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Filmi Score
Very good
8 reviews
79
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What the critics say
Critics praise Dhruv Vikram's career-best performance and Pasupathy alongside Mari Selvaraj's direction and score, though several find the nearly three-hour runtime repetitive, with a familiar caste-drama formula and thin side characters.
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Summary
Bison Kaalamaadan (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 79 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A young man fights to overcome violence plaguing his village and succeed as a professional kabaddi player.
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A young man fights to overcome violence plaguing his village and succeed as a professional kabaddi player.
Bison Kaalamaadan (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 79 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 29 Oct 2025
The critic calls this an emotionally powerful theatre experience, singling out Selvaraj's direction, Nivas K. Prasanna's score, and the sound… Watch it there →
The reviewer says Mari Selvaraj handles caste discrimination subtly this time, through Kitta's kabaddi journey rather than preachy messaging, and… Watch it there →
Srinivas calls Bison a stirring, rooted drama true to Selvaraj's voice, praising Dhruv Vikram's restrained physical performance, Pasupathy, and… Read it there →
The critic calls Bison a beautifully escalated, emotionally grounded sports drama, praising Maari Selvaraj's world-building and Pasupathy's… Watch it there →
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 20 Oct 2025
The critic finds Bison Kaalamaadan a layered, politically charged sports drama anchored by strong performances from Dhruv Vikram, Pasupathy and… Watch it there →
Deccan Herald calls Bison a nuanced, technically sound caste drama built on a career-defining Dhruv Vikram performance and a standout Rejisha… Read it there →
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 8 readings; 2 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Bison Kaalamaadan: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Bison Kaalamaadan's box office collection?
Bison Kaalamaadan has a box office collection of ₹63.00 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹55.75 Cr India gross and ₹7.25 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 43. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Bison Kaalamaadan collected at the box office?
Bison Kaalamaadan has collected ₹63.00 Cr worldwide in 43 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Bison Kaalamaadan?
Bison Kaalamaadan is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bison Kaalamaadan?
Bison Kaalamaadan has a Filmi Score of 79 (Very good), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 62 (Gulte) to 85 (Unni Vlogs Cinephile). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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