Boone produced Valimai, which was directed by detector H.vinoth. In this post, we'll look at why Valimai failed and why it's considered a failed attempt, so make sure to read all the way to the conclusion for a new perspective.
Basically, the majority of the audience expected this film to be similar to H.Vinoth's previous film. His previous film, Dheeran adhigaram ondru, was fantastically written, and the director did a great deal of research for that film.And his first film, Sadhuranga Vettai, is a thoroughly written film that will shock us scene by scene. All of the sentences in the film are wonderfully written, and the production is flawless.
When it comes to valimai, H.vinoth's previous two victories are the cause of this loss.People expected more from his third picture than his previous two, but it is filled with most of the commercial aspects, such as an undesired song in the beginning and an unwelcome social message at the end, which is a common trend in Tamil commercial films.
The first 20 minutes of the movie are a complete waste of time because everything that happens in the movie is just to set up the hero's entrance. So they built up for ten minutes for the hero's entrance, which was the film's first major flaw.
By providing such a build-up for the hero's entrance, yet the hero's entrance is not promising; it is also a commercial entry with rain effects and lightning sounds, as well as the standard fight that has been seen in Tamil films for more than 20 years.
Following the hero's entrance, a song is played that is inappropriate for the film and hero. The song is rapid, but the visuals are slow, and even in dolby theatres, we can't grasp the vibe of that kuthu tune.So the music fades as well, but only H.vinoth's style of film begins after that. Yes, after that song, the investigation portion begins, which was very well written, and the investigation scenes are very good, and Nirav Shah's bike stunts in the pre-interval are very well done. The visuals are breathtaking, and the motorcycle stunts are thrilling action.
And the major flaw is that the hero is a cop in the movie, but he doesn't wear a police uniform in any of the scenes throughout the movie, making the film unreal. Also, the commisioner's office and the control room are highly fictional; even in Hollywood movies, this type of control room is not present, causing the audience to lose interest in the film because it isn't real.
So while the first half of the film is enjoyable, with pre-interval bike scenes and a twist, the second half was easily predicted from the outset. Except for the van scenes and some of the stunt moments, the second half is quite slow.
The sorrowful music and amma centiment aren't necessary for the film's second part, which slows it down and makes it feel like an old movie, but the bike stunts and heroes' performances are excellent.
Then there's the climax, which is the main reason for the flop. In the climax, the hero's family is abducted, and the villan blackmails the hero, which is a very old climax that causes the audience to leave the theatre before the film is done.
The hero fighting the villan and the villan showing six packs are all commercial film templates, and they used them correctly. The hero then arrested the villan, and the film ended with a message.
These are the reasons for Valimai's failure, yet it's an average film that serves as another illustration of how over-expectation harms Tamil filmmaking.
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