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Star Cast - Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Karthikeya
Director - H. Vinoth
Release Date - 24 February 2022
Total Reviews - 9
Average Score - 2.5/5
Overall Word of Mouth (Critics) - Mixed!
1. India Today -
Rating Score -> 3/5
Click this link for detailsAfter two long years, Ajith Kumar is back on screen. He was an actor who dissolved his fan clubs. Whenever his fans go overboard, he issues statements asking them to respect others. But, he is an actor who wants to keep his fans happy through his films. And his latest outing, Valimai, is just that. It’s an action thriller, with cliches, but is still a major crowd-puller.
2. Deccan Herald -
Rating Score -> n/a
Click this link for detailsVinoth, in his latest film, has failed to handle the pressure of directing a superstar film. The film isn't unbearable but considering the three years of 'Valimai update' mania, it is underwhelming. Ajith is fine while Huma Qureshi has just one slick action scene to shine. The saving grace is the maniacal performance from Kartikeya Gummakonda.
3. Times of India -
Rating Score -> 3/5
Click this link for detailsAjith plays this role like a superhero. He lends credibility to the stunt scenes and tries to elevate the other scenes with his star power. There are times it works (a scene in prison when he has to break someone's arm) and times when it doesn't (the monologue in the climax). But there is no denying that it is his presence that holds together this two distinct tones of the film.
4. The Hindu -
Rating Score -> n/a
Click this link for detailsWhile ‘Theeran Adhigaram Ondru’ may have announced that H Vinoth could do action, ‘Valimai’ reaffirms our belief that Vinoth could perhaps be the best Indian filmmaker who knows how to write, choreograph and execute action sequences with a larger vision and purpose
5. The Hindustan Times -
Rating Score -> n/a
Click this link for detailsIf you look at Valimai purely from the action standpoint, you’re in for a treat as some of the action stretches really standout. But if you evaluate the film beyond the action sequences, there’s hardly anything that keeps you invested, despite an earnest performance from Ajith. In essence, it’s a film where the action supersedes the largely predictable story.
6. Indian Express -
Rating Score -> 2/5
Click this link for detailsAjith Kumar pops a wheelie. That’s all. Vinoth's idea of creating an urban legend goes awry when the film fails to distinguish Ajith Kumar's offscreen persona from Ajith Kumar's character in Valimai.
7. News 18 -
Rating Score -> n/a
Click this link for detailsOverall, the movie is only about Ajith and is a treat for every Ajith fan. Besides slow motion walks, and some scenic shots, there is nothing that the movie has to offer. Valimai translates to Strength and that’s exactly what the script and direction lacks.
8. The Week -
Rating Score -> 2/5
Click this link for detailsThe very opening of Valimai is very interesting. Director Vinoth sets a thrilling tone with the bikes at the beginning. But as Valimai moves ahead, the very sound of the speeding bikes makes the audience bored. Watching these bikes, Ajith and other bikers flying in the air, might be thrilling for his fans, but for the general audience, it is too exhausting. The screenplay, too, is a drag.
9. Komal Nahta -
Rating Score -> n/a
Click this link for detailsP. Vinoth’s direction is fair. He has catered to the South audiences but the pan-India youth would not find the masala in the film to their liking. There are no songs in the Hindi version, and that’s a minus point. Ghibran’s background music is very nice. Dubbing is good. On the whole, Valimai is too ordinary to make a mark at the Hindi box-office.
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