Ajith's Valimai set for Pongal release, Vijay's Beast release re-scheduled

Boney Kapoor has announced the release date of his much-expected Valimai. The Ajith Kumar-starrer will be out on Pongal 2022.

Ajith's Valimai first look poster.Twitter

Kapoor's Tweet
He tweeted, "Happy to announce that #Valimai will hit the screens on Pongal 2022. #ValimaiFromPongal #ValimaiPongal #Valimai #Ajithkumar #HVinoth @BayViewProjOffl @ZeeStudios_ @punitgoenka @SureshChandraa #NiravShah @thisisysr @humasqureshi @ActorKartikeya @RajAyyappamv @bani_j @iYogiBabu. [sic]"

There have been rumours claiming that Vijay's Beast would be out for Pongal. As a result, the social media was abuzz with speculations of Beast vs Valimai clash.

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However, sources have now denied the clash of two biggies. As per the latest buzz, the release of Vijay-starrer has been pushed to April 2022. The decision was taken by the team as the major part of the portions are yet to be shot.

Vijay's Beast (Thalapathy 65) first look.Instagram

The team requires at least two months to complete the shooting as filming has been delayed. It is reportedly because the shooting has not gone as per the makers' plans.

Beast is an action thriller in which Pooja Hegde plays the female lead. Nelson Dilipkumar-directorial has Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh and others are part of the cast.

Whereas Ajith Kumar's Valimai is also an action thriller in which Huma Qureshi plays the female lead. This film reunites Ajith, director H Vinoth and producer Boney Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu's Bollywood flick Pink.

The makers have already started the promotions with the release of the first single for Ganesh Chaturthi. A glimpse of the film's content is likely to be out on Thursday, 23 September.

The teaser and trailer of Valimai will be unveiled at the later date.

As per the sources, the teaser will be unveiled for the Diwali festival while the trailer is expected to be released for Christmas.