Bison Kaalamaadan

Name: Bison Kaalamaadan
Director: Mari Selvaraj
Genre: Biography
Released: 2025-10-17
Cast: Dhruv Vikram, Pasupathy, Ameer, Lal, Anupama Parameswaran

Directed by Mari Selvaraj

Mixed How TezScore works IMDb 7.9/10

168 min 17 Oct 2025

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Synopsis

Bison Kaalamaadan

The film is set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1994's caste-based violence and district rivalries. Kittan Velusamy is from a socially oppressed caste in rural Tamil Nadu. Driven by a passion for kabaddi, Kittan battles caste prejudice, violent feuds, powerful landlords who dominate every aspect of village life, and familial resistance as he chases his dream of representing India at the 1994 Asian Games. Kittan finds direction when a committed kabaddi coach, Kandeeban, spots his raw talent and becomes his mentor, teaching him how to turn his anger into purpose on the kabaddi court. Despite being humiliated, attacked and repeatedly reminded of his marginalised identity, Kittan refuses to bend. His resilience transforms him into a symbol of defiance and hope known as Bison. His sister Raaji is the emotional centre of the household, steadying them when everything collapses around them, caught in the feud between two rival leaders, Pandiaraja, a local hero, and Kandasamy, a powerful landlord. In the end, Kittan rises above brutal hierarchies, fear and violence to become a national kabaddi champion, achieving his goal of representing Indian team in Asian Games.

Director: Mari Selvaraj
Release: 17 Oct 2025
Run time: 168 min
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

Dhruv Vikram Cast

Pasupathy Cast AM Ameer Cast

Lal Cast

Anupama Parameswaran Cast

Rajisha Vijayan Cast

Mari Selvaraj Director, Writer SA Sameer Nair Producer

Pa. Ranjith Producer NI Nivas K. Prasanna Composer

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Cinema Express Avinash Ramachandran

2025-10-17

If you’ve watched any sports drama worth its salt, right from Dangal to Sarpatta Parambarai, Bison has very similar beats, and is quite predictable. You know the relentless insults will turn into adulatory cheers. You know that every obstacle will turn into a stepping stone for future generations. But Mari isn’t too interested in putting his own spin on these portions of the story. It plays out predictably, and yet, when the climactic portions appear, there is a sense of celebratory high, because Mari is very interested in putting his own spin on the portions that shine light on the struggles and the fight back… and there is a lot of it.

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