NEXT FILM OF THALA AJITH

                                       VALAI IS GOING TO BE BOX OFFICE

Valai is a forthcoming Tamil action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. The film will feature Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee Pannu playing lead roles. Movie is Produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film is under filming stage and will be released on summer 2013

The films title was not revealed until the post production of the film. A teaser also released without the title and became a popular video on YouTube.The film is scheduled for release on 15 August 2013 coinciding with the Indian Independence Day.In September 2011, producer A. M. Rathnam stated that he was working in a project with Ajith Kumar. Ajith will be possessing salt and pepper look from Mankatha and also hitting gym to build body in a good shape. Vishnuvardhan in an interview opened up about the film that "I am planning to work on a drama, more on family action drama."

The film was initially reported to be titled as Surangani, but was in January 2013 stated by "A source in the know" to be Valai. Although not officially confirmed, the film was henceforth referred to as Valai by the media. Vishnuvardhan, who was at Anna University’s Gateway 2013 Short Film Festival by the Department of Media Sciences revealed that that the film was not titled Valai, adding that two titles were under consideration. The films title was not revealed until the post production of the film. A teaser was also released without the title and became a popular video on YouTube.

Vishnuvardhan said that Ajith Kumar will have a "salt and pepper" look, and that Ajith Kumar underwent supervised weight-training. Vishnuvardhan stated that he was "planning to work on a family action drama." Production of the film began on Chennai on 31 May 2012. The first schedule of filming began on 2 June 2012 with portions involving Ajith Kumar, Nayantara and Arya. The filming was expected to proceed until the end of the month in Mumbai, but later cancelled due to monsoon and location was shifted to Bangalore and later in Hyderabad. On 7 September, during the second schedule, Taapsee Pannu joined the crew and began shooting her portions. During the next schedule that started on 2 November 2012, filming was held in Mumbai and its suburban locations. While shooting an action sequence, Ajith Kumar was injured, suffering an ligament tear. Despite his injuries, Ajith Kumar continued shooting.

The team returned to Mumbai a third time for a 15-day schedule on 1 January 2013, with scenes involving Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee being filmed in the Bandra area of Mumbai in the first week and Ajith Kumar's part in the latter part of the schedule. Ajith filmed a boat sequence for the film in an Arab country, which was choreographed by Hollywood stuntman Lee Whittaker. After finishing the boat scene, he tweeted, "Finished amazing boat sequence here in Dubai! Ajith was absolutely amazing! Couldn't have done it without his skills!" In March 2013, Ajith, Arya and Nayantara shot a holi song featuring both Tamil and Hindi lyrics at a studio in Mumbai, which was choreographed byDinesh. The crew will be shooting the last schedule in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan from 1 May onwards, after which the unit will move to Orissa, where a song and a few scenes will be shot.