఆమె మాత్రం కొన్ని సన్నివేశాలకు మాత్రమే పరిమితం అయిపొయింది. అయినా ఆకట్టుకుంది.

మైనస్ పాయింట్స్:

దర్శకుడు హెచ్ వినోద్ తీసుకున్న మెయిన్ పాయింట్, మరియు ప్రధాన పాత్రలు, ఆ పాత్రల తాలూకు సంఘర్షణ బాగా ఆకట్టుకున్నా… సినిమాలో ఇంట్రెస్టింగ్ ఎలిమెంట్స్ ఆశించిన స్థాయిలో లేకపోవడం సినిమాకి మైనస్ అయింది. పైగా కథను ఎలివేట్ చేస్తూ దర్శకుడు వినోద్ రాసుకున్న సీరియస్ ట్రీట్మెంట్ కొన్ని చోట్ల లాజికల్ గా ఉండి ఉంటే బాగుండేది.

అలాగే సెకండ్ హాఫ్ లో వచ్చే కొన్ని ల్యాగ్ సీన్స్ ను కూడా తగ్గించుకొని ఉండి ఉంటే, సినిమాకి ఇంకా బెటర్ అవుట్ ఫుట్ వచ్చి ఉండేది. అయితే మెయిన్ క్యారెక్టర్స్, ఆ క్యారెక్టర్ల పాయింట్ ఆఫ్ వ్యూలో వచ్చే సన్నివేశాలు ఆకట్టుకున్నప్పటికీ.. కొన్ని సీన్స్ స్లోగా ఉండటం, అలాగే కొన్ని సన్నివేశాల్లో ఇంట్రెస్ట్ మిస్ అవ్వడం, బోరింగ్ గా సాగే తల్లి సెంటిమెంట్ వంటి అంశాలు సినిమాకి బలహీనతలు గా నిలిచాయి.

సాంకేతిక విభాగం :

ఇక సాంకేతిక నిపుణుల గురించి మాట్లాడుకుంటే.. సంగీత దర్శకుడు యువన్ శంకర్ రాజా అందించిన నేపథ్య సంగీతం బాగుంది. అయితే, యాక్షన్ సీన్స్ లో యువన్ శంకర్ రాజా అందించిన బ్యాక్ గ్రౌండ్ స్కోర్ చాలా బాగుంది. ఎడిటింగ్ బాగుంది గాని, సెకండ్ హాఫ్ ను ఇంకా టైట్ గా ట్రిమ్ చేసి ఉంటే, సినిమాకి ప్లస్ అయ్యేది. సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ కూడా ఆకట్టుకునేలా ఉంది. యాక్షన్ సన్నివేశాలలోని విజువల్స్ ను నీరవ్ షా చాలా సహజంగా చూపించారు. నిర్మాత బోనీ కపూర్ పాటించిన నిర్మాణ విలువలు చాల బాగున్నాయి.

పర్ఫెక్ట్ యాక్షన్ ప్యాకెడ్ తో పక్కా క్రైమ్ ఎంటర్‌టైన్‌మెంట్ థ్రిల్లర్ గా వచ్చిన ఈ సినిమాలో యాక్షన్ సీన్స్, ఎమోషనల్ కంటెంట్, అండ్ థ్రిల్లింగ్ ఎలిమెంట్స్ బాగున్నాయి. అజిత్ నటన సినిమాలోనే హైలైట్ గా నిలిచింది. కాకపోతే కొన్ని సీన్స్ బోర్ గా సాగడం, మరియు సెకండాఫ్ ప్లే కొన్ని చోట్ల ఆసక్తికరంగా సాగకపోవడం సినిమాకి మైనస్ అయ్యాయి. ఓవరాల్ గా ఈ సినిమా అజిత్ అభిమానులతో పాటు యాక్షన్ థ్రిల్లర్ మూవీస్ ఇష్టపడేవారికి బాగా నచ్చుతుంది.

