Valimai (2022) on Netflix
NR20222h 58mActionCrimeThriller
In Chennai, crimes by a gang of outlaw bikers are getting out of hand. ACP Arjun Kumar, who breaks a limb of every convict he catches, is handed the case.
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- Netflix2.5/5
- IMDb6.0/1021,588 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes40%
Behind the Scenes
Plot summary
Arjun Kumar, an officer from Madurai, is known for a particular habit: he cripples every convict he handles so the crime is not repeated, a code he took from his mother Lakshmi. Chennai's commissioner, Vijayakumar, hands him the file on Satan's Slaves, an outlaw motorcycle gang behind drug deals, snatch thefts and killings across the city, led by Naren, who goes by Wolfranga. Arjun supports the whole household: Lakshmi, his older brother Kothandam, who drinks, Kothandam's wife, a married younger sister, and his youngest brother Ashok, known as Kutty, a graduate without work. Kutty's unemployment earns him contempt from his sisters-in-law, which troubles Arjun and Lakshmi. Sophia, a colleague and friend, works the case with him.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Valimai (2022)
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- During a Chennai schedule, Ajith met with an accident while filming a bike sequence, and the injury resulted in the film's delay.
- While performing a bike stunt without a double, Ajith lost his balance and fell off the bike; despite sustaining injuries, he completed the schedule without delay.
- Producer Boney Kapoor said the film was shot within 150 working days over more than one-and-a-half years; 80 days were action sequences using 150 motorbikes and 15–20 cars, including 4 new models, and 25–30 bikes imported from Russia were sold at half price after shooting.
- Vinoth said Ajith's character was modelled on a real-life racer-turned-police officer, inspired by a bike racer who was made an SI directly when Jayalalithaa was Chief Minister.
- Janhvi Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra were approached to play the female lead but both declined due to call sheet issues; Huma Qureshi was cast as a lead, in her second Tamil film after Rajinikanth's Kaala.
- Ajay Devgn could not play the antagonist because of his commitments to RRR, Arvind Swamy refused as he was shooting Thalaivii, and Prasanna declined a pivotal role in Valimai.
- Yuvan composed the film's songs but opted out of the score after Vinoth and the production team were unimpressed; sound engineer M. R. Rajakrishnan said Yuvan missed the final mixing, leading to Ghibran's involvement.
- In February 2023, director Rajesh Raja accused Vinoth of lifting 10 scenes from his 2019 short film Thanga Sangili for Valimai, and approached the Chennai Commissioner after failing to reach Vinoth.
