Operation Valentine – The Varun Tej, Manushi Chillar starrer finally gets a solo release on THIS date

Operation Valentine marks the directorial debut of VFX aficionado, cinematographer and ad filmmaker Shakti Pratap Singh Hada. The film had been suffering delays since December 2023 regarding its release date. The last declared date, featured in the official teaser had been February 16, 2024, which got delayed again. 

Release date of Operation Valentine as announced by Taran Adarsh

This was, perhaps, due to its release date clash with Sundaram Master or Hrithik Roshan's Fighter’s slow reception, which is also a patriotic film on aerial strikes and battles. Operation Valentine, starring Varun Tej and Manushi Chillar is set for a solo theatrical release  in Telugu and Hindi on March 1, 2024.

The news was declared a while ago by movie critic Taran Adarsh, who revealed and confirmed more details. The film is produced by Sony Pictures International Productions and Sandeep Mudda of Renaissance Pictures.

Also read: Operation Valentine teaser - Varun Tej headlines a stylish, gripping aviation drama 

The teaser and the story of Operation Valentine

Co-produced by Vakil Khan’s God Bless Entertainment and Nandakumar Abbineni, the film is based on true events and promises an intriguing aviation drama. The teaser for Operation Valentine was released on December 18, 2023, and it showed a firsthand peek at the great VFX and iconic cinematography that the film assures.

Though the plot is not particularly unique, the romance and potentially sizzling chemistry between Manushi Chillar and Varun Tej is beckoning indeed. The film declares its intention of being an edge-of-the-seat entertainer that showcases the risks and challenges faced by our Air Force heroes regularly as they embark on risky missions and attacks to protect us.

Also read: Viva Harsha-starrer Sundaram Master release date out, to clash with Operation Valentine 

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The film’s teaser also wishes to cement the fact that India is equally the nation of Subhas Chandra Bose, as it is the nation of Mahatma Gandhi. Operation Valentine is speculated to being based on the 2019 Balakot retaliatory aerial attacks by India as a response to the Pulwama attack on Valentines Day of the same year.