123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5

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Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a mission on hunting down illegal bikers involving in theft and murder. Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a mission on hunting down illegal bikers involving in theft and murder. Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a mission on hunting down illegal bikers involving in theft and murder.

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In this Valimai film, Ajith Kumar , Huma Qureshi played the primary leads.

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The Valimai was directed by H Vinoth

Movies like Mechanic Rocky , The Raja Saab , Mr Bachchan and others in a similar vein had the same genre but quite different stories.

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Thala Ajith has been trying hard to make his splash in Telugu states. He is waiting for the big break in Telugu and he pinned many hopes on Valimai that is carrying huge expectations. H Vinoth directed the film and Boney Kapoor is the director. Telugu actor Karthikeya played the role of the lead antagonist in Valimai. Valimai is an action-packed entertainer. The film got decent screen count in AP and Telangana. Here is the complete review of Valimai:

The Visakhapatnam gets terrified because of back-to-back crimes, robberies and murders. The people will be left scared and ACP Arjun (Ajith) takes charge to bring situations back into control. He traces Naren (Karthikeya) as the mastermind behind the crimes. Valimai is all about the hunt of Arjun and his team to catch Naren. Watch the film to know about the story of Valimai.

Valimai is an action thriller and the film offers nothing much except some stylish action stunts. One will be surprised about why did Ajith accept such a script. The film is set in the backdrop of a bike racing batch who commit crimes. The action episodes are designed and present in a never seen manner and they are the highlights of the film. The bike chases are well planned and the bus chase in the second half offers a treat. Valimai has no great surprises and twists throughout.

After a decent first half, the second half loses track and offers some boring stuff. The cinematography work stands out throughout the film. The interval bang is shot well though it looks lengthy. Valimai completes on a boring and predictable note. The mother sentiment episode looks forceful and they spoil the film’s mood. The entire second half of Valimai is predictable without twists.

Ajith does his role well and the director has done enough research for his role and it is well designed. The other characters are not perfectly written and Karthikeya’s role should have been penned well. The action episodes are stylish but they missed the needed emotion. The film sounds quite lengthy because of the boring second half. The unwanted drama and sentiment thread disturbs the film’s flow completely. The editing work should have been better.

Ajith who is passionate about racing should have picked such a script. The action episodes are shot with a body double. Karthikeya’s screen presence is good but he did not get the needed powerful role. Huma Qureshi’s role was good during the start but it ends up incomplete. Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music is pretty average and the background score for the action episodes is good.

Verdict: Valimai is a mix of a pale plot that is laced with some extra ordinary action episodes. The film is a boring attempt with predictable episodes throughout.

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Valimai Twitter Review: అజిత్ ‘వలిమై’ మూవీ ఎలా ఉందంటే..?

Published Thu, Feb 24 2022 8:07 AM | Last Updated on Thu, Feb 24 2022 12:48 PM

తమిళ స్టార్‌ హీరో అజిత్‌ కుమార్‌ నటించిన తాజా చిత్రం వలిమై. గతంలో అజిత్‌కు నేర్కొండ పార్వై లాంటి సూపర్‌ హిట్‌ మూవీని అందించిన హెచ్‌.వినోద్‌ ఈ చిత్రానికి దర్శకత్వం వహించారు. జి.స్టూడియోస్‌ సంస్థతో కలిసి  బే వ్యూ ప్రాజెక్ట్స్‌పై బోనీ క‌పూర్ ఈ చిత్రాన్ని నిర్మించారు.హిందీ నటి హ్యూమా ఖురేషి నాయకిగా నటించిన ఇందులో టాలీవుడ్‌ యువ నటుడు కార్తికేయ ప్రతినాయకుడిగా నటించారు.జనవరి 13న విడుదల కావాల్సిన ఈ చిత్రం కరోనా కారణంగా వాయిదా పడింది.

