South
star
Ajith
Kumar's
much-awaited
action
drama
Valimai
has
been
pushed
from
its
release
date
of
January
13
due
to
rise
in
COVID
cases
across
the
country,
makers
announced
on
Thursday.
The
Tamil
film
is
the
latest
movie
to
postpone
its
release
after
Shahid
Kapoor
starrer
Jersey,
SS
Rajamouli's
RRR
and
Radhe
Shyam,
featuring
Prabhas.
Producer
Boney
Kapoor,
who
has
backed
Valimai,
took
to
Twitter
and
posted
a
statement
announcing
that
the
film
was
pushed
as
the
safety
of
the
viewers
was
of
utmost
importance.
"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,"
the
statement
read.
The
film
is
written
and
directed
by
H
Vinoth
and
produced
by
Zee
Studios
and
Kapoor
under
Bayview
Projects
LLP.
It
also
stars
Huma
Qureshi
and
Kartikeya
Gummakonda.
India
on
Thursday
saw
the
biggest
single-day
jump
of
495
Omicron
cases,
taking
the
total
number
of
infections
of
the
new
variant
of
coronavirus
to
2,630,
according
to
Union
health
ministry
data.
The
country
reported
90,928
fresh
coronavirus
infections,
the
highest
in
over
200
days,
that
pushed
its
caseload
to
3,51,09,286,
the
data
stated.