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Ajith’s
                                  recently
                                  released
                                  film
                                  
                                  Valimai
                                  is
                                  hitting
                                  it
                                  out
                                  of
                                  the
                                  park
                                  at
                                  the
                                  ticket
                                  window.
                                  Post
                                  collecting
                                  a
                                  stupendous
                                  Rs
                                  34.12
                                  Crore
                                  (gross)
                                  on
                                  its
                                  opening
                                  day,
                                  the
                                  film
                                  garnered
                                  an
                                  equally
                                  impressive
                                  number
                                  on
                                  day
                                  2.
                                  As
                                  per
                                  early
                                  trends,
                                  the
                                  actioner
                                  featuring
                                  Huma
                                  Qureshi
                                  as
                                  the
                                  female
                                  lead,
                                  collected
                                  close
                                  to
                                  Rs
                                  23
                                  Crore
                                  (gross),
                                  making
                                  the
                                  total
                                  collection
                                  of
                                  the
                                  entertainer
                                  Rs
                                  57.12
                                  Crore
                                  (approx).
                                      With
                                  its
                                  opening
                                  numbers,
                                  the
                                  film
                                  became
                                  the
                                  biggest
                                  opener
                                  of
                                  all
                                  time
                                  in
                                  the
                                  state
                                  surpassing
                                  blockbusters
                                  like
                                  
                                  Master,
                                  Mersal,
                                  Bigil,
                                  Darbar,
                                  2.0
                                  and
                                  
                                  Annaatthe.
                                  The
                                  collection
                                  surely
                                  has
                                  displayed
                                  Ajith’s
                                  box
                                  office
                                  might
                                  and
                                  it
                                  remains
                                  to
                                  be
                                  seen
                                  how
                                  it
                                  performs
                                  in
                                  the
                                  days
                                  to
                                  come.
                                  
                                  Valimai
                                  is
                                  expected
                                  to
                                  widen
                                  its
                                  business
                                  domestically
                                  and
                                  worldwide
                                  over
                                  the
                                  weekend.
Made
                                  on
                                  a
                                  budget
                                  of
                                  Rs
                                  150
                                  Crore,
                                  
                                  Valimai‘s
                                  Tamil
                                  Nadu
                                  theatrical
                                  rights
                                  were
                                  sold
                                  for
                                  Rs
                                  62
                                  Crore.
                                  In
                                  Kerala
                                  and
                                  Karnataka,
                                  the
                                  film
                                  did
                                  an
                                  average
                                  business
                                  as
                                  it
                                  acquired
                                  Rs
                                  3.5
                                  Crore
                                  and
                                  Rs
                                  5.5
                                  Crore
                                  respectively
                                  for
                                  its
                                  rights.
                                  The
                                  film
                                  made
                                  a
                                  total
                                  of
                                  Rs
                                  161
                                  Crore
                                  with
                                  its
                                  pre-release
                                  business.
Valimai
                                  OTT
                                  Release
                                  Date
                                  And
                                  Time,
                                  Here’s
                                  Everything
                                  You
                                  Need
                                  To
                                  Know!
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                                  Vinoth
                                  has
                                  helmed
                                  the
                                  project
                                  featuring
                                  Kartikeya
                                  Gummakonda
                                  as
                                  the
                                  main
                                  antagonist.
                                  The
                                  film
                                  marks
                                  his
                                  debut
                                  in
                                  Kollywood.
                                  
                                  Valimai
                                  is
                                  Ajith’s
                                  first
                                  pan
                                  India
                                  film
                                  and
                                  maiden
                                  project
                                  to
                                  release
                                  post
                                  the
                                  pandemic.
On
                                  a
                                  related
                                  note,
                                  earlier
                                  
                                  Valimai
                                  had
                                  made
                                  headlines
                                  due
                                  to
                                  the
                                  persuasion
                                  of
                                  fans
                                  to
                                  unveil
                                  the
                                  first
                                  update
                                  of
                                  the
                                  entertainer,
                                  as
                                  a
                                  result
                                  of
                                  which
                                  the
                                  film
                                  was
                                  listed
                                  as
                                  one
                                  of
                                  the
                                  most
                                  anticipated
                                  ones.
                                  The
                                  hashtag
                                  #ValimaiUpdate
                                  was
                                  a
                                  hit
                                  among
                                  Ajith
                                  fans
                                  and
                                  even
                                  trended
                                  on
                                  social
                                  media
                                  (especially
                                  Twitter)
                                  for
                                  a
                                  long
                                  period.
Story first published: Saturday, February 26, 2022, 6:00 [IST]


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