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A young man fights to overcome violence plaguing his village and succeed as a professional kabaddi player.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Bison Kaalamaadan is broadly positive, with reviewers recognizing it as a politically sharp, ambitious work that blends multiple genres — sports drama, biopic, and social actioner — into a cohesive whole. Critics consistently praised Mari Selvaraj's direction and the film's thematic defiance, with several noting Dhruv Vikram's performance as a standout. The most common reservation is that the film represents a softening or commercialization of Selvaraj's typically uncompromising style, making it his most conventionally accessible work to date. A few critics also acknowledged familiar or flawed storytelling elements beneath the film's ambition.
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“Bison, despite its flaws, is meaningful, ambitious and gripping.”Read full review ↗
“Bison is a quintessential Mari Selvaraj film, albeit one slightly softened for the masses. Yet, Bison stands tall among his works, a fierce, deeply felt story powered by a career-defining performance from Dhruv Vikram.”Read full review ↗
“A defiant tale of rebellion elevates this familiar sports drama”Read full review ↗
“It's a politically sharp and tonally strong drama that is also his most commercially conventional work yet. It's not every Friday that multiple genres blend this seamlessly, and Bison fuses elements of a sports drama, a biopic, a social actioner, and a gangster saga into a singular experience. Mari Selvaraj has long immortalised his name as a rare game-changer.”Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Dhruv Vikram · Kittan
- Anupama Parameswaran · Rani
- Rajisha Vijayan · Raji
- Pasupathy · Velusamy
- Ameer · Pandiyaraja
- Lal · Kandasamy
- N. Azhagamperumal · Kandeepan
- Anuraag Arora · Vishwesh Singh
- Subathra Robert · Sundaram's Wife
- Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy · Santhanraj
- K. Prapanjan · Rathnam
- Haritha Mutharasan · Pushpa
- Chandrasekar Koneru · Pakistan Coach
- Puliyankulam Kannan · Sundaram
- Lenin Bharathi · Coach of Win Paper Mill kabaddi team
Details
- Release Date
- 17 October 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Language
- Tamil
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