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Filmmaker Boney Kapoor has announced that the release of Ajith Kumar’s Valimai has been postponed due to the rising Covid-19 cases across the country. The Tamil movie was scheduled to release in Pongal on January 13. But now, the current situation has made the makers to come to take this decision. Boney took to his social media accounts and released a statement.

The statement read: “Audiences and fans have always been the source of our felicity. Their unconditional support and love during the hard times, instilled vital hopes in us to face the hardships, and successfully complete our dream project. All that we desired during every single moment was to see them cheerful and happy in the cinema halls. At the same time, the safety and well-being of our audiences has always been at the forefront of all our decisions. Given the steep rise in Covid infections across the globe, and abiding by the regulations of the authorities, we have decided to postpone the release of our film ‘Valimai’ until the situation normalises. Get vaccinated, wear a mask and stay safe. See you in theatres very soon!”

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Take a look at his tweet here.

Valimai also stars Kartikeya Gummakonda and Huma Qureshi. The trailer released recently and it received an overwhelming response. It has been written and directed by H Vinoth. Valimai is Boney Kapoor’s second collaboration with Ajith Kumar and H Vinoth, after Nerkonda Paarvai, which was the Tamil remake of Bollywood film Pink. Valimai will also be made available in Hindi.

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