The first glimpse of Kollywood star Ajith Kumar from his upcoming family-action drama Valimai is now out! The movie is set to release in January 2022 on the occasion of Pongal. 

Watch the teaser here – 

Directed by H Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor, the movie has been in the making for close to two years now. It was initially expected to release for Deepavali this year and clash with Rajinikanth’s Annaatthe. However, the makers postponed the release to work on the post-production of the film. 

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Following the release of the first glimpse, several of Ajith’s fans showed their excitement on social media. 

“Totally impressed and thrilled on seeing the glimpses of Valimai,” wrote one person.

“The stunts in Valimai. This could be something big. Valimai Glimpse also confirms Pongal 2022 release, which means there is a possible clash with Beast,” another person wrote. 

“Now you know the scale of the movie ! This is world class in every way ! And yes ” Bike stunt, but not on the road,” another user commented. 

Boney Kapoor on Wednesday announced that the movie will release theatrically during the festival of Pongal in January 2022.

“Happy to announce that #Valimai will hit the screens on Pongal 2022. #ValimaiFromPongal” he tweeted. 

The movie also stars Huma Qureshi and Kartikeya Gummakonda.

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Earlier last month, Ajith wrapped up the entire shoot of the movie in Russia. In the last schedule, he shot for a high-octane stunt sequence. After completing the shoot, he went on a 10,000 km bike trip across Russia and also said he had plans to go on a world tour on his bike.