ప్రస్తుతం కరోనా కేసులు తగ్గడంతో ఈ సినిమాని శుక్రవారం(ఫిబ్రవరి 24) థియేటర్స్‌లో విడుదల చేశారు. ఇప్పటికే విడుదలైన టీజర్‌, ట్రైలర్‌కు మంచి స్పందన రావడంతో పాటు సినిమాపై అంచనాలను పెంచేసింది. ముఖ్యంగా ట్రైల‌ర్‌లో చూపించిన యాక్ష‌న్ స‌న్నివేశాలు అయితే అదిరిపోయాయి.ఇప్పటికే పలు చోట్ల ప్రిమియర్‌ షోస్‌ పడడంతో ఈ సినిమాను చూసిన ప్రేక్షకులు సోషల్ మీడియా వేదికగా తమ అభిప్రాయాలను తెలుపుతున్నారు.. అసలు కథేంటీ.. కథనం ఎలా ఉంది.. ఏ మేరకు తెలుగు వారిని ఈ సినిమా ఆకట్టుకుంటోంది.. మొదలగు అంశాలను ట్విటర్‌లో చర్చిస్తున్నారు.అవేంటో చూద్దాం.

#Ajith sir Nailed it🔥🥵💥 Blockbuster On the Card 🔥🔥💥 #ValimaiReview || #Valimai || #ValimaiDay — Praveen 🇮🇳 (@_praveen_16) February 24, 2022

వలిమై చిత్రానికి నెటిజన్స్‌ నుంచి మిశ్రమ స్పందన లభిస్తోంది. సినిమా అద్భుతంగా ఉంది. వలిమై కోసం అజిత్‌ వంద శాతం ఎఫర్ట్‌  పెట్టి పని చేశారని కొంతమంది కామెంట్‌ చేయగా, రొటీన్‌ స్క్రీన్‌ ప్లే, ఫ్యాన్స్‌ను మెప్పించే సీన్స్ లేవ‌ని మరికొంతమంది అంటున్నారు.

#ValimaiReview #ValimaiFDFS To simply put it Block Buster. Please do not believe any fake -ve reviews. This is a Vinoth movie than the Ajith movie but Thala Ajith put his 100% sincere effort to make it happen. Congratulations. — Karthik (@meet_tk) February 23, 2022

అలాగే సినిమా రన్‌ టైమ్‌ మూడు గంటలు ఉండడం కూడా ఇబ్బందిగా ఉందని కామెంట్‌ చేస్తున్నారు.ఇండియన్‌ సినిమాల్లో కొత్త హిస్టరీ. ఒక్క మాటలో చెప్పాలంటే మ్యాజిక్‌ అని ఓ నెటిజన్‌ కామెంట్‌ చేశాడు.

#Valimai Strength : First half stunts,Ajith screen presence.✨💯 Weakness : Too much cinematic liberty taken in the second hlf and lacks patience and punch which was quite gud in 1st half. Overall nice message. Cud've been crispier 😏 — Akash Anand (@akashba) February 24, 2022

ఫస్టాఫ్ బాగుందని, సెకండాఫ్‌ యావరేజ్‌ అని అంటున్నారు.నో డౌట్ సినిమా బ్లాక్ బ‌స్ట‌ర్. అజిత్ కుమార్ చేసిన యాక్షన్ ఎలిమెంట్స్ అద్భుతమని కొం‍తమంది కామెంట్‌ చేస్తున్నారు. 

