Ajith's highly anticipated movie Valimai was gearing up for a even more eagerly awaited first look release on May 1, 2021, marking the lead actor's 50th birthday. With the current wave of COVID-19 bringing in ghastly scenes of health, emotional, economic losses, team Valimai has decided to postpone the event.

They have not mentioned a date as to when they will release the Valimai first look in future. The rapid uptick in new COVID-19 cases across India has taken lead to a serious vaccine and oxygen supply shortage in our country. The most affected states by total cases, as of Saturday are:

• Maharashtra (4,161,676)
• Kerala (1,322,054)
• Karnataka (1,247,997)
• Tamil Nadu (1,037,711)
• Andhra Pradesh (997,462)
• Uttar Pradesh (976,765) and 
• Delhi (956,348).