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Operation Valentine
ఆపరేషన్ వాలెంటైన్
Operation Valentine release date: 1 March 2024 (theatres). Directed by Shakti Pratap Singh Hada; starring Varun Tej and Manushi Chhillar.
- Film release
- 1 March 2024 · All 2024 films
- Director
- Shakti Pratap Singh Hada
- Music
- Mickey J. Meyer
- Production
- Sony Pictures International Productions, Renaissance Pictures
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on Prime Video since 22 March 2024.
Film release: 1 March 2024 · all 2024 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Operation Valentine is a 2024 Indian action drama based on the 2019 Pulwama attack and the Indian Air Force’s retaliatory Balakot air strikes. Shakti Pratap Singh Hada directed it, his debut as a director, and it was produced by Sony Pictures Films India and Sandeep Mudda. Shot in both Telugu and Hindi, it stars Varun Tej, Manushi Chhillar and Mir Sarwar, with Navdeep in a cameo. It was released on 1 March 2024 to mixed reviews.
Premise
The film draws on the Pulwama attack of 2019 and the air strikes on Balakot that followed. It tells its story through the Indian Air Force, mixing aerial action with patriotism and drama.
Cast and firsts
Varun Tej plays the lead, and the film marked his Hindi debut. His co-star Manushi Chhillar made her Telugu debut. Mir Sarwar also appears, and Navdeep has a cameo. God Bless Entertainment and Nandkumar Abbineni co-produced the film.
Production
The makers revealed the title Operation Valentine after finishing the third schedule on 14 August 2023. They announced that filming had wrapped on 19 October 2023.
Music
Mickey J. Meyer composed the songs and background score, and Saregama acquired the audio rights. The first single, “Vande Mataram”, was launched at the Wagah Border.
Release
The film was first scheduled for 8 December 2023 and then 16 February 2024, but post-production delays pushed it back. It reached theatres worldwide on 1 March 2024. Amazon Prime Video bought the streaming rights and began streaming it on 22 March 2024.
Reception
Critics were divided. Rediff.com and The Times of India each gave it 3 out of 5. They described it as a formula air force film that works as a sincere tribute to the Indian Air Force and is a decent watch. The Hindu found the writing short on new ideas and the lead couple’s relationship underwritten. The Indian Express gave it 1.5 out of 5, citing a missing human story and patchy graphics while praising Varun Tej. The New Indian Express was critical of the writing but noted Chhillar’s understated intensity.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Sony Pictures Films India, published 20 Feb 2024.
Cast of Operation Valentine (2024)
- Varun Tej as Arjun "Rudra" Dev
- Manushi Chhillar as Aahna Gill
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Srikanth Iyengar
- Sampath Raj as Mayank Mhatre
- Abhinav Gomatam as Dhruv
- Ali Reza
- Anish Kuruvilla
- Navdeep
Also in the cast (TMDB): Ruhani Sharma as Tanya Sharma, Paresh Pahuja as Yash Sharma, Shataf Figar as Rajeev Bakshi, Vaibhav Tatwawadi as Shaheen, Ashwath Bhatt as Pakistan Army General.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes mixed reviews: some critics found it a respectful, rousing air force drama, others felt the writing offered nothing new.
- Rediff.com (Arjun Menon) called it rousing, harmless fun that follows the templates of similar films.
- The Times of India (Paul Nicodemus) saw a respectful nod to the bravery of the Indian Air Force and a decent watch.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) found the writing “fails to offer anything new”, with an underwritten central relationship.
- The Indian Express (Raghu Bandi) felt it lacks a human story and the graphics are patchy, though Varun Tej is good.
- The New Indian Express criticised the writing, but noted Chhillar's understated intensity.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Operation Valentine (film) (revision 1361545654), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q123989791 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.