Valimai review 1st half for Ajith fans 2nd half for Vijay Fans 🤭 #Beast pic.twitter.com/4nsE0nH0os — صخري (@RakeshBR55) February 24, 2022

2nd half Vera Level 💥💥👌👌 Rendu varusha uzhaippu jeichuteenga #Valimai Team #AK https://t.co/jkwRkF9c73 — இயக்கம் (@Iyakkamm) February 24, 2022

#Valimaireview Good first half, below average second half, weakest script from vinoth, ajith looks very tired in most scenes. Emotion scenes didn't work even a bit. Disappointed 🙏🏻👍 #Valimai #ValimaiFDFS𓃵 — BlastingTamilCinema (@BLSTG2) February 24, 2022

BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER OF INDIAN CINEMA!!!! Complete action thriller 🔥🔥🔥 #AjithKumar #AK #Thala #ValimaiBlockbuster #Valimai — Dharmaraj K (@dharmagk) February 24, 2022

After watched the movie you all will understand the reason behind emerald design for #Valimai title HVinod is really a man of master mind 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nDuF96JT2R — PRO V2 (@ProdigeV2) February 23, 2022

Just watched now in England. Vera level Vera Mari 😍 love u Thala #Valimai — புங்கை முகிலன் (@muhilansv) February 23, 2022

1st half wathaaa vera marri🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #ValimaiFDFS𓃵 #Valimai #ValimaiReview pic.twitter.com/qQRwfYHb41 — 𝚅𝚊𝚊𝚍𝚒 𖤍 𝚅𝚊𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚕 ° ᭄° (@VaadiVaasal23) February 24, 2022

The New story of Indian cinema History.. #Valimai Interval... One Word review , Magic Magic Magic...💥 Interval scene fully Goosebumps...🩸 #ValimaiFDFS #ValimaiReview pic.twitter.com/Nq8mHXMqIg — 💗💗SUPERSTAR BAKTHAN💗💗 (@AJITAJI2) February 24, 2022

Hats off Stunt Making @dhilipaction Team, Camera Team & Sfx mixing Team 👏👏💥💥 vera level Theaterical Experience 💪 (watch Normal days experience SFX feel) #Valimai — Manibharathi Selvaraj (@smbmanibharathi) February 24, 2022

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‘Valimai’ movie review: The ‘Amma’ sentiment ruins this otherwise thrilling Ajith Kumar-starrer

While ‘theeran adhigaram ondru’ may have announced that h. vinoth could do action, ‘valimai’ reaffirms our belief that he could perhaps be the best indian filmmaker who knows how to write, choreograph and execute action sequences with a larger vision and purpose..

Updated - February 28, 2022 10:22 pm IST

Published - February 24, 2022 02:34 pm IST

A still from ‘Valimai’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Remember when Tom Hardy decides to join a small group of all-women rebels against the army of war boys in gorgeous set pieces and action sequences of Mad Max: Fury Road ? Now, imagine Tom Hardy walking up to Charlize Theron, narrating why he chose to join them with a sentimental backstory: that of the promise he made to his mother long before she passed away. Imagine how boring, how fake that movie would have turned out to be. This is exactly the problem that kills the H. Vinoth-directed Valimai from becoming a daring action film. But this is not a needless exaggeration to satisfy Ajith Kumar’s fans: Valimai ’s stunt scenes are stunning. Absolutely stunning . H. Vinoth is truly a remarkable talent. He is one of the rare filmmakers who understands and thinks through the action blocks before writing them down.

While Theeran Adhigaram Ondru announced that H. Vinoth could do action, Valimai reaffirms our belief that H. Vinoth could perhaps be the best Indian filmmaker who knows how to write, choreograph and execute action sequences with a larger vision and purpose. Valimai could have been that racy, out-and-out action film we have seen in a long time. But it is bogged down by narrative hiccups: a) it ruins the overall experience with atrociously-written sentimental scenes and b) sadly, it is yet another Ajith Kumar-starrer where the style supersedes the substance. 

Ajith Kumar is a rare ‘superstar’ who doesn’t seem to care too much about his ‘image’ and what the gatekeepers of Kodambakkam demand from him. It could be argued that he is, perhaps, the first star to break the on-screen image of a ‘hero’ with Mankatha , wherein he played a ruthless villain with flamboyance and without a moral compass. Which is why Valimai hurts more, for, it looks like a missed opportunity to exploit Ajith Kumar for a pure genre film. But more about the ‘Ajith’ problem later.

