‘Bison': Mari Selvaraj's film with Dhruv Vikram gets a release date
Bison, filmmaker Mari Selvaraj's upcoming film with actor Dhruv Vikram, will release in theatres on October 17 during Deepavali, the makers announced on Saturday (May 3).
Ace filmmaker-producer Pa Ranjith, who is producing the film under his Neelam Studios banner, unveiled a special poster to announce the news. 'This film is raw, real, and made with so much love. It's a story that's close to both our hearts,' wrote Ranjith.
Mari, meanwhile, shared the poster on his X handle and called it 'a film of perseverance, determination and survival.'
தீப்பிடித்து எரியும்
வனத்திற்குள்ளிருந்து
தீப்பிழம்பாய் தீபாவளிக்கு வருகிறான்
தெக்கத்தி காளமாடன் (பைசன் ) 🧨🦬🧨
A film for the festive season! A film for Celebrations! Bison is arriving with a Blast! Hitting the screens this October 17th during Diwali! 💥
A film of… pic.twitter.com/uzgGiuu4fm — Mari Selvaraj (@mari_selvaraj) May 3, 2025
The film, billed as a sports drama, stars Rajisha Vijayan and Anupama Parameshwaran as the female leads. Plot details remain unknown, but some earlier reports had suggested that Bison is based on the real-life story of Kabaddi player Manathi Ganesan. However, the makers are yet to confirm this.
An earlier statement from the makers had described the film as a Kabaddi-based sports drama that tells 'a tale of guts, grit and glory in the life of a young man where the whole world was a Goliath to his David. A story of a man who defied the lines on his hand to achieve what no one thought possible, to choose sport over a gun, peace over violence and life over death.'
Shot in Tirunelveli and Chennai, the cast of Bison features Lal, Pasupathy, Kalaiyarasan, Azhagam Perumal and Hari Krishnan. With music scored by Nivas K Prasanna, the film has cinematography by Ezhil Arasu K and editing by Sakthi Thiru.
Bison is produced by Ranjith, Aditi Anand, Sameer Nair and Deepak Segal under their Neelam Studios banner, in association with Applause Entertainment.
Dhruv, who is also the son of popular Tamil star Vikram, debuted with Adithya Varma (2019), a remake of the Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy. He later starred opposite Vikram in Mahaan, directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Varmaa, the first version of the Arjun Reddy remake, directed by Bala, had a direct-to-OTT release.
Mari Selvaraj's last film was Vaazhai, a film that chronicled the story of a boy's lost childhood. The hard-hitting film starred in Nikhila Vimal, Kalaiyarasan, Ponvel M, Rahul R and Divya Duraisamy.
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