Bison Kaalamaadan
🎬 Basic Info
Title: Bison Kaalamaadan (2025, Tamil-language)
Director & Writer: Mari Selvaraj
Lead Cast: Dhruv Vikram (as the protagonist), Anupama Parameswaran (female lead) plus an ensemble including Pasupathy, Ameer, Lal, Rajisha Vijayan.
Genre: Sports drama, action — with a strong social/political backbone.
Runtime: Approx. 168 minutes (2 hr 48 min)
Release Date: 17 October 2025 (on Diwali)
OTT / Streaming: The digital rights were acquired by Netflix (watch-out for release date)
🧩 Story & Themes
The story is inspired by the life of kabaddi player Manathi Ganesan, though the film is positioned as not strictly a “biopic of one man” but rather a broader representation of many similar stories.
Premise: Protagonist Kittan Velusamy comes from a socially oppressed caste background in rural Tamil Nadu. He pursues his passion for kabaddi while battling caste-discrimination, feuds among rival power structures in villages, and familial resistance.
Core themes:
Caste-based oppression and social hierarchy
Sport (kabaddi) as both a metaphor & literal battleground
Violence, trauma, resilience
The rural Tamil landscape, communal power dynamics