If you watch Valimai without knowing the director's name, you're likely to believe it was directed by Siva (Viswasam, Vivegam), one of actor Ajith Kumar's regular collaborators. Valimai lacks the distinct voice that was present in filmmaker H. Vinoth's previous films.

Valimai, which translates as "strong," begins with a brooding police commissioner standing on his high-rise apartment's balcony in Chennai. He's in his pyjamas, but sleep eludes him because lawlessness and anarchy have taken over. Despite having the whole police force at his disposal and access to cutting-edge technology, he watches over the city and wonders who will defend its citizens.

The primary antagonist, played by Kartikeya Gummakonda, is addressed in such a way that the top cop thinks his prayers for help would reach the saviour, who can liberate the city from the clutches of Satan. After that, we're finally set to meet our hero, Arjun, after quite a build-up (Ajith Kumar). The opening scene is full of zeal and passion, with the weather god adding to the atmosphere with lightning and thunder.

When it comes to putting up the film, Vinoth goes old school; it appears that he wants to make an urban legend. Even though he lacks innovation in terms of staging, language, or creating excitement for the hero's entrance, he starts the story out promising.After the initial frenzy dies down, it becomes painfully obvious that the film has little to offer.

When the film fails to distinguish Ajith's offscreen persona from Ajith's character in Valimai, Vinoth's plan to create an urban legend goes awry. One too many times, the reference to Ajith's enthusiasm for motorcycles is exploited as bait. And the fans are whipped into a frenzy as they bite it. Although there is a lot of movement on the screen, relatively little happens in each scene. The chase scenes take place on apparently unending highways. Arjun continues to ride a variety of bikes on city streets, motorways, and off-roads. He even jumps from one high-rise to the next on his bike.The scenario appears to be inspired by Furious 7's Etihad Towers leap sequence. And all of these action sequences add up to nothing more than the pure joy of fans witnessing their favourite celebrity perform a wheelie.

Arjun is established as a good cop, obedient son, big-hearted brother, and ideal human being by the employment of tired notions. Vinoth's desperate attempt to crawl out of the bog of no new ideas is most apparent in the mother arc of the film. Since the villain, Kartikeya Gummakonda gets a tough deal, as he is obsessed with tattoos, make-up, and, of course, motorcycles. Even his acting as a cold-blooded head of a criminal gang is unimaginative, in keeping with the narrative structure of the picture.In 2022, his concept of channelling evil belongs in a museum, not on the big screen. Imagine the destiny of other characters if the movie's villain is so poorly written.