The movie team was planning to rope in director Shankar's daughter Aditi in the female lead and Fahadh Faasil as an antagonist. The movie was said to be produced by Isari Ganesh.
Ajith is busy with the shooting of his next movie, tentatively titled AK 61. In line with Valimai, this new project will also be directed by H Vinoth and bankrolled by Boney Kapoor.
55-year-old Bala had married Muthumalar on July 5, 2004, in Madurai and he had secured a divorce from his wife on March 5 in a family court in Chennai.