Bison Tamil Movie

Name: Bison
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2024-05-06T06:14:07.36Z
Rating: 3.2
Cast: Dhruv Vikram, Anupama Parameswaran, Pasupathy, Lal

Feature Film | 2025 | UA | Action, Drama | 2h 30min

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Bison is a 2025 Indian movie directed by Mari Selvaraj starring Dhruv Vikram, Anupama Parameswaran, Pasupathy and Lal. The feature film is produced by Pa Ranjith, Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal and Aditi Anand and the music composed by Nivas K Prasanna.

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A young man fights to overcome violence plaguing his village and succeed as a professional kabaddi player.

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In Theaters: USA

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Release Info:
October 17 2025 (India)

Language: Tamil
Director: Mari Selvaraj

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Aruvi Madhan

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3.2

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CRITICAL RESPONSE

Mari Selvaraj’s Bison has received a broadly positive yet mixed critical reception, with many appreciating its scale, ambition, and layered storytelling while pointing out issues in pacing and emotional depth. The film merges the intensity of kabaddi with a deep social undercurrent, exploring themes of power, rebellion, and survival. Critics found Dhruv Vikram’s performance exceptional, showcasing physical intensity and emotional restraint, and Pasupathy’s portrayal also earned praise. The direction, rich with symbolism and visual flair, turns familiar sports-drama beats into a commentary on class and caste. Some felt the film’s structure was overlong and slightly detached in its emotional reach, but most agreed that its visual design, technical polish, and moral conviction make it one of Selvaraj’s most accessible yet potent works. Overall, Bison emerges as a visually arresting and socially conscious sports drama that combines fury and reflection, reaffirming Mari Selvaraj’s voice as both poetic and political.

Verdict:

A visually arresting and socially conscious sports saga that reinforces Mari Selvaraj’s auteur identity even as it reaches for mainstream appeal. Despite uneven pacing, Bison achieves a rare blend of fury and reflection — a film both raw and refined.

REVIEWS (8)

Review by: Saibal Chatterjee - NDTV

A familiar sports arc elevated by urgent social commentary; vibrant, uncluttered craft; second half lands strongly; more violent than the director’s earlier films but the hero isn’t the aggressor.
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Review by: Sajin Shrijith - The Week

Mari Selvaraj’s strongest work since ‘Pariyerum Perumal’. Powered by an impactful Dhruv Vikram, the film feels impressively epic.
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before this picture release, the director mari selvaraj said, it is the autobiog... Show more

before this picture release, the director mari selvaraj said, it is the autobiography movie of a bharath ratna award winning tamil kabadi player mannatthi. but, after release, he said it is his wish to speak about the 30 years enemity between the castes. yes, it is story about pallar community leader pasupathi pandiyan vs pannaiyar (nadar). the soil oriented people only understand this story, such as tirunelveli, kanyakumari, tuticorin district people. when i see dangal, it feels like a sports movie and it collected 2000 crore rupees. i saw labbar pandhu also, its also like this kind of film, the hero was avoided for his community, like in this film, hero dhuruv vikram was avoided by native village people for his caste and enemity with his father. but, labbar pandhu is a decent and good movie. but, in this film, every scene and dialogue speaks about the oppressed community people feelings. if you like this kind of genre movies, especially directed by oppressed caste director mari selvaraj, you will like this. definitely one time watch for sharp dialogues, scenes, good music, great direction

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Cast & Crew Details:

	Dhruv Vikram
	Anupama Parameswaran
	Pasupathy
	Lal
	Rajisha Vijayan
	Azhagam Perumal
	Aruvi Madhan
	Anurag Arora

Director: Mari Selvaraj
Producers: Pa Ranjith, Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal, Aditi Anand
Music Director: Nivas K Prasanna
Sound Designer: Suren.G
Cinematographer: Ezhil Arasu K
Editor: Sakthi Thiru
Art Designer: Kumar Gangappan
Action Choregrapher: Dhilip Subbarayan
Song Choregrapher: Sandy