Valimai (transl. Strength) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP in collaboration with Zee Studios, as co-producer and distributor. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Karthikeya, Huma Qureshi and Gurbani Judge. The film score is composed by Ghibran and the songs are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The cinematography is performed by Nirav Shah and editing handled by Vijay Velukutty. It revolves around Arjun, a police officer, who is assigned to track down a group of outlaw bikers following their involvement in heinous crimes.
Theatrical release poster
Valimai's storyline is based on the connection with outlaw motorcycle clubs, with the director used the history of these clubs, including the Satan's Slaves Motorcycle Club as a reference for this film.
The bike chasing scenes for the film was filmed in Russia.
H. Vinoth is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with Sathuranga Vettai (2014). He went on to direct films, such as Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Valimai (2022), and Thunivu (2023).
Vinoth at an event Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru in 2017