Valimai has a very generic premise; it employs a decades-old Good vs Evil trope. But where we get to actually see the flourishes of Vinoth is in the manner he does that. Kartikeya Gummakonda plays a Satan-like Wolfranga who exploits vulnerable youngsters, shunned by society as ‘failures’. He uses them to smuggle drugs that have already been smuggled into Tamil Nadu. In other words, they are Satan’s horses. And the person who has to stop them has to be a demi-god, right? In order to introduce this demi-god, Vinoth takes us to Madurai during the Alagar festivities. We get snapshots of the festival, but the actual Alagar comes alive through Ajith in the midst of thunder and lightning. The set-up and staging are so gorgeous that it leaves you wanting more.

That is another thing about Valimai . Every time we get a stunning action scene, it gives us this feeling that there is more to come. Which is why, even at 180-minutes long, Valimai feels like a great set-up for something big. And you feel cheated when it ends, rather dully.

If you are a fan of action, Valimai has three terrific stretches written into the proceedings. Even if these scenes play to Ajith Kumar’s strengths and reputation as a biker-racer, they are filmed in a manner where you could see the director’s vision to not settle for the ordinary. Valimai is also that film where the director, cinematographer (a fantastic Nirav Shah), stunt choreographer (props to stunt director Dhilip Subbarayan for those mouthwatering bike stunts), background score (Ghibran’s contribution is a huge booster, although the score is loud and overbearing at times) and editor (Vijay Velukutty) are in sync with one other.

The pre-interval stretch, which has people hanging in the air, crawling on the ground and showing off 360 degree skills, makes you wonder how good Vinoth is. Rather, how good Vinoth can be, if he were to make a pure action film. In case you hadn’t noticed, almost three-fourth of this review is about stunts. Because, Valimai looks like the film it could have been. 

H. Vinoth also comes across as a filmmaker who understands moral complexities and the compromises that we, as a society, give ourselves. There is a great line Ajith says about women and gold chains. There is an even better line that Kartikeya says about the oppression parents put on their kids. There is even an attempt to understand how youngsters are radicalised. But where Vinoth struggles is when he writes the second half. The idea seemed to be about two people losing the power they think they had. But that doesn’t translate on screen. That is also where Valimai ends up looking without a flavour. That said, without the ‘amma’ sentiment, we would not have got a Mahabaratha kind of a moment between two brothers, one of whom is Arjun (Ajith Kumar). 

It has often been said about Superstar Rajinikanth, that filmmakers seem to struggle with him, not knowing how to handle the stardom that supersedes his talent as a gifted actor. This argument could be made more so for Ajith Kumar who is easily an enigma and whose star power continues to be a mystery. Only three filmmakers seemed to have excelled in handling Ajith: Vishnuvardhan in Billa and Aarambam , Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha and Gautham Menon in Yennai Arindhal ; the latter is easily the best Ajith Kumar-starrer in the last decade. None of this is to say that Valimai is a terrible watch by any stretch. It is one of the better Ajith films in recent times. But it is also something we have grown tired of watching Ajith do. Again and again.

Ajith Kumar himself looks so tired on the screen; though give him a pair of sunglasses and he transforms into being the most charming star again. But, but, there is something about Kumar’s eyes that looks defeated, as if they are screaming that the man is worn out and needs rest. As the hunt for a satisfying Ajith Kumar show continues, one wishes that AK gets a goodnight sleep first.

Valimai is currently running in theatres.

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Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar’s recent theatrical release Valimai is billed to be an action thriller. The film is now gearing up for its OTT premieres.

Valimai will be made available for streaming on ZEE5 from the 25th of this month and the same will be made official shortly.

Valimai is an action thriller featuring Ajith and young Telugu actor Karthikeya in the lead roles. The film is directed by H Vinoth.

The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as well but it did not have the best of box office runs in the twin Telugu